Filter Keys shortcut enabled

Technical code : FILTER_KEYS_SHORTCUT_ON

What it means

Holding a ball on the right flipper can switch Filter Keys on in the middle of a game.

Why it happens

The Filter Keys shortcut (Right Shift held eight seconds) is active, and Right Shift is VPX's default right flipper (Microsoft, FKF_HOTKEYACTIVE; VPX source, InputManager).

How Pincab Toolbox detects it

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Windows reports the Filter Keys shortcut as active (FKF_HOTKEYACTIVE flag read through SystemParametersInfo).

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Covered: Visual Pinball X (10.x) and PinUP Popper. Not covered: Future Pinball, Pinball FX, Visual Pinball 9 and the other frontends (PinballX, PinballY).

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