Greetings fellow nerds!
I know the use of keystroke broadcasting software such as AutoHotKey is forbidden for multiboxing but does that mean just having it open on my PC is a bannable offense?
I have been using a script that prevents ALT-TAB from functioning and its sadly a pretty crucial part of my ability to play the game…
This is the entirety of the script here:
#ifwinactive World of Warcraft
!Tab::
return
Is this allowed?
That doesn’t break any game rules that I can see. It isn’t interacting with the game at all really, it’s interacting with windows. That said, I don’t know that blizzard can give you a blanket “it’s fine” - I think any usage of autohotkey could potentially draw scrutiny.
According to their new rules, I wouldn’t recommend continuing to use that software no. Here’s what they have in their support article currently:
Please note, however, that use of input broadcasting software may result in account penalties.
It doesn’t specify that it has to be used for multiboxing, just that the use of such software could result in account penalties.
At the end of the day, taking that risk is really up to you.
I agree with Perl, but I do have a slight follow-up.
If this is a preference, but not an accessibility issue, you’re probably completely out of luck.
If it’s needed in some way for you to play because otherwise you are physically unable to, you can contact Blizzard about it, to see what could possibly be done. I’ll link the article below.
The hardware solution is to get a keyboard that has the option in hardware to disable alt-tab. G610 from logitech can, as can others.
That may not be a solution as hardware that does that uses software that will still trigger the ban
Don’t need hardware or software to disable alt-tab. You can with regedit.
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Double click on Coolswitch
Set to 0 and click OKSo… you’re suggesting that someone who may or may not be computer savvy go ahead and edit their computer registry?
To be clear, if someone doesn’t know what they’re doing, and has never done it before, if they make a mistake in any way, it could make Windows unusable, or even prevent them from booting up their machine. Editing the registry isn’t a simple thing like a WoW UI reset…
You didn’t even suggest they back up their registry first in case of error. 
Oh btw, the Coolswitch registry edit no longer works for Windows 10.
I think the best option for the OP is to find some software (if it exists) that can re-map keystrokes WITHOUT performing broadcasting. Not sure if this exists yet, but if all one does is disable Alt-Tab without the ability broadcast keystrokes, then I can’t see this as being an issue.
No, they are just presenting the fix. The best fix for this, I might add, if one wants Alt+Tab disabled across the board.
You decide whether or not you:
There’s nothing wrong with presenting the proper fix. I can look up the proper fix for overhauling the transmission on my truck; those people can present that fix without suggesting to me that I might need proper tools, some knowledge of mechanics, and that if I strip this bolt right here, my whole transmission is toast.
The responsibility lies with the person to decide if they have the knowledge, want to obtain the knowledge, or want to skip things altogether.
https://www.howtogeek.com/370022/windows-registry-demystified-what-you-can-do-with-it/
That being said, if one wants the knowledge, it’s right there 
. Fifteen minutes could save you 15% on ca---- I mean, fifteen minutes spent reading the above will permanently impart someone with the knowledge necessary to edit the registry.
Also, editing the registry isn’t the big, bad monster people make it out to be.
Yes, it can hose your computer if you go into the registry and face-roll all around the thing. If you go to edit one value, and make sure you only edit that value, there’s no risk at all.
If one has the wherewithal to look up how to access the registry (“regedit”) then they likely have the wherewithal to find and edit the correct key, and make a backup if necessary.
But yes, I’ll just state for the record, if one is an amateur at clicking the right thing or recognizing correct numbers, they should indeed make a backup of the registry. Those are, honestly, the only two skills involved (looking, and clicking.)
I actually discovered that by upgrading my version of Windows 10 to enterprise edition I was essentially able to enable “kiosk mode” features that will allow you to disable certain key combinations! It was a lot of work but it is 100% effective.
You can remap keys using Sharpkeys. I used it to remap CAPSLOCK to F14