I can not CTRL F for SEARCHING in Win10, because it launches Mp3Tag. Do you know of a way I can disable that & restore SEARCH to CTRL_F ?

As I see it MP3tag is not even running when you press Ctrl-F. So it must be a different application that launches MP3tag. You would have to check that application. It is virtually impossible to tell from the distance which one that could be. A wild guess would be a different file handler or some …

[image] ohrenkino: or some kind of automation program. Maybe something like "Macro Express"? [image] Macro Express can't operate on Mp3Tag Support I use MP3Tag routinely and want to automate the repetitive steps, however Macro Express fails to select all…

I DO use Macro Express. After rebooting and checking in the systray that macro Express is NOT launched,I tried CTRL F again, and this time it did NOT launch Mp3Tag. My problem is NOT solved, but it no longer seems to involve MP3Tag.

Thank you for your feedback. [image] Sebastian42: checking in the systray that macro Express is NOT launched There may be a service running in the background that does not have an icon in the system tray, but which is still capturing the (Ctrl+F) shortcut.

Thank you for your valuable suggestion. Do you mean it is a SERVICE, or could it be any software ? Do you have further hints how I could research the root cause ? Maybe it’s of use for you to know, I do use Autohotkeys extensively - mainly for text insertion.

[image] Sebastian42: how I could research the root cause You could try using a specialised tool such as Nirsoft's " HotKeysList " to see which shortcuts have been set up. AFAIK it should also show which software is currently using CTRL+F. Another small tool is " HotKeyDetective ". After starti…

Once again THANK YOU. That looks comprehensive . Will let you know the results.

Could this be a bug MP3tag launches with Ctrl-F?

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LyricsLover October 21, 2025, 6:09am 3

Maybe something like "Macro Express"?