https://github.com/acook/officekeyfix
https://github.com/acook/officekeyfix
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/acook/officekeyfix
- Owner: acook
- Created: 2019-11-12T04:38:47.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-01-10T09:29:47.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-10T10:43:51.488Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: C++
- Size: 30.3 KB
- Stars: 15
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 20
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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# OfficeKeyFix
Unbinds the Office Key (Shift+Control+Alt+Win) related shortcuts, also known as the "hyper" key combination, allowing you to use Office+W and other shortcuts in other applications. Or just to avoid opening Yammer by accident.
# Shortcuts
Full list of unbound shortcuts and their original behavior (`Office` means `Shift+Control+Alt+Win`):
| Shortcut | Behavior |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `Office` | Open Office UWP app |
| `Office+D` | Open OneDrive |
| `Office+L` | Open LinkedIn by opening `https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2044786` (which redirects to `https://www.linkedin.com/?trk=Officekey`) in the default browser |
| `Office+N` | Open OneNote for Windows 10 UWP app |
| `Office+O` | Open Outlook |
| `Office+P` | Open PowerPoint |
| `Office+T` | Open Teams by opening `https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2044782` (which reditects to `https://teams.microsoft.com/`) in the default browser |
| `Office+W` | Open Word |
| `Office+X` | Open Excel |
| `Office+Y` | Open Yammer by opening `https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2044904` (which reditects to `https://www.yammer.com/`) in the default browser |
| `Office+Space` | Open the emoji picker |
All the above default shortcuts are *disabled* by this program.
# Install
1. Download latest release (or build yourself)
2. Place it in your startup folder - the global startup folder is `C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup`
3. Run program one time or relog to activate it - you may see a little command window pop up while it does its thing and Explorer will restart automatically
4. Done!
# Build
## Visual Studio Solution
There is now a Visual Studio solution supplied.
0. Ensure you have the latest version of Visual Studio - Community Edition is fine (but VS Code isn't!) with C++
1. Download or clone the source code and extract it
2. Double click on OfficeKeyFix.vcxproj to launch
3. Click the `Build` menu item then click `Build Solution`
4. The bottom pane should show you where it placed the binary, but it should be in the `x64` folder of wherever you put the source code
## Manual
[Compilation setup instructions (archived from original repo)](https://web.archive.org/web/20201025005256/https://github.com/anthonyheddings/OfficeKeyFix/issues/1).
# Development Resources
## Microsoft Documentation
- [Virtual-Key Codes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes)
- [RegisterHotKey function](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-registerhotkey)
- [UnregisterHotKey function](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-unregisterhotkey)
# Alternatives
This [branch](https://github.com/acook/OfficeKeyFix/tree/logon) is a complete rewrite of this project which removes the explorer restarting and runs in the background ensuring that explorer doesn't try to reacquire the keybindings. It may be useful as well.
# Authors
Originally by Anthony Heddings, whose [account](https://archive.softwareheritage.org/browse/origin/directory/?origin_url=https://github.com/anthonyheddings/OfficeKeyFix) disappeared years ago. My fork became the new source (presumably) because it just happened to be the oldest.
- @mlidbom - provided the Visual Studio solution
- @Vechro - several improvements pulled from their fork
- @jorystewart - dynamic key checks
- @Gh3ttoKinG - documentation resources
- @acook - basic maintenance
The [logon branch](https://github.com/acook/OfficeKeyFix/tree/logon) was written by me (@acook) with almost nothing remaining of the original.
# License
To my knowledge Heddings did not leave behind a license or any way to be contacted, just released the code and dipped a year or so later without ever responding to a single message.
I believe that this software is useful but that there is no other reasonable way to perform this task in C++ due to the sheer simplicity of it, making it difficult to argue copyrights.
Thus, to maintain continuity for the people forking and using it I am placing further changes under the [BSD license](https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause).
This license was chosen because it is the most permissive license which also includes a non-endorsement clause.