Winform background keydown event

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I created a winform project. and I want it to fire keydown events even when the form is minimized, is there a way to do this?

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i tried sendkeys, already exists my project, but not work on background

Posted 15-Aug-21 20:38pm

Muhammed Yeter

Updated 16-Aug-21 23:37pm

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2021-08-15T21:11:00

No - keydown events only go to the current active application, and a minimized app is not active.

To do that, you'd have to install a global hook and that is horribly complicated in C#, as well as both dangerous (you can easily crash your whole system) and liable to be viewed as "possible virus activity" in that it starts to look like a keylogger.

Why do you think you need this?

Muhammed Yeter · Answer 2 · 2021-08-16T23:37:00

Solution 2

well, I solved my problem, but I have a question with findwindow: I said findwindow a find VALORANT window, but even anywhere it triggers events under findwindow, I want it to run only in VALORANT window

Posted 16-Aug-21 23:37pm

Muhammed Yeter

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