Windows keyboard shortcuts not working in Sysinternals Desktops
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Mar 15, 2026780 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Windows Sysinternals Desktops is a virtual desktop utility that provides up to 4 virtual desktops. It creates a Windows desktop object for each additional virtual desktop other than the default one. I am finding that Windows keyboard shortcuts (like to launch Explorer) work only in Desktop 1 and no…
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Fix for: Windows keyboard shortcuts not working in Sysinternals Desktops
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It happens to me too. According to official documentation, Desktops create a new process for each new desktop created. Maybe this is the problem, and the new processes do not capture keyboard shortcuts events like the one.
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