Subject: RE: bug#14794: 24.3.50; `w32-register-hot-key' does not work on Windows 7 64-bit

From: Drew Adams <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:28:37 -0700 (PDT)

> > emacs -Q    ; but same problem with older Emacs versions
> >
> > (w32-register-hot-key [M-tab])
> > (w32-register-hot-key [M-S-tab])
> >
> > Try C-h k M-TAB.  Try M-TAB.  The key is immediately grabbed by Windows.
> 
> Because it is not bound to any command.  If you bind it, it will work
> as expected.

Nope, not as far as I can see.  Add this to the recipe:

(global-set-key [M-tab] 'forward-char)

Makes no difference.  But perhaps you meant something different?

I'm using Windows 7 64-bit, if that makes a difference.
(And the same code worked fine on Windows XP SP3.)