I've submitted a support request to Microsoft with the following message:
Using shortcut keys (keyboard shortcuts) causes taskbar to hang
See this thread for more info:
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1437206
Example: if a keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Alt-C has been assigned to...
(Perhaps making an argument like... )
Dear Microsoft,
We've firmly established a bug with the shortcut keys feature that has apparently existed for years in Windows XP, even dating back to Windows 2000. With the coming release of Windows 7, as a measure of good faith for all of us who will be...
Following up, changing processor scheduling to background services does not work - at least on my machine. I tried a keyboard shortcut for Calculator today and sure enough, it took nearly a minute to open and the Start menu was frozen that entire time.
Hmm, I set my processor scheduling to Background Services a few weeks ago, but I've been deliberately avoiding using keyboard shortcuts because of this problem so I don't know if it's fixed the problem, especially since it occurs so randomly. I'll start using them again and see.
Anyone else...
I sent an email to that address, but the point is that part of what makes forums like this great is that people can search and find solutions to problems, even when the discussion occurred months or years before. In this case, the solution involves some software that isn't available anywhere...
If any of you who have come up with software solutions are still following this thread, it would be handy if someone can post a file, or where it can be found. I'm sure there will be others after me who would find it useful.
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