F3 on Taskbar different to F3 on desktop?

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Andy

Where in the registry does the Taskbar associate F3 with Win Exp's Find
because I would like to change it?

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Background info ...

I use an application (Locate32) which sets F3 to one of its own function
and I am happy with that.

(a) When the desktop is obscured by full size windows then I click the
Taskbar instead. But F3 now launches the Find function for Windows
Explorer.

(b) If I do click on the desktop then F3 will do what my app wants it to
do.

Where in the registry does the Taskbar associate F3 with Win Exp's Find
because I would like to change it?
 
Andy said:
Where in the registry does the Taskbar associate F3 with Win Exp's Find
because I would like to change it?
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I use an application (Locate32) which sets F3 to one of its own function
and I am happy with that.

(a) When the desktop is obscured by full size windows then I click the
Taskbar instead. But F3 now launches the Find function for Windows Explorer.

(b) If I do click on the desktop then F3 will do what my app wants it to do.

Where in the registry does the Taskbar associate F3 with Win Exp's Find
because I would like to change it?
Click to expand...


Nowhere. The taskbar is part of Explorer ("Explorer" is the name of the Windows shell, so everything you see, including the
taskbar, is part of it.) Whenever you press F3 while any part of Explorer is active, Windows will initiate a file search.

What happens if you run another program like Notepad or Calculator, then press F3? Does Locate32 still do it's thing or do you have
to activate it's window first?
 
Nowhere. The taskbar is part of Explorer ("Explorer" is the name
of the Windows shell, so everything you see, including the taskbar,
is part of it.) Whenever you press F3 while any part of Explorer
is active, Windows will initiate a file search.

What happens if you run another program like Notepad or Calculator,
then press F3? Does Locate32 still do it's thing or do you have
to activate it's window first?
Click to expand...

The other program (Notepad) gets the F3.

Please note that I sometimes change some of th following three
settings and this maybe a factor.

Andy

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(1) Launch Folder Windows in a Separate Process
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\ADVANCED
Value Name: SeparateProcess
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) i.e. data entry
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

(Also can use "Folder Options" -> “Launch Folder Windows in a
Separate Process”)

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(2) Launch Windows Desktop in a Separate Process
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\
Value Name: DesktopProcess
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) i.e. data entry?
Value Data: (1 = Separate Process, 0 = Default, disabled)

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(3) Launch Browser Windows (IE?) in a Separate Process
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\BROWSENEWPROCESS
Value Name: BrowseNewProcess
Data Type: REG_SZ (STRING Value) i.e. new key value entry
Value Data: Yes or No
 
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