Extremely frustrating ALT key

I use Alt on some things, it's only frustrating because it often triggers a sound. It calls the system menu, so you can navigate it without a mouse. How about another shortcut, alt+whatever to also play, as the spacebar does.

Fascinating the differences in computers and probably Windows versions/updates.

I'm on Win10, and at the moment in Pr 24.3.0, I'm actually getting easier/more reliable Alt key work than I typically have over the years. Both Alt-middle-wheel scrolling the timeline and Alt-key work are going without Windows interfering.

Just used Alt-A to create an adjustement layer, and it actually worked! I haven't even tried that in some time because normally it doesn't.

I am having the same problem. I just installed premier version 2020 and there everything works as before! So I have big doubts that it's a windows problem.

This isn't something the Adobe devs can handle ... it's a Microsoft problem. Windows.

All Windows 'hot-keys' ... keyboard shortcuts ... use the Alt key as modifier. So when you tap the Alt key, the OS is actively waiting to do whatever it's set to do with a second key-tap.

Which means that setting Alt-whatever keyboard shorts in Premiere normally doesn't work as expected. GRRRRRRR ....

Yea, it's maddening. I've looked for YEARS for how to turn that system setting off, as I never ever use Alt for hopping around Windows itself.

There are batch files you can run through typing 'com' into the lower left Windows search bar. That turn that off via running a command-level script. But you are supposed to run the reverse script to turn them on when done in your app. What a flipping pain.

Here's a related discussion a few days ago.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-beta-bugs/alt-key-drop-down-manipulation-stuck/idi-p/14499506

Yes, frustrating. A workaround is to tap the Alt key before you hit the space bar. Alt down - menu first letters are underlined. Alt up - still underlined and the File menu option is highlighted, so Space bar activates the PR main window context menu. Alt down/up again, deactivates the menu options.

Stan