# CDDA disables ALT + number codes

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-disables-alt-number-codes/25828
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [January 29, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-disables-alt-number-codes/25828 "2021-01-29T21:20:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![latogato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9bd4f/32.png) [@latogato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/latogato)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-disables-alt-number-codes/25828/1 "2021-01-29T21:20:46Z")

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Sometimes i use alt + number letters for various reasons, but sometimes the codes didn’t do anything. As it turned out when i play cdda, it disables this feature.

By other app i mean applications like chrome, win 10 search box or total commander, etc.

If from cdda screen i switch…

- to other app, the feature stays disabled.
- to notepad, the feature works again.
- to other app and then to notepad, it stays disabled.

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### Author: ![Paul\_Blay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/paul_blay/32/6803_2.png) [@Paul\_Blay](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Paul_Blay)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-disables-alt-number-codes/25828/2 "2021-01-29T22:04:29Z")

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Just curious, don’t know if it would make any difference, but have you tried switching CDDA to keycode entry mode?

Options → Interface → Use key code entry mode

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### Author: ![latogato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9bd4f/32.png) [@latogato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/latogato)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-disables-alt-number-codes/25828/3 "2021-01-29T22:09:23Z")

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I tried now but nothing changed.

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### Author: ![Daeros13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/daeros13/32/3996_2.png) [@Daeros13](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daeros13)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-disables-alt-number-codes/25828/4 "2021-01-29T23:58:44Z")

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Same issue here, but not latest experimental.

On my system its as if the “on top switch” (not sure what its called in Win 10 sorry) is stuck on. It even keeps the task manager from showing.

Will update to latest and see if it still happens.