How do I make my play/pause keyboard button work correctly in iTunes 10 on Windows?
Solution 1
It appears the implementation of play/pause may be bugged - or simply changed in iTunes 10 / IntelliType 8.0. I downloaded and installed the following:
http://maximized.com/freeware/scriptsforitunes/default.asp
It is a series of VBS scripts that are run with iTunes. I make no warrantee or guarantee as to their safety. Firstly, I removed mmKeys.dll, and then edited PlayPause.vbs. For case 0 and 1, instead of running iTunes.PlayPause
, it works if I use iTunes.Play
and iTunes.Pause
respectively. I then mapped this VBS file to my play pause button. And bam! It works!
' Do the appropriate thing
select case CurState
case 0
' Stopped
iTunes.Play
case 1
' Playing
iTunes.Pause
case 2
' Fast-forwarding
iTunes.Resume
case 3
' Rewinding
iTunes.Resume
end select
Solution 2
Try in iTunes Edit/Preferences and check the box that says Enable full keyboard navigation". That let my keyboard control the iTunes player.
Solution 3
I just encountered the same behavior you had, and I finally solved it by removing mmkeys. I quit iTunes, then deleted mmkeys.dll from "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunes Plug-ins"
After I did that, the plain commands available through the intellitype software worked fine.
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Updated on September 17, 2022Comments
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EvilChookie over 1 year
First and foremost, I have mmKeys installed correctly. My iTunes works almost perfect while minimized to the tray.
My problem is with the play/pause button on my Wireless Comfort Keyboard 5000. When iTunes does not have focus (like it's minimized, or if it isn't the application I'm active in, like right now while typing this) the play pause button toggles twice.
So, I'll push the pause button - and the song that is playing will pause, but a split second later will start up again. If the song is paused, and I push play, the song will immediately pause again. In order to get the key to work correctly, I must give iTunes focus, and then push the button.
Here's a video I created on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POh6Gbm5QZI
OS: Windows 7 x64
iTunes: 10.0.0.68
Intellitype: 8.0Edit: Apparently I have intellitype 8.0 instead of 7.1
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EvilChookie over 13 yearsAs I said, I have mmKeys installed correctly. Nonetheless, I reinstalled it from your link, and it did not work correctly.
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Jared Harley about 10 yearsI just found the reverse with iTunes 11 - unchecking 'Enable full keyboard navigation' allowed my play/pause keys to work with iTunes.