Sending Windows key using SendKeys

Question

I am working on shortcuts in C   I succeed implementing Ctrl  Alt and Shift with SendKeys   Like this   Ctrl   C   System Windows Forms SendKeys SendWait   c      or Alt   F4   System Windows Forms SendKeys SendWait    F4       But I can t send  Windows Key  with SendKeys  I tried ex  Win   E    SendWait   e   but it s not working  What should I use instead of       Thanks

User · Answer

download InputSimulator from nuget package.

then write this:

        var simu = new InputSimulator();
        simu.Keyboard.ModifiedKeyStroke(VirtualKeyCode.LWIN, VirtualKeyCode.VK_E);

in my case to create new vertial desktop, 3 keys needed and code like this(windows key + ctrl + D):

        simu.Keyboard.ModifiedKeyStroke(new[] { VirtualKeyCode.LWIN, VirtualKeyCode.CONTROL }, VirtualKeyCode.VK_D);

User · Answer

SetForegroundWindow     window to gain focus       SendKeys SendWait    ESC          ESC  is code for ctrl   esc which mimics the windows key

User · Answer

OK turns out what you really want is this  http   inputsimulator codeplex com   Which has done all the hard work of exposing the Win32 SendInput methods to C   This allows you to directly send the windows key  This is tested and works   InputSimulator SimulateModifiedKeyStroke VirtualKeyCode LWIN  VirtualKeyCode VK E    Note however that in some cases you want to specifically send the key to the application  such as ALT F4   in which case use the Form library method  In others  you want to send it to the OS in general  use the above     Old  Keeping this here for reference  it will not work in all operating systems  and will not always behave how you want  Note that you re trying to send these key strokes to the app  and the OS usually intercepts them early  In the case of Windows 7 and Vista  too early  before the E is sent    SendWait     ESC E    or Send     ESC E      Note from here  http   msdn microsoft com en-us library system windows forms sendkeys aspx     To specify that any combination of SHIFT  CTRL  and ALT should be held   down while several other keys are pressed  enclose the code for those   keys in parentheses  For example  to specify to hold down SHIFT while   E and C are pressed  use    EC    To specify to hold down SHIFT while   E is pressed  followed by C without SHIFT  use   EC     Note that since you want ESC and  say  E pressed at the same time  you need to enclose them in brackets

User · Answer

Alt F4 is working only in brackets  SendKeys SendWait     F4

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