Today, my Win11 dev machine has suddenly decided, for no apparent reason, to open Notepad when I hit PrintScreen. I normally use this key for calling out to an alternate screenshot application. Does anyone have a clue why this might be happening?
Jan 28, 2026 20:46(Assume that I'm a competent computer user, and there are solid reasons I'm using Win11 on this machine. If you come here to proselytize another operating system, I will mute you. Don't do it.)
UPDATE: I figured out the problem. I must have bumped the system switch on my keyboard, because it was in Mac mode. It was outputting Win+Shift+4 for the Printscreen key.
Notepad was the fourth item in my task bar, so Win+Shift+4 was opening it.
Today, my Win11 dev machine has suddenly decided, for no apparent reason, to open Notepad when I hit PrintScreen. I normally use this key for calling out to an alternate screenshot application. Does anyone have a clue why this might be happening?Jan 28, 2026 20:46