Offcial Win7, 10, 11 Key Pressing Action?

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Hi

Sry I dont know how to describe it easy so I try my best. The most People know when the press some "special Key" on there Keyboard like Vol Up, Down, E-Mail, Browser,... something happen in Windows mostly that what the Person intend to do like open the Webbrowser...

So I got a Keboard who is produced by a German Company who is 100% Programmable with there Software. Well the are not that user friendly as it seem.

What I looking for is a Information how to tell Windows when I push a Button that Win should for example open a Software, Vol Up,...

Is there an offical Information who company like Logitech get the Information how to do that?

Thanks

[tkitch]

That's going to depend on the software made for your keyboard.

 

Each company has their own, and it's not a simple "windows feature" Generally.

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How does Logitech on there Keyboard that you can push the Mute Button and Windows get silent without any additional Software?
Is there something in the HID Driver?

[Kilrah]

The media keys etc are all standardized in the HID spec.

The software for your keyboard should have a category like "OS commands" or "media" that would include those. 

[GoodBytes]

To add, Logitech keyboard also has additional non standard keys, they only work with Logitech software who has the capability to capture it. IIRC, Logitech uses their HID++ 2.0 protocol. It's not standard, as mentioned, and to my knowledge, only Logitech software can process it. They designed it in such a way that it act as an add-on, so that the keyboard works without the company software

 

But here is the full list of standard keys supported by Windows:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes

 

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Thanks I will research what kind of Keys the Software will use.