├── OfficeKeyFix.cpp
└── README.md


/OfficeKeyFix.cpp:
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 1 | #include <windows.h>
 2 | #include <stdio.h>
 3 | #include <thread>
 4 | #include <chrono>
 5 | #include <iostream>
 6 | 
 7 | int main(int argc, wchar_t* argv[])
 8 | {
 9 | 	//Build Array Of Keys To Unregister
10 | 	//These map to W, T, Y, O, P, D, L, X, N, and Space, respectively.
11 | 	UINT offendingKeys[10] = { 0x57, 0x54, 0x59, 0x4F, 0x50, 0x44, 0x4C, 0x58, 0x4E, 0x20 };
12 | 
13 | 	//Kill Explorer
14 | 	system("taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F");
15 | 
16 | 	//Register hotkeys with modifiers and keys
17 | 	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
18 | 		RegisterHotKey(NULL, i, 0x1 + 0x2 + 0x4 + 0x8 | MOD_NOREPEAT, offendingKeys[i]);
19 | 	}
20 | 
21 | 	//Register hotkey with only modifiers, no keys
22 | 	RegisterHotKey(NULL, 10, 0x1 + 0x2 + 0x4 + 0x8 | MOD_NOREPEAT, NULL);
23 | 
24 | 	//Restart Explorer
25 | 	system("start C:/Windows/explorer.exe");
26 | 
27 | 	/* Sleep for a few seconds to make sure Explorer has time to
28 | 	   attempt to register the Office hotkeys, and get blocked by 
29 | 	   our hotkeys */
30 | 	std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(4000));
31 | 	 
32 | 	//deregister hotkeys by ID
33 | 	for (int i = 0; i < 11; i++) {
34 | 		UnregisterHotKey(NULL, i);
35 | 	}
36 | 
37 | 	return 1;
38 | }


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/README.md:
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 1 | # OfficeKeyFix
 2 | 
 3 | Unbinds the Office Key (Shift+Control+Alt+Win) related shortcuts, allowing you to use Office+W in other applications.
 4 | 
 5 | Full list of unbound shortcuts and their original behavior (`Office` means `Shift+Control+Alt+Win`):
 6 | - `Office`: Opens Office UWP app
 7 | - `Office+D`: Opens OneDrive
 8 | - `Office+L`: Opens LinkedIn by opening `https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2044786` (which redirects to `https://www.linkedin.com/?trk=Officekey`) in the default browser
 9 | - `Office+N`: Opens OneNote for Windows 10 UWP app
10 | - `Office+O`: Opens Outlook
11 | - `Office+P`: Opens PowerPoint
12 | - `Office+T`: Opens Teams by opening `https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2044782` (which reditects to `https://teams.microsoft.com/`) in the default browser
13 | - `Office+W`: Opens Word
14 | - `Office+X`: Opens Excel
15 | - `Office+Y`: Opens Yammer by opening `https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2044904` (which reditects to `https://www.yammer.com/`) in the default browser
16 | - `Office+Space`: Opens the emoji picker
17 | 
18 | You'll need to compile the script into a binary, and place it in `C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup` so it will run on startup. There is a good guide for this here: https://github.com/anthonyheddings/OfficeKeyFix/issues/1#issuecomment-610310521
19 | 


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