how to create non window bound keyboard shortcuts

Question

I\'m creating a C# application, could be WinForm, but preferably console application, which needs to capture keyboard shortcuts even when the application is not in the foregroun

Answer 1

This can be done via a Low-Level Keyboard Hook via a Windows Hook trapping WH_KEYBOARD_LL.

Here is a CodeProject article on setting up a Global Hook in C# which demonstrates the entire process.