Monitoring keyboard activity in C# while my application is in the background
.net, c#, keyboard, keyboard-hook, windows
Solution
You'll need to use Window Hooks:
Low-Level Keyboard Hook in C#
But beware, Windows security, may be protecting us from doing what you want!
Problem
First of all I need to make it clear that I have no interest in keylogging. I need a way to monitor keyboard activity at the most basic level while my application is in the background. I don't need to know which keys, I don't need to save any data, I don't need or plan to hide my application at all, all I need is to know when keys are pressed and invoke a method. I'm looking for the simplest way to do this possible, I know a reasonable amount of C# but nothing too complex as most of my knowledge is self-taught. I've looked around for some appropriate ways of doing this and I've found nothing useful. All I've found is a bunch of people saying "No, that's illegal" on forums and source code for in depth keyloggers. If any of you could advise me on a way to achieve this then I would be most appreciative.