Sticky Keys shortcut enabled

Technical code : STICKY_KEYS_SHORTCUT_ON

What it means

Five quick left flips can open a Windows prompt over the game.

Why it happens

The Sticky Keys shortcut (Shift five times) is on by default in Windows, and VPX's default left flipper is Left Shift.

How Pincab Toolbox detects it

The free scanner checks the following:

Windows reports the Sticky Keys shortcut as active (SKF_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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