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Four hours into a flight about an hour from my destination I saw some very pretty clouds over Turkey and everything was running very smoothly so I thought I’d try to record a short video clip using the Nvidia overlay. Alt+F2 is for screengrabs, F3 opens the filter options, so maybe video is Alt+F4, I thought to myself… I’m now staring at my desktop with my head hung in shame.

Let this be a lesson to anyone who (like me) has spent 31 years using computers and didn’t know what Alt+F4 did…

Update: the flight is cursed. At about 100ft from threshold the server disconnected and I couldn’t pause quickly enough to get rid of the big popup message in the centre of the screen. Crashed in a very different way. Calling it a day.

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Oof. I feel your pain.

ALT-F9 should record your video with the Nvidia overlay.

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Done that. More than once :grinning:

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Reminds me of the early days when a hacker said he could hack anything, so someone told him to hack the server at 127.0.0.1

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It happens. Use this opportunity to learn other ‘cool’ shortcuts that may be helpful or useful in Windows:

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LOL, thats a funny but sad one

OOOhhh. After using computers for about the same time … I didn’t know that either! When I’m king of the world, I will add that to my list of banned keys - along with CAPS LOCK :rofl: My policy when flying (always in VR) … don’t touch the keyboard. You have just reinforced my paranoia!

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I do find it a bit weird that MSFS doesn’t show a “confirm quit to desktop” dialog on Alt+F4. Should be rather easy to add, unless UWP / Xbox compatibility adds obstacles. In regular programming you can just catch the message Windows sends on Alt+F4 and do whatever you wish (including ignore it entirely) – such as creating a “confirm quit” dialog.

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Alt + F4 is reserved for when the signigant other comes around and you need to dump screens quickly :stuck_out_tongue:

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Nothing to do with MSFS. It is a windows thing.

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Alt+F4 is yes, but you can easily catch it. Alt+F4 simply sends a WM_CLOSE process to the active window; it’s up to the programmer(s) what you do with it. The default action is it to close, but you can override that in 2 lines of code.

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Exactly … same goes for X-ing out of MSFS by mistake if in Window mode

What is strange is that there appears to be a default keybind for the keyboard for ALT F4, ( “SELECT 4” ), but ALT F4 still shuts down MSFS.

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I have that as a button on my Streamdeck so I can easily stop/start recording, and also so I don’t accidentally clip something I shouldn’t!

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I’ve run out of buttons on my StreamDeck !!! j/k

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That is absolutely hilarious :laughing: Your are no longer a CSO at that deserves a cookie.
I’ve been messing with PC’s for over 30 years so I feel your pain in a good way.

Cheers
PACO572

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That’s even funnier. Asobo making the same mistake.

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Submit a ticket…I tried to select 4 using the keyboard and got a CTD….and see what they say.

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Surprised that Win + Up Arrow is not on the list. It will maximize the current window. Its also super useful when a windows gets “lost” after you dock/undock or remove a second monitor.

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when my mom asked me --what key i have to press? i said --any. then she pressed alt. it’s only one(two if be correct) that is not exist in the any key’s family