Deactivating Windows Shortcuts

[Chuck6475]

Application requires users to enter data through a UserForm. Think of it as a Kiosk where the user can have a variety of computer skills.

I'm trying to make it "bulletproof".

My issue is with Windows shortcuts, like "Win + down arrow" which minimizes the application. Is there a way to deactivate these shortcuts while the application is running?

 

[Gideon1973]

While not a complete answer (more of a nudge in the right direction), you may consider looking at the UserForm_KeyDown() event. This event fires whenever a key is pressed while focus is on your user form. There is a KeyCode parameter which returns an integer value for the key that's pressed. Also, you can examine the Shift parameter to determine if there was an "accompanying" key held down while the key was pressed (such as the shift key, Windows key, etc.)

Once you determine the integer values for the keystroke combination you're after, you can check for these values in the UserForm_KeyDown() event, and if you encounter it, you can see about cancelling the event.

Another consideration is to try to configure Group Policy for the user(s) and/or computer to disable certain events/behaviors that can/can't be done on that workstation.

Hope that helps!