Powertoys: What's best keyboard shortcut for PowerToys Run?
Note: This issue is mainly for community discussion rather than bug/feature issue for maintainers.
By default PT Run is launched by Alt + Space, but the issue is it sometimes opens window menu instead of PT Run.
I tried Windows Key + Space but it also opens keyboard layout switcher instead of PT Run sometimes. Which keyboard shortcut would you suggest for PT Run instead of default Alt + Space?
TheMisir
All 8 comments
I use the recommended win+r.
You can remap alt+space to win+r by using keyboard manager provided by powertoys.
If this does not work, try changing from alt space to alt p.This might help you.
dentistfrankchen
on 11 Jul 2020
You can remap alt+space to win+r by using keyboard manager provided by powertoys.
Why would you remap your keyboard if the question only involves the trigger for PT Run? Just give it a different keyboard shortcut in the Settings. As for which one? I think that's a personal preference?
Jay-o-Way
on 11 Jul 2020
As for which one? I think that's a personal preference?
I know, but I couldn't found a good key combination for PT Run, so just wanted to ask community. For now I'm trying Alt + P which seems good since it doesn't trigger something else like language selector or window menu.
TheMisir
on 11 Jul 2020
Happy to see your problem getting solved.
I had the same issue, and by chaging to alt p, I solved my problem...
Maybe this is a bug to some PC?
@TheMisir
If you want, you can submit this as an issue.
dentistfrankchen
on 12 Jul 2020
@dentistfrankchen submitted, #4938
TheMisir
on 12 Jul 2020
we're fixing the issue with WinKey, we missed a scenario.
For we need to add in 'run as admin' windows detection as well for PT Run. Example of this would be task manager which runs elevated or hyper-v manager. We don't like the idea of PT Run running elevated since if it tells something to run, it runs elevated as well.
crutkas
on 12 Jul 2020
Closing this issue as @TheMisir opened a second more specific one.
closing as duplicate
saahmedm
on 16 Jul 2020
I changed it to Win+Q because that does the same thing as Win+S and if PT Run is not active, you still have a search function.
Jay-o-Way
on 25 Oct 2020
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we're fixing the issue with WinKey, we missed a scenario.
For we need to add in 'run as admin' windows detection as well for PT Run. Example of this would be task manager which runs elevated or hyper-v manager. We don't like the idea of PT Run running elevated since if it tells something to run, it runs elevated as well.