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You might be able to get around this using AutoHotKey. It's been a while since I played with it, but here's a script I concocted to enable double-clicking on the destkop background to give the Winkey->Tab action:
; adapted from http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/44915/how-to-change-window-transparency-in-windows-7/

; ^ = ctrl
; ! = alt
; + = shift
; ~ = just pass the keystroke on to other programs
; # = Windows key

~LButton::
   if (A_PriorHotKey = A_ThisHotKey) and (A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 500)
   {
      if _DesktopBlankSpot()
        Send #{Tab}
   }
return

_DesktopBlankSpot()
{
  LVM_GETSELECTEDCOUNT := 0x1000 + 50
  WinGetClass, Class, A
  if (Class != "WorkerW") and (Class != "Progman")
    return false
  handle := WinExist("A")
  handle := DllCall("GetWindow","Ptr",handle,"Uint",5,"Ptr")
  if (! handle)
    return false
  handle := DllCall("GetWindow","Ptr",handle,"Uint",5,"Ptr")
  if (! handle)
    return false
  SendMessage,%LVM_GETSELECTEDCOUNT%,0,0,,ahk_id %handle%
  return (! ErrorLevel) ; nothing selected = clicked on blank spot
}

If you go down that route, here's another one I made to simulate key presses when the mouse is over things in a planetarium program I used a lot in the past. I don't guarantee it is error free, but should get you started on the nomenclature used to handle 'Alt' and such. The '< h1 >'s should just be a "#" at the beginning of the line - CPs autochanger is messing that up.
; ^ = ctrl
; ! = alt
; + = shift
; ~ = just pass the keystroke on to other programs
; # = Windows key

SetTitleMatchMode, 2

<h1>IfWinActive CyberSky 4</h1>

   ^r::Send !dtd        ;Ctl R          Sunrise
   ^s::Send !dtk        ;Ctl S          Sunset
   !r::Send {Tab}!dtd   ;Alt-R          Next Sunrise
   !s::Send {Tab}!dtk   ;Alt-S          SUNSET, NEXT STEP
   +r::Send +{Tab}!dtd  ;Shift-R        PREVIOUS SUNRISE
   +s::Send +{Tab}!dtk  ;Shift-S        PREVIOUS SUNSET
   ^+s::Send !dss       ;Ctl-Shift-S    Set to vernal equinox
   t::send  !dt         ;T              Open twilight box
   d::send  !tl         ;D              DATE
   ^w::send !dsw        ;Ctl-T          Go to winter solstice

   ;The following will use the object under the mouse to complete the action:

   +RButton::           ;Right button and 'Shift' - set to object's rise time:
   {
      Send {RButton}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Enter}
      Send r
      return
      }
   ^RButton::           ;Right button and 'Ctrl' - set to object's set time:
   {
      Send {RButton}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Enter}
      Send s
      return
      }
   ^+RButton::          ;Right button and 'Ctrl' + 'Alt' - Open up object's property dialog:
   {
      Send {RButton}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Down}
      Send {Enter}
      return
      }

<h1>IfWinActive Adobe Acrobat Standard</h1>

   #c::send  !vlc         ;c - Set to continuous page layout
   #2::send  !vlt         ;2 - set to 2 page continuous layout

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