CTRL+ESC Not Working with Hotkeys in Windows 3.0

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q59685

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Windows 3.0, sometimes CTRL+ESC does not work if used in an MS- DOS application that has been assigned a hotkey.

WORKAROUND

Switch to another application and use the CTRL+ESC key sequence.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version 3.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 win30 3.00a

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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