Is the 'alt' key the only recognized virtual system key in windows?

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VK_SYSKEYUP
VK_SYSKEYDOWN
Is the 'alt' key the only recognized virtual system key in windows?
I have looked through WinUsers.h
I can only catch alt keys with this code.<big></big>

IS THE alt KEY THE ONLY WINDOWS SYSTEM KEY?

C++

//***************************************************
case WM_SYSKEYDOWN:
foo_1;
break;
case WM_SYSKEYUP:
foo_2;
break;
//****************************************************

Posted 16-Feb-15 22:01pm

mikeAB

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-Feb-15 23:27pm

Who told you so? Everything can be recognized, starting with physical keyboard codes.
—SA

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2015-02-16T22:06:00

Solution 1

You can find the answer at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/windows/desktop/ms646286(v=vs.85).aspx[^].

Posted 16-Feb-15 22:06pm

Richard MacCutchan

mikeAB · Answer 2 · 2015-02-17T07:19:00