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title: "Smart Tool keymap config disappears after PC restart — only works on first install"
canonical_url: https://emudesk.com/issues/keymap-config-disappears-after-pc-restart
content_locale: en
source_locale: en
entity_type: issue
index_status: index
published_at: 2026-08-31T18:22:23.000Z
updated_at: 2026-09-01T00:45:02.095Z
freshness_status: fresh
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# Smart Tool keymap config disappears after PC restart — only works on first install

After a successful first-install where the Smart Tool keymap applies and CODM controls work correctly, restarting Windows resets the keymap state. The next CODM launch shows default touch UI without the imported keymap. Reapplying via Smart Tool sometimes works, sometimes also fails. Reported framing:

"Una pregunta gente! porque no me cargan las config de teclas. Ya borre DB desde la app pero continua sin aparece... Solo me han aparecido la config cuando lo instale, luego me fui, prendi la pc nuevamente y ya no funcionaba"

Symptoms:

  Keymap works perfectly after fresh Smart Tool install + Apply Keymap.
  After Windows restart: keymap is gone — CODM uses TAC's default touch overlay.
  Restoring DB and re-applying keymap via Smart Tool sometimes works, sometimes also fails.
  Closing all TAC processes via Task Manager and reapplying with Smart Tool TWICE fixes it temporarily — but it disappears again on the next reboot.


Root cause: TAC's keymap database file requires write permissions that aren't preserved across restarts on certain Windows configurations. After a reboot, TAC starts with a fresh AppData state and the customized keymap row gets overwritten by the bundled default.