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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I thought this was a trick to get Windows users to nuke their system or something...

Nope, it actually opens LinkedIn.

"Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Win+W" opens Word in a browser
"Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Win+T" opens Teams in a browser
"Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Win+X" opens Excel in a browser
"Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Win+P" opens Powerpoint in a browser
"Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Win+O" opens ~~Outlook in a browser~~ the locally installed Outlook program

Classic Microsoft.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's because the surface book added an Office button which was just a macro for Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Win

More recently, "LShift+Win+F23" opens Copilot

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

More recently, “LShift+Win+F23” opens Copilot

That's insane considering 99% of users have never heard of F23 and the ones who know use a separate shortcut to activate it. I've never seen a keyboard with all 24 function keys.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because you weren’t around when the keyboards were gigantic. IBM keyboard

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

That's nothing...that keyboard don't even have the trackball

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oh shit i gotta be careful. F23 is what i "push" via python script to keep my teams status green...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think the library is called pyautogui and you just make the script push whatever button every x seconds. I think the teams timeout is like 5min.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm a huge keyboard shortcut guy. But any more than two modifiers can fuck right off. I wanna launch a program, not play carpel tunnel Twister.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That's the point, they are this long on purpose so that you never actually press them by accident, and never conflict with any other shortcut someone would use. They exist for custom keyboards that have an "Office" or "Copilot" button. The special key then sends that shortcut.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

No one:

Absolutely no one ever:

Microsoft: Hey guys....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Probably done to support a meta-key on a keyboard where a manufacturer wanted a dedicated LinkedIn button.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Are you fucking kidding me? This is the best most useless information I've learned in a while

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Default browser?

You mean Edge?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't usually want to open LinkedIn at all. I wonder if they paid MS for the shortcut?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

LinkedIn is owned by MS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

granted. it now sets edge as default and then opens linkedin in your default browser.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

You guys never ragequit a game by slamming your hand into the keyboard? Opens up almost every Office program at the same time, it's glorious!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It’s part of the registry and cannot be reprogrammed without essentially bricking your system