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Key remapping stuck after uninstalling and removing all of the files associated with PowerToys #32639

Closed ToonVdK closed 3 weeks ago

ToonVdK commented 3 weeks ago

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.80.1

Installation method

GitHub

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

Keyboard Manager

Steps to reproduce

I installed PowerToys a few days ago to remap some buttons for a fighting game. The buttons I remapped were 1, 2, 3 and 4 (not the ones from the numpad) and I mapped these to a, e, r and f. So basically I now have two A buttons, two E buttons etc. (I have an azerty keyboard). After I was done I removed the key bindings and kinda forgot about it for a few days.

✔️ Expected Behavior

I expected the key bindings to actually be removed and my keyboard to function normally again.

❌ Actual Behavior

When I eventually had to use the keys again, the mappings stayed even though the list of remaps shows up empty. No matter what I do, if I disable the keyboard manager, if I uninstall the program, if I delete the program files that are left over after uninstalling, if I restart my computer, the bindings stay. And its somehow kind of hardwired into my system because when I switch for example to a qwerty keyboard, the 1 key will output a Q instead of an A. And its not like I can just map them back because the system literally thinks of the two keys as the exact same. I cant remap A to A if you get what I am trying to say.

Other Software

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ToonVdK commented 3 weeks ago

UPDATE To fix this issue: