[SOLVED] : MusicBee 3.6 media keys not working in any program edition

[JoanM]

After updating MusicBee "windows store edition" to 3.6,  media keys stopped working whether MusicBee is focused or not.

Steps I followed
uninstalled the "windows store edition" and installed the "Installer Edition" which also had the same problem.
Then uninstalled the "installer edition" and installed the "portable edition" which showed the same problem too.

Once I saw all the editions showed the same behavior, I installed the MusicBee_Setup_3_5_8150.exe on top of the "portable edition" 3.6.
This solved the issue and demonstrated that the last version in any edition has a bug that prevents it to handle the media keys.

Extra information
VLC, YouTube, and any other media related application installed works correctly except the 3.6 version of any edition of MusicBee.

Just in case, when I speak of media keys I mean , PLAY/PAUSE, NEXT, PREVIOUS... Any keyboard with those keys will be enough to test it.

I've seen in the release notes: "7. Added hotkey commands to select tabs 1..9" just in case this could have something to do with the issue:

In my case I use an AutoHotkey script to perform those shortcuts:

PLAY/PAUSE is Ctrl+Win+Space in my script.
NEXT SONG is Ctrl+Right cursor.
PREVIOUS SONG is Ctrl+Left cursor.

The code in that script is as simple as that:

Code

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

;#Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode "Input"  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir A_InitialWorkingDir  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

#^Space::
{
  Send "{Media_Play_Pause}"
  return
}

#^Right::
{
  Send "{Media_Next}"
  return
}

#^Left::
{
  Send "{Media_Prev}"
  return
}

Hope this helps to solve the issue.

Thank you very much for spending time with this wonderful program Steven.  Keep up the good work.

[Steven]

i can see why that might not work as in effect the Ctrl key is being detected and hence not matching the default multimedia hotkey mapping
try this
https://getmusicbee.com/patches/MusicBee36_Patched.zip
unzip and replace the existing musicbee application files

[soul4kills]

What fixed it for me was uninstalling windows media legacy player.

You uninstall it through, Settings > System > Optional Features (All the way at the bottom)

[JoanM]

@Steven: This worked like charm.

Thank you very much for your time and help.