Keyboard support for Windows key disable

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, game-dev

Research direction

Read the linked Microsoft article, then inspect the Win32 version of Keyboard to determine where keyboard-hook support belongs. Done means the Windows key can be disabled for fullscreen games while Xbox Game Bar shortcuts continue to work.

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enhancement input

This old article provides a way to keep the Windows key from popping a game out of fullscreen. Maybe I should add it to the Win32 version of Keyboard?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dxtecharts/disabling-shortcut-keys-in-games

This original code does not cause problems for Xbox Game Bar shortcuts which work correctly even when this low-level hook is used.

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