Miltiplicity slows Autohotkey keyboard characters

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(Windows 11) I use Autohotkey for abbreviations - eg I type '.em' and it spits out my email address into whatever app or web page I am using.  Recently the characters began appearing slowly (20-30 per second, but slow enought that I'd press another key and interrupt while they were still appearing).

By a process of elimination I found that Multiplicity was causing this.   It seems to hook into the flow of characters from the Autohotkey pseudo-keyboard - so presumably the real keyboard too - and slow it down.

Uninstalling Multiplicity fixed the issue, and by chance I no longer need to use it.

Peter A

 

 

 

Stardock Software Multiplicity Type: Bug Report
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues. I have forwarded your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience. 

While waiting for them, we need to know few more details.

  1. Windows 11 full version and OS Build number on all system.
  2. Multiplicity version installed on all system.
  3. Connection type: KVM or Seamless.
  4. Any other information that might help us try to recreate your issue.

Thank you.

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant

 

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Multiplicity should only be capturing input when controlling another PC in which case yes it will see all your fake input, but reject it.

It shouldn't be impacting keyboard performance however.

Was this when you were controlling another PC?

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Main PC is Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200, target PC is Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19045

Multiplicity is 4.07 Pro trial, 'seamless' connection using IP address (Name wouldn't work)

However, I had the issue on the main PC when Multiplicity was in the background but not being used - the connection was not open.

I am now using RDP instead so this is not an issue for me, but worth mentioning for others.

Regards

Peter A