Add an Option to Register a Global Hotkey for Toggling the Main Window

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Description of the feature, modification, idea or suggestion

Currently, toggling the display of the main window requires moving the cursor to the tray menu to show it and then navigating to the top-right corner to hide it. This process can be inconvenient and interrupts workflow.

Adding support for a customizable global hotkey to toggle the main window would greatly enhance usability and improve efficiency.

Proposed implementation details (optional)

No response

[dmex]

This is a feature already included with Windows by default.

1. You can make System Informer the default Task Manager and Ctrl+Shift+Esc, Ctrl+Alkt+Del and a bunch of other Windows keys will toggle the main window.

or

1. Right-click the application icon from the start-menu or the desktop shortcut and open the file properties.
2. Configure the "Shortcut Key" which is a global hotkey.

Windows will launch the application when using the "Shortcut Key" so it doesn't need to remain running. If you've enabled the "Allow only one instance", "Hide when closed" and "Hide when minimized" options then the shortcut key will toggle the main window.

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Hi @dmex ! Thank you for your quick response and the detailed guidance!

My Experience and Observations

1. Default Task Manager Settings
   I once tried setting System Informer as the default task manager. However, I found myself struggling to adapt to it. Some features, like CPU virtualization, memory frequency, and the speed of individual disks or network adapters, are occasionally useful, and I missed having direct access to these details. Finally I decided to use both.
   

2. Shortcut Key Behavior
   I tried setting up a shortcut key just now, but it didn’t work as expected. This might be because I placed the shortcut in a custom directory, such as Startup or the Desktop.

• Why not put it in the Startup folder?
  Files in the Startup folder execute synchronously, which significantly slows down the boot process. To address this, I use a .bat script to launch applications asynchronously.
  
  

My Suggestion

Given these limitations, I believe a built-in global hotkey registration feature would be a much better solution—similar to how Everything implements it.

By including such functionality, System Informer would offer a smoother and more integrated user experience. Let me know if there are any additional details you'd like me to provide!