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About PowerShell Universal desktop hotkeys.

PowerShell Universal Desktop supports global hotkeys that can be used to invoke scripts with key chords. 
Hotkeys Page in the Admin Console
Define a Hotkey
To define a hotkey, you will need to edit the hotkeys.ps1 file in the .universal folder or through the Settings \ Configurations page within the Admin Console. 
Hotkeys are defined using the New-PSUHotkey cmdlet. For example, the following will invoke MyScript.ps1 when Ctrl+I is pressed anywhere within Windows. 
New-PSUHotkey -Key I -ModifierKey Ctrl -Script 'MyScript.ps1'
Environments 
You can define which environment the hotkey runs within by using the -Environment parameter. 
New-PSUHotkey -Key I -ModifierKey Ctrl -Script 'MyScript.ps1' -Environment 'pwsh'
Parameters 
You can define parameters passed to the script by using the dynamic parameters provided by New-PSUHotKey. 
For example, if a script accepts a -Parameter1 parameter, you can define that on New-PSUHotKey.
param($Parameter1)
Within the hotkey, just use -Parameter1. 
New-PSUHotkey -Key I -ModifierKey Ctrl -Script 'MyScript.ps1' -Parameter1 'Test'

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