UnregisterHotKey

The UnregisterHotKey function frees a hot key previously registered by the calling thread.

BOOL UnregisterHotKey(
  HWND hWnd,  // window associated with hot key
  int id      // identifier of hot key
);
 

Parameters

hWnd

Handle to the window associated with the hot key to be freed. This parameter should be NULL if the hot key is not associated with a window.

id

Specifies the identifier of the hot key to be freed.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.
  Import Library: Use user32.lib.

See Also

Keyboard Input Overview, Keyboard Input Functions, RegisterHotKey, WM_HOTKEY