#777·Ditto

Hotkey issue after Windows 11 update

Author: enkelmediaCreated Jan 7, 2025Updated Sep 16, 2026

I just updated to "Windows 11, version 24H2" and after this it seems impossible to use Win + V as a hotkey.

When pressing Win+V I'm getting this:

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And when trying to set the hotkey in the Ditto UI I get this error when pressing OK.

ditto_hotkey

Looking at the global hoykeys shows this:

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And the log when trying to save looks like this:

[2025/1/7 13:29:52.981 - ExternalWindowTracker.cpp 100] TargetActiveWindow Active: System tray overflow window. (132040), Focus: DesktopWindowXamlSource (132084), FromHook 1, IdleTime: 0.000000
[2025/1/7 13:29:53.991 - Theme.cpp 120] Loading Theme C:\Program Files\Ditto\Themes\Classic.xml
[2025/1/7 13:29:53.992 - Theme.cpp 120] Loading Theme C:\Program Files\Ditto\Themes\DarkerDitto.xml
[2025/1/7 13:29:53.992 - Theme.cpp 120] Loading Theme C:\Program Files\Ditto\Themes\Nord.xml
[2025/1/7 13:29:53.992 - Theme.cpp 120] Loading Theme C:\Program Files\Ditto\Themes\Selenized-Dark.xml
[2025/1/7 13:29:53.993 - Theme.cpp 120] Loading Theme C:\Program Files\Ditto\Themes\Terminal.xml
[2025/1/7 13:30:00.115 - MultiLanguage.cpp 415] Error finding the section Ditto_Options_Quick_Paste
[2025/1/7 13:30:00.158 - HotKeys.cpp 418] Error Registering DittoHotKey
[2025/1/7 13:30:01.334 - EventThread.cpp 210] Start of CEventThread::RunThread() - OnEvent 4 - Name CMainFrmThread
[2025/1/7 13:30:01.334 - EventThread.cpp 212] End of CEventThread::RunThread() - OnEvent 4 - Name: 1980793512
Ditto-version: 03.24.246.00 64-bit
Installed using the 64-bit installer download