Hi. I have been a long time user of TC's shortcuts (and even before TC, since DOS's Norton Commander times).
The issue is Windows has progressively taken (sequestered) shortcuts on a system-wide basis, not just Win+<key> combinations, but now also the ones like Alt-F1 or Alt-F2, which I have always used to dapidly change drives in the left/right panels. After each service pack and Windows update, more and more of these shortcuts are sequestered and get in conflict with already set shortcuts in applications (TC, Everything, AHK).
Besides the fact this is unwanted for functions I will seldom or never use at all, I've found no way to disable some (not all) of the shortcuts.
Perhaps the closest alternative was with PowerToys, a huge install to just activate a function that doesn't properly address the issue, but just allows to remap thos unneeded functions to other shortcuts just to free the required ones.
Of course editing the Local Policy to completely disable "all" shortcuts is not the option and the least useful one. Also, using AHK is undesired as well, being more a patch than an actual long-term solution, as it requires running an elevated script at logon.
Does anybody know how can one restore shortcut functionality to TC under W10/11 given these restrictions?
The issue is Windows has progressively taken (sequestered) shortcuts on a system-wide basis, not just Win+<key> combinations, but now also the ones like Alt-F1 or Alt-F2, which I have always used to dapidly change drives in the left/right panels. After each service pack and Windows update, more and more of these shortcuts are sequestered and get in conflict with already set shortcuts in applications (TC, Everything, AHK).
Besides the fact this is unwanted for functions I will seldom or never use at all, I've found no way to disable some (not all) of the shortcuts.
Perhaps the closest alternative was with PowerToys, a huge install to just activate a function that doesn't properly address the issue, but just allows to remap thos unneeded functions to other shortcuts just to free the required ones.
Of course editing the Local Policy to completely disable "all" shortcuts is not the option and the least useful one. Also, using AHK is undesired as well, being more a patch than an actual long-term solution, as it requires running an elevated script at logon.
Does anybody know how can one restore shortcut functionality to TC under W10/11 given these restrictions?
Statistics: Posted by Helix751 — 2025-01-12, 15:59 UTC