[Keyclone] Windows F keys

[Spirithawke]

I have searched and have not found other posts on this problem. I have a feeling it is due to the fact that I play in windowed mode clicking on the taskbar to switch windows, and do not use the window in a window feature of Keyclone. Running Windows Vista Home Premium. My problem is this. I use the F keys for my macros for my slave characters. When I press an F-key, a windows action occurs such as F3 bringing up a search window. TAB is also annoying. How do I kill this feature of windows?

[ElectronDF]

Are you pressing the Windows (logo/start) key and the F(#) key? The Windows key is controlled by Windows. I use a Logitech G15 and it lets me turn off the Windows key. I would look into disabling the Windows key, it will only bring you trouble, either by using it or accidentally bumping it.

[Spirithawke]

No not pressing the actual windows key. Like I said, when I press for example F3, a search window pops up, TAB causes a picture of a window down by the taskbar.

[Oathbreaker]

http://www.randyrants.com/2006/07/sharpkeys_211.html
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...bedded.5).aspx

-Oath

[RobinGBrown]

Is it possible you have akeyboard with dual purpose F keys? The one I'm o right now has a whole bunch of extra actions on the F keys - Help, Undo, Redp, etc, etc. Their function is controlled by an extra 'F Lock' key. It's bloody annoying but it's a Microsoft keyboard and I much prefer them as they fit my hands well, are comfortable, and are good quality so I just put up with the oddities.

[Spirithawke]

As stated earlier I am running Windows Vista Home Premium. This problem started several months ago, I believe after a windows update as I never install new software apart from WOW on this laptop.

@ Oathbreaker: The first link posted appears to be a 3rd party program. I do not believe having yet another program running in the backround to be a good idea while trying to multibox from my laptop. Your second link while interesting. does not really address my problem as 1. I am not running Windows XP, 2. I am not looking to kill ALL keyboard shortcuts. I love ones like CTRL-A CTRL-C, CTRL-X, CTRL-V. I am just looking to kill TAB and the F-keys.

@RobinGBrown I am using a Logitec G15 keyboard to save on the keys on my laptop, and have never installed special drivers for it. I just use it as an extended normal keyboard.

[holden]

id say it has something to do with your windows key, as win+f3 causes a search window to pop up and win+tab causes me to tab through the open windows on my taskbar.

[Mclarson]

I had this same issue. I would guess that you have Keyclone set to auto-add the "WOW" windows. What happens is sometimes it will add an "empty" window. The only way I could remove the issue from happening again was to uncheck the auto add and add the wow windows manually. Works fine now, take a little longer as you have to add the windows, but the F keys will work.

[Nepida]

The same thing happened to me once as well. Thinking back I may have had a "World of Warcraft" folder open which keyclone may have auto added. I just turned off auto add and I haven't had the problem since.

[XATM]

Look on your keyboard for a key with an F on it and and a square around it. I use a bluetooth keyboard when I have my laptop docked which has this "Function" key. If you have it enabled it converts Pause to scroll lock and the various function keys to various hotkey commands such as search, home etc... I have to hit mine once to pause keyclone which turns my F1-F12 into something unusable. You also may have a FN key somewhere that you can hold like you hold >shift< to capatilize letters. Check that and make sure it's not locked down or stuck. >shrug< it happens.