Android Studio "extract method" shortcut Ctrl+Alt+M not working

Question

The android studio shortcut for extract function is not working for me. If I press Ctrl+Alt+M nothing is happening and when I tried to remap it to the same shortcut, I noticed that android studio doesn't seem to recognize the shortcut at all. So I tested my keyboard and everything should be working. I even reinstalled AS no dice.

Brattishing

Answer 1

I found out that Nvidia Geforce Experience was capturing Ctrl + Alt + M shortcuts from android studio, even though I wasn't running any game, and didn't run any game recently. To disable this annoyance go to Nvidia Geforce Experience settings and disable in-game overlay. If it does't work check other program that you installed recently for some kind of overlay, hotkey or keyboard shortcut capturing.

Distich

If you want to search this program, see windows10skill.com/…. For instance, open "Uninstall a program" in Control Panel interface, then look for. If "NVidia" doesn't exist, then it is not your case. – Blisse

That's the second time Nvidia is getting in the way of Android Studio for me. Thanks! This was driving me crazy and I would have never considered another software. – Karlakarlan

Did anyone find a way to fix the NVIDIA issue without disabling the In-game Overlay? – Champollion

I found it how to fix this NVIDIA GeForce Experience problem without disabling the in-game overlay, first you need to open the in-game overlay settings (Alt + Z): 1. Open GeForce Experience > Go To Settings > Find "IN-GAME OVERLAY" then click Settings next to it 2. Keyboard Shortcuts > Toggle Microphone On/Off > remove it. – Champollion

Gosh Nvidia! Thanks!! – Henrie

Out of curiosity, how would one find out which program is capturing the keyboard events? – Cal

Just to add a bit to @Machado's suggestion: in order to remove a keyboard shortcut, you gotta try to bind it to "Delete" – Cal

Answer 2

I think some program captures this hotkey. See https://superuser.com/questions/1282799/what-is-preventing-ctrl-alt-m-from-reaching-intellij-on-windows-10, https://superuser.com/questions/11308/how-can-i-determine-which-process-owns-a-hotkey-in-windows. After an hour of finding hotleys with these programs I still don't know which one is capturing.

I tried some programs to show a list of Windows hotkeys. I tried to assign new hotkeys in AS and other applications (Libre Office). They don't catch Ctrl+Alt+M and Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M, while catch other.

Currently I use Ctrl+Alt+,, I added it to shortcuts (see below). You can also use Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T, then press 8. Or Ctrl+AltGr+M (right Alt).

UPDATE

On self-isolation I carried a PC home. Plugged another keyboard, now Ctrl+Alt+M works. Even if I assign this combination to other applications like Libre Office.

Blisse

Answer 3

For Mac users: Command + Option + M

Olia

That was not the issue. – Distich

Answer 4

Shortcut Ctrl+Alt+M is assigned to other function in Android Studio, search it and change shoorcut. It will works

Figure

it as ctrl+alt+m as standard, and i cant even type it to assign it. Seems to be a hardware issue – Citrin

Or you can change standard shortcut, i have the same issue. – Figure

yeah thats what i did – Citrin

Answer 5

Besides what is already suggested as a culprit (Nvidia Geforce Experience in-game overlay), I found out another one.

When you have Macrium Reflect installed on your machine, the same shortcut will open a blank window (which is initially hidden in bakground, by the way, so the connection was not so evident).
I'm not sure what's the purpose of this windows, but right there you have the chance to enable/disable that shortcut, as in following picture:

Blew