Possible to disable KM switch hotkeys?

KVM Model:

4 Port KM switch

USB Interface (5-gigabit or 10-gigbit):

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Problem:

Accidentally triggering ctrl+ctrl hotkeys

Other Notes:

Curious if it’s possible to disable the hotkeys, and only be able to use the buttons on the front of the KVM to switch devices. I can’t find my manual and the scanned copy I found on the forum doesn’t mention this feature.

You can change the ctrl ctrl leading code to another button if you like.

Sequence Function
L-Shift (hold) + Num Lock + Num Lock + (release L-Shift) Enable Num Lock as a Hotkey Leading Code
L-Ctrl + L-Ctrl + Alt (hold) + R-Ctrl + (release) Alt Change Hotkey Leading Code from L-Ctrl to R-Ctrl
R-Ctrl + R-Ctrl + Alt (hold) + L-Ctrl + (release) Alt Change Hotkey Leading Code Back from R-Ctrl to L-Ctrl

To disable hotkeys, just plug the keyboard into one of the blue USB ports :slight_smile:

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Ahhh that’s actually perfect, I never use right control. Thank you!

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Welcome! Happy to help. You can find more useful info and hotkeys here:

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Hi, none of these work for me. I have KVM model 202AS

How can I disable the CTRL hotkey without plugging in the keyboard to the USB port because that doesn’t work either. Please advise because the CTRL hotkey is so annoying I’m considering to stop using the KVM altogether

This is not a model# of anything we sell. What’s your order#? I can look it up.

I’m confused at the wording of this because if the keyboard didn’t work in the HID ports it also wouldn’t trigger the hotkeys when Ctrl is pressed. The hotkeys are USB-HID so the way to trigger them is with a HID-compliant keyboard or macropad.

Here’s an example of how to enter commands:

Make sure you’re holding alt and pressing the keys 1 at a time

Here’s a thread where someone was struggling with the hotkey sequence.

Hi, thank you for the prompt response. This is the item I have

I’m not sure where it’s from because it was provided by work for work. If it’s not your item I may as well just stop using it because I can’t find any information about disabling the hotkeys other than this forum here :slight_smile:

Ah gotcha since this is not our KVM I doubt the hotkeys would be the same. Have you tried their support email?

Otherwise, wanna buy a KVM? :rofl:

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Strangely the hotkeys are the same, that’s how I ended up on this forum - double tapping control switches my PC but not the screen, only the keyboard and mouse. Anyway, I guess that’s my problem :smiley:

On our KVMs the hotkeys are inaccessible if you plug your keyboard the blue USB ports because they are not HID. Try that?

I tried that to no avail. If you wouldn’t mind, I’d like to post what fixed it for me.

I unplugged the KVM I had entirely and there was no KVM software on this workplace PC, but it was still switching when I hit CTRL twice. So, turns out it was something else entirely. I found out this PC had a Belkin Flip plugged in - that uses the same keybind. So I just had to disable that with the Belkin software. :smiley:

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