Why does Visual Studio launch hotkeys of my other programs?

Question

I have found, consistently, that if I use something like Switcher (highly recommended) or Toastify (both programs that rely on using global hotkeys to work) that when Visual Studio 2008 has focus, none of the hotkeys for other applications not working.

Does anyone know why this could be and how to fix it?

Answer 1

I thought that in windows the current active window, and then his parents always get the first dibs in any UI event - so that he can handle them. VS handles so many key strokes, there will probably be something already connected. See Tools → Options → Environment → Keyboard, e.g. @breakthrough.

Answer 2

I found that this is due to the fact that Visual Studio works in administrator mode, so other programs with less privileges do not access hotkeys while they are in focus. If I run other programs with administrator privileges, then Visual Studio will no longer be a barrier.

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