Ctrl+Backspace inserts a small box instead of erasing
Problem
When I press Ctrl+Backspace, sometimes a small square is inserted, instead of the entire word being erased. The problem only happens in some text boxes; in others the shortcut works like it should. Start menu search box: works Notepad: doesn’t work Notepad2: works Firefox: works I’m running Windows 7 x64.
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1 Fix
Fix for: Ctrl+Backspace inserts a small box instead of erasing
You can fix this behavior by overriding the Ctrl+Backspace shortcut using AutoHotkey. Save the following code in a plain text file with the given filename and extension, then launch the script with AutoHotkey: You may find it easier to download this script file from GitHub, rather than creating the file and pasting in its contents yourself. To launch this script automatically on startup, add a shortcut to it to the Startup folder in your Start menu, as described in How to Make a Program Run at …
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