@cachondo @NVAccess @ppatel Put this in scratchpad\globalPlugins. If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces. I've tested it with the play key on my keyboard and NVDA 2026.1 beta 8. It should work going back to 2025.
from globalPluginHandler import GlobalPlugin
import inputCore
from scriptHandler import script
import queueHandler
import speech
from speech import sayAll
import tones

VK_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE = 0xB3

class GlobalPlugin(GlobalPlugin):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.patched = False

# We're dealing with low-level keyboard processing, so patch on the first press of play/pause.
# In case this breaks, I still need a keyboard.
@script(gesture="kb:mediaPlayPause", description="Patch")
def script_patch(self, gesture):
if not self.patched:
self.patch()
tones.beep(2000, 50)

def patch(self):
inputCore.decide_handleRawKey.register(self.handle)
self.patched = True

def terminate(self):
if self.patched:
inputCore.decide_handleRawKey.unregister(self.handle)
self.patched = False

def handle(self, vkCode=None, pressed=None, **kwargs):
if vkCode != VK_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE or not pressed:
return True
if not sayAll.SayAllHandler.isRunning():
sayAll.SayAllHandler.readText(sayAll.CURSOR.CARET, startedFromScript=True)
return False
if speech.getState().isPaused:
queueHandler.queueFunction(queueHandler.eventQueue, speech.pauseSpeech, False)
return False
else:
queueHandler.queueFunction(queueHandler.eventQueue, speech.pauseSpeech, True)
return False