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COBill
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Apr 18, 2020 11:10 PM UTC
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P: CTRL-H switches functions after a few dozen uses

After HDR stacking a couple dozen sets of images, CTRL-H (to invoke HDR stacking) switches to opening Outlook. Tried switching around to different functions and images to no avail. Shutting down and restarting Lightroom gets it back. Forgot to try the menu option, next time it happens I'll try that. 

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    twometrebill
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    Jul 16, 2024 12:16 AM UTC

    Certainly a very strong system. So I'd search for a software conflict. Something you've installed that likes to grab the keyboard like anti malware software. I've not done it in years but the program properties can be configured to run Lightroom in a Sandbox. 

     

    It was less than a year after I first posted the bug that Lightroom Classic fixed it. I use the Classic subscription so Lightroom and Photoshop are always current. 

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    shayb68441784
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    Jul 15, 2024 10:39 PM UTC

    I'm Windows 11, Nvidia GeForce RTX4080, 64GB RAM, and i9 13,9000K, Samsung 990 PRO SSD NVME drives.

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    twometrebill
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    Jul 15, 2024 10:04 PM UTC

    How about some specifics about your hardware?  RAM, processor, video card in particular.

     

    What Adobe considers adequate for Lightroom is nonsense. 

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    shayb68441784
    Inspiring
    Jul 15, 2024 9:50 PM UTC

    This still happens to me on a regular basis, despite having a top notch PC and keeping things well  updated. When it happens it is ALWAYS towards the end of a long day using the PC.

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    twometrebill
    Known Participant
    Jul 15, 2024 9:10 PM UTC

    This bug has been fixed for years now. My comment should be deleted. Shutdowns/restarts are no longer needed. 

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    shayb68441784
    Inspiring
    Jan 28, 2024 9:23 AM UTC

    Jan 2024 I've had this problem often over the years and it still continues. As others have mentioned Ctrl+H will work perfect for a while and then for me that shortcut will then magically turn into an Export Photos action. Restarting LRC always fixes it and you can still go through the file menu to "Merge to HDR", but I can't figure out how that shortcut magically becomes something else. I've never seen it happen with any other shortcuts or with any other application, Adobe or otherwise. It's bizarre.

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      Arctics
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      Jun 27, 2023 11:17 AM UTC

      Issue remains for me, as many.  Any solutions to this, or new insights? without having to close down, and reopen LRC everytime this happens?

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      Rikk Flohr-Retired
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      Rikk Flohr-Retired
      Apr 20, 2020 1:51 PM UTC
      I agree with one of them merging, Jerry.  I have merged it but will leave your post intact. 
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      Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
      FeedbackCommunityMember
      Inspiring
      Apr 20, 2020 1:47 PM UTC


      Sometimes when pressing
      shortcuts for Merge to Panorama (Ctrl + M) or HDR (Ctrl + H), external
      applications open instead of the relevant ‘Merge to’ dialog box. There doesn't seem to be a pattern as to when this occurs.
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      Rikk Flohr-Retired
      Adobe Employee
      Rikk Flohr-Retired
      Apr 20, 2020 1:34 PM UTC
      After reading this and the merged threads it does not appear this is related to 9.2.1 but occurred much earlier? Is that correct?
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      Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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