RegisterHotKey() not detecting keypress

Question

So, I am trying to write a program that detects when the keycombination Control + C is pressed, I have read that the best way to do this is to use RegisterHotKey(). I have never used this before though so I am a little confused since my code isnt working. This is the solution I found online but it doesn't work. I have looked at the documentation but that hasn't helped either. this is my code:

AutoClicker::AutoClicker()
{
    clicker = std::thread(&AutoClicker::Clicker, this);
    enum {KEY_C = 1};
    RegisterHotKey(0, KEY_C, MOD_CONTROL, 0x5A);
    MSG msg;
    while (GetMessage(&msg, 0, 0, 0)) {
        PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
        switch (msg.message)
        {
        case WM_HOTKEY:
            if (msg.wParam == KEY_C)
            {
                printf("1 Pressed");
            }
        }
    }
}