Tab key gone crazy

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Hi all,

My tab key occasionally goes crazy. When I say "crazy", what I mean is that hitting
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Have you tried a different keyboard to make sure it is not a hardware issue?

If not hardware or a driver, I am thinking "Process of elimination" - run one program at a time for a period of time until you find the offending program.

It sounds like the tab key is getting itself confused with the "WinKey" functions to me.

The most likely to affect the keyboard hotkeys would be Keyboard Launchpad, IMO.

Just some thoughts.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Unfortunately, this is a laptop, so swapping the keyboard is not trivial..

Keyboard launchpad was my suspect too, but there's nothing in its configuration dialog to suggest any feature like this.

...hmm, a bit more experimentation reveals: If I have a window where the title starts with a 'c' (like, say, "Configure Keyboard Launchpad"), then
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hmm, check if some dirt or other foreign piece of object has gotten inside your system, underneath the keyboard. I was once having trouble like that, if I'd press a certain key, it would repeat like 20 times, and stop when I'd bang my laptop in rage...

Anyways, i got a pressurized air can to clean my laptop with, and surprise... it was a stale piece of a waffle...

Your case is much wierder, and if all else fails, I wouldn't rule out a rogue proggy or some 'prankware.' There are bothersome pieces of code that might behave the way yours is... but keep it as a last option... I'm sure it's more to do with software configurations etc.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The problem appears to be RightClick !

Maybe I will email Stardock Support to see if they have any ideas..