UnregisterHotKey function (winuser.h)

Frees a hot key previously registered by the calling thread.

Syntax

BOOL UnregisterHotKey(
  [in, optional] HWND hWnd,
  [in]           int  id
);

Parameters

[in, optional] hWnd

Type: HWND

A 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.

[in] id

Type: int

The identifier of the hot key to be freed.

Return value

Type: BOOL

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.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header winuser.h (include Windows.h)
Library User32.lib
DLL User32.dll

See also

Conceptual

Keyboard Input

Reference

RegisterHotKey

WM_HOTKEY