use winkey for other software in win 10

I want to set winkey +z as hotkey for third party software(specifically "Everything") in win 10.

when I press winkey nothing show in field ,and I remember it will show "Win" in win 7. I think the reason is the default behavior(show start menu) has priority. So, how can I finish this job? my ideas:

use autohotkey(never used before,not know whether work) to set hotkey
similar to first,but just remove default behave of winkey so I can use
I think the best way is just to get higher priority for winkey . Which way is best?how?

yuxh

Posted 2017-02-23T02:51:49.183

Reputation: 111

#z::MsgBox, Hi - that is how you can use Win+z to fire up Message box with autohotkey – Alex – 2017-02-23T04:26:46.887

sorry ,I don't get your mean – yuxh – 2017-02-23T04:59:23.417

#z::MsgBox, Hi - is the simplest script for AutoHotKey that assigning action (Pop up window that say "Hi") as hot key to WinKey+z – Alex – 2017-02-23T06:00:33.620

so the option is to use autohotkey to redefine my application's hotkey ? Is there any simpler way? – yuxh – 2017-02-23T06:08:37.647

Since you said that it is "my software" then you can use RegisterHotKey API to set WinKey+z inside of your software.

– Alex – 2017-02-23T06:14:13.713

@Alex , not software develop by myself . I have edit the content. – yuxh – 2017-02-23T08:51:16.493

There are plenty of ways to modify your keys, and AutoHotKey is probably the most well-known and is a reputable program. Please try the suggested solutions and then report back whether they work or not. – music2myear – 2017-03-08T19:43:49.067

use winkey for other software in win 10

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