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How can I prevent shift-delete from cutting in Windows?

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Mar 15, 20265491 views
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I want to prevent Shift-delete from putting the selected stuff to the buffer - it overwrites what I already have in the clipboard, which is a problem, because I always use Ctrl+X for cutting and Shift+Delete only happens when I'm editing stuff and just want to delete it (shift remains pressed after…

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* SOLUTION * I just discovered this problem today while trying to figure out why the 'delete' key would sometimes 'copy to clipboard'. So far the only solution I've found is to use AutoHotKey (free). So I thought I would post some basic setup instru…

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