by Coincident » Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:28 am
I found the source of the problem with the 4 second delay, and solved it. It's working instantaneously now.
For future reference, this was the problem:
Coincident wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:20 pmI tried download the latest keyboard drivers from my manufacturer
Previously I had downloaded and installed the ASUS ROG ARMOURY software pack, which is the only way to install the manufacturer's drivers manually.
It turns out that the ASUS ROG ARMOURY is trash, and was causing several random problems in windows; including causing my keyboard to crash and stop responding to the "FN" key (needed for the media keys), and also was causing the 4 second delay.
I
completely uninstalled every single piece of ASUS ROG software from windows, and rebooted my computer. Windows then used it's own default drivers for my keyboard, which are working perfectly fine.
The Global Hotkeys of MediaMonkey still do not work directly, but with the help of the MMKeys.exe tool, my problem is now completely solved.
Thank you very much again, and keep making MediaMonkey great! <3
Edit1 - A bit more extra info for the future: after a while, even without ASUS' faulty software, the 4-second delay returned. I fixed it by uninstalling from Windows' "Mail & Calendar", and a bunch of other windows applications that I didn't use anyway. The app causing the delay might be different for each computer, but do read this if you have the same problem:
https://superuser.com/questions/426947/ ... -shortcuts
Edit2 - To discover which app is causing the delay, go to the Task Manager, try to terminate one app that feel suspicious, and try the shortcut again to see if the delay disappeared. Depending on each case, the app that is causing the delay - windows may not allow you to uninstall it (things such as "Search" or "Cortana" or "Settings") If that's the case, then go to the Control Panel and search for "Background apps". There you can turn off many non-essential things from windows, and they will no longer stick around (sometimes as "suspended processes") and cause delays for everything else. Remember to restart windows after changing that.
I found the source of the problem with the 4 second delay, and solved it. It's working instantaneously now.
For future reference, this was the problem:
[quote=Coincident post_id=470998 time=1596144029 user_id=105487]I tried download the latest keyboard drivers from my manufacturer[/quote]
Previously I had downloaded and installed the ASUS ROG ARMOURY software pack, which is the only way to install the manufacturer's drivers manually.
It turns out that the ASUS ROG ARMOURY is trash, and was causing several random problems in windows; including causing my keyboard to crash and stop responding to the "FN" key (needed for the media keys), and also was causing the 4 second delay.
I [b]completely[/b] uninstalled every single piece of ASUS ROG software from windows, and rebooted my computer. Windows then used it's own default drivers for my keyboard, which are working perfectly fine.
The Global Hotkeys of MediaMonkey still do not work directly, but with the help of the MMKeys.exe tool, my problem is now completely solved.
Thank you very much again, and keep making MediaMonkey great! <3
Edit1 - A bit more extra info for the future: after a while, even without ASUS' faulty software, the 4-second delay returned. I fixed it by uninstalling from Windows' "Mail & Calendar", and a bunch of other windows applications that I didn't use anyway. The app causing the delay might be different for each computer, but do read this if you have the same problem:
https://superuser.com/questions/426947/slow-windows-desktop-keyboard-shortcuts
Edit2 - To discover which app is causing the delay, go to the Task Manager, try to terminate one app that feel suspicious, and try the shortcut again to see if the delay disappeared. Depending on each case, the app that is causing the delay - windows may not allow you to uninstall it (things such as "Search" or "Cortana" or "Settings") If that's the case, then go to the Control Panel and search for "Background apps". There you can turn off many non-essential things from windows, and they will no longer stick around (sometimes as "suspended processes") and cause delays for everything else. Remember to restart windows after changing that.