Keyboard shortcut problems

Submitted by WayneK on 2026/04/28 09:45

How do I delete an unwanted keyboard shortcut?  My "find" shortcut "ctrl-F" got disabled because the last update added another command with the same shortcut (omnibox).  

I've been going round and round trying to figure out how to delete the unwanted omnibox shortcut.  The customize keyboard commands aren't making it any easier.

Tools>Keyboard Shortcuts>Customize>Keyboard>Category

1) There is no "all commands" category (that I can see).  You're left having to guess which category a command might be in.  

2) Commands can't be sorted.  When you open a category, you have to scan the whole list over and over because they're not sorted and can't be sorted (that I can see).  

Is there an easier way to do this?  I've spent 20 minutes and still can't find the omnibox command to delete. 

Wayne

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Hi Wayne,

Once in Customize, you can right-click on a control (Omnibox in this case) and you'll see the shortcut

I have no control over this UI, it is a copy of MS Office 20xx or so

The easy way to view all shortcuts is to do Tools > Keyboard Shortcuts > View All

I did the "view all" keyboard shortcuts.  That's how I find I have duplicate shortcuts.  

I thought that's just a text list that doesn't control anything.  Will deleting the omnibox shortcut there remove it?  I thought I had to go thru the shortcut dialogue to modify shortcuts.

  1. Assigning a shortcut deletes any previously defined one
  2. The right-click trick will also work
  3. You can also use the Load Custom Shortcuts to override a system defined shortcut

The added shortcut did not delete the previous one.  The "all shortcuts" list shows two commands for ctrl-F

What's the answer to my question about the text file list?  You can't modify shortcuts there can you? (just confirmed you can't.  I deleted the omnibox shortcut but it reappeared when i opened the list again)

I can't use the right-click trick because I can't find omnibox in the commands list.  Which category is it under?  I've been up and down the lists multiple times and don't see it.

I tried loading custom shortcuts and it didn't fix it.  Still can't use ctrl-F to launch find.

Like I said, I loaded custom shortcuts and it didn't fix it.

Again, where is the omnibox command so I can delete the shortcut?  I've been up and down the categories many times and don't see it anywhere.

Update: finally got it.  I deleted the custom shortcut and created it again.  At that point, it deleted the omnibox shortcut  Ctrl-F is back to launching "find".

How do I ?