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In IntelliJ IDEA Ctrl + Alt + L is used as a shortcut to trigger reformatting of the source code. Today I discovered that this shortcut does not work anymore. What happens is, that if I hit it twice the Windows session will be locked (just as I would have used Win + L.)

Has there been a recent change to the shortcuts in Windows 10? When I try to record this shortcut again in IntelliJ it is not recognized at all.

Hannes
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Another software registered that key and is capturing it before IntelliJ.

Ctrl+Alt+L is known to be registered by:

  1. Windows 10, if accessibility is on.
  2. nVidia GeForce Experience
  3. Mouse without Borders

As you explicitly state that your machine locks if you press it twice I would go with Mouse without Borders as that shortcut is specifically tied to locking machines.

Notice the underlined DISABLE, it's a red-herring as you have to click on the actual shortcut and select "disabled" there!

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Frankie
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Another app that captures this shortcut is ASUS Armory Crate: https://old.reddit.com/r/ASUSROG/comments/176c6sf/armoury_crate_resource_monitor/