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Wradial puts a wheel of shortcuts under one key. Hold the key, aim, let go. This page covers installing it, what every key on the wheel does, what to try when the trigger does not fire, and how to reach a human.

Last updated: August 6, 2026 · Wradial for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit)

Getting started

1. Install it

Download Wradial-Setup-x64.exe and run it. Wradial needs Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. The installer is code-signed, so Windows shows a verified publisher; if SmartScreen shows a first-time notice while the signing certificate builds reputation, choose More info and the verified publisher is named there.

If you like to check downloads before you run them, the published hash is at Wradial-Setup-x64.exe.sha256. Compare it with certutil -hashfile Wradial-Setup-x64.exe SHA256.

2. Pick your trigger key

The first time Wradial runs it asks for one thing: the key your wheel lives on. The default is CapsLock, because most keyboards have one and almost nobody uses it. You can change it any time in Settings, and holding CapsLock as a trigger does not turn caps on; Wradial holds the toggle back and restores it when you let go.

Crash reporting is offered here too, and it is off unless you turn it on. If you have a Pro key you can enter it now; if you do not, click Get Started and use the Free version, which gives you one wheel with every action type included.

3. Fill your first wheel

Your first wheel starts empty on purpose, and a 30-second tour walks you through adding one action and firing it for real. To add more later, open Wradial from the tray icon (right-click it and choose Open Wradial), go to Wheels, click an empty slot, and pick what it should do: open an app or folder, paste a snippet, press a hotkey, run a sequence of steps, and so on.

Wradial keeps running in the tray after you close its window. That is what lets the trigger key work everywhere. If you want it back after a reboot without thinking about it, turn on Start with Windows in Settings.

Trigger basics

Hold, aim, release

Hold your trigger key and the wheel appears at the mouse cursor. Move in the direction of the action you want, then let the key go. The action under the cursor fires. Nothing is selected while the cursor sits in the middle, so letting go without moving cancels safely.

Tap to pin it open

If you release the trigger while the cursor is still in the middle, and you do it within about a quarter of a second of the wheel appearing, the wheel stays open. That is the low-commitment way in: nothing is running, nothing is held down, and you can take your time. While the wheel is pinned, move the mouse to highlight a slot and left-click to fire it. Clicking the middle, clicking outside the wheel, pressing Esc, or tapping the trigger again dismisses it. Holding the trigger again goes straight back to hold-and-flick.

Every key the wheel answers to

These work the same whether you are holding the trigger or the wheel is pinned open:

  • 1 to 9 fire slots 1 to 9. 0 is slot 10, - is slot 11, = is slot 12. The numpad digits work too.
  • Right or Down steps the highlight clockwise; Left or Up steps it back.
  • Enter fires whatever is highlighted.
  • Esc closes the wheel without running anything.

Those keys are held back from the app underneath while the wheel is open, so a 9 aimed at the wheel never leaks into your document. Every other key passes straight through.

Troubleshooting

Why isn't my trigger firing?

Work down this list. The first three cover almost every case.

  1. Is Wradial running? Look for the Wradial icon in the notification area, including under the ^ arrow that hides overflow icons. No icon means the app is not running: start it from the Start menu. Right-clicking the icon and choosing Open Wradial confirms it is alive.
  2. Is the window you are in running as administrator? Windows does not deliver keystrokes to an ordinary app when a higher-privilege window has focus, so an elevated command prompt, installer, or admin tool swallows your trigger before Wradial ever sees it. Click on a normal window and try again; if you need the wheel inside that app, right-click Wradial and choose Run as administrator.
  3. Is something else claiming the key? Remapping tools such as PowerToys Keyboard Manager or AutoHotkey, and some keyboard vendor software, can take a key before Wradial does. CapsLock is a popular thing to remap. Either release the key in that tool, or give Wradial a different trigger in Settings → Trigger key.
  4. Are you somewhere no app receives input? The sign-in screen, the lock screen, and the dimmed UAC prompt are not places any app can act, Wradial included. That is Windows working as designed.
  5. Are you in the same Windows session Wradial started in? Wradial only sees the session it is running in. Sign in as a different user, or connect over Remote Desktop to a session it was not started in, and it is simply not there. Start it again from the Start menu inside that session.
  6. Is the trigger still the key you think it is? Settings → Trigger key shows what is bound right now.

"That window is running as Administrator"

You will see this when an action tries to type or click into a window that has more privilege than Wradial does. Windows silently discards the keystrokes in that situation, so Wradial stops and tells you rather than pretending the action worked. Two ways out: run that app normally instead of as administrator, or right-click Wradial and choose Run as administrator so the two match.

The wheel opens, but the slot does nothing

An empty slot does nothing by design. Open Wheels and check that the slot you aimed at actually holds an action. If a multi-step sequence stopped partway, Wradial names the step that failed, and steps that finished in a degraded way (for example, the clipboard was busy) leave a warning behind rather than failing silently.

CapsLock got stuck on

It should not, and this is rare: Wradial suppresses the keypress and puts the toggle back the way it found it. If it ever does drift, pressing CapsLock once clears it. If it happens more than once, send us a report from the tray menu; the log records when the restore did not settle.

Where my wheels and settings live

In %LocalAppData%\Wradial\, alongside the app's log. Uninstalling Wradial does not delete them, so reinstalling brings your wheels back. To keep a copy of your own, use Settings → Export wheels, which writes every wheel to a JSON file; Import wheels reads that file back, or a single .wheel file someone shared with you.

Updating

Wradial checks for new versions on its own and downloads them quietly in the background. When one is ready it offers to restart into it; you can also right-click the tray icon and choose Check for updates at any time. Updates never touch your wheels.

Free and Pro

The Free version gives you one wheel with every action type included. Pro removes the wheel limit, and it is not on sale yet. Beta invites include a Pro key, and they are free for the asking: ask for one here.

Contact

Email support@wradial.com. A real person reads it, and we aim to reply within five business days.

Reporting a bug from inside the app is faster and tells us more: right-click the tray icon and choose Share feedback. That attaches your Wradial and Windows version, a summary of your setup, and recent log lines. It never includes your clipboard, your window titles, your keystrokes, or the contents of your actions. The privacy policy spells out exactly what is in a report.

Missing something? Request a feature. Questions about your data go to privacy@wradial.com.