Global hotkey release (keyup)? (WIN32 API)

Question

Is there a way to notice the release of a hot-key button registered with RegisterHotKey?

I get a WM_HOTKEY message every time I press the hot-key but I need to know when the key was released

Answer 1

There is no specific notification for that specific action. You will have to write a DLL that implements a global keyboard hook via SetWindowsHookEx(), then you will receive individual keypress up/down notifications and can match them up to your WM_HOTKEY notifications as needed.