Disable Alt+Tab Easily

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Disable Alt+Tab Easily by SebHoll

2005

This code disables Alt+Tab while the program is running by assigning the "Alt+Tab" sequence a HotKey property for your window. E.g. your window snatches the "Alt+Tab" key presses from the O/S. LOL.

Dead easy to use - just make sure that you use UnRegisterHotKey() once app has finished otherwise some users may not be able to regain "Alt+Tab" functionality when program closes.

.lib "user32.dll"
RegisterHotKey%(hwnd%,id%,modifiers%,virtualkey%)
UnregisterHotKey%(hwnd%,id%)

The "100" specified as ID for the hotkey could be anything I think but I know 100 works so best to stick with that.

I have tried to change this script to block the "Windows Key" also to no avail.

Hope this helps someone out there...

wndMain = CreateWindow("Hello",100,100,400,300,0,1)
hwnd = QueryObject(wndMain,1)

RegisterHotKey(hwnd,100,$1,$9)	;Alt Tab

Repeat

event = WaitEvent()

Select event

	Case $803
	UnregisterHotKey(hwnd,100)
	End
	
End Select

Forever

Comments

big10p

2005

What happens if my app crashes before it can execute UnRegisterHotKey?

SebHoll

2005

On my Win XP Pro computer it automatically removes the hot key but I thought that it was good practice to put it in as it may not do so on Win 98/NE etc. On my XP computer though, there's no problem!!!

big10p

2005

I've got a win98SE machine so I might give this a try, if I'm feeling brave. Just don't want to fubar my system, if I can help it. :) Thanks.

SebHoll

2005

OK - Thanks Chris. I think it should work and if not, restarting the system should remove all "HotKey" assignments.

big10p

2005

OK, I tried this on my win98SE machine in blitz3D using:

hwnd = SystemProperty("AppHWND")
RegisterHotKey(hwnd,100,$1,$9) ;Alt Tab
	
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UnregisterHotKey(hwnd,100)

But it doesn't work. :( Disabling alt+tab on win98 machines seems to be a real pain, by all accounts.

Grey Alien

2005

Try BlackJumper's StickyKey.dll it does otherstuff AND removes Alt+Tab.

big10p

2005

I tested for BlackJumper in the past to try and get it to work on win98 - no joy. He's going to have another go at some point, though.

Perturbatio

2005

for win98: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/226359/en-us/

BlackJumper

2005

For a related thread on detecting Alt+TAB and other ways to lose focus see Eikon and Grey Alien's work on this thread

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