How to Use AHK Scripts (for Windows 10 & 11)

• Install AutoHotKey
• Add the scripts directory to Startup_Scripts.ahk to run all scripts at once.

To Create the EXE from Script

• Right-click on the .ahk file and compile it normally. For compression, select the GUI mode.

Working Hotkeys

• BRIGHTNESS

  Key	Usage
  F1	Set Current +5 Brightness
  Shift+F1	Set Current -5 Brightness
  Ctrl+PgDn	Push Brightness Extremes Down -10
  Ctrl+PgUp	Push Brightness Extremes Up +10

• BASIC TASKS

  Key	Usage
  Win+Del	Empty Recycle Bin
  Win+C	Run Calculator
  Win+M	Minimize Active Window
  Win+F	Open FireFox
  Win+F8	Bluetooth On/Off
  Win+Shift+A	Open Notification Center
  Win+Shift+E	Open Downloads (Screenshots) Folder
  Win+Alt+C	Run Alarm Clock
  Win+Alt+N	Clear Notification Center
  Alt+X	Open Today Calendar in Checker Plus Extension
  Alt+D	Open ChatGPT
  Alt+Shift+T	This Window Always on Top
  Alt+Ctrl+D	Sort Folder Content by Date
  Alt+Ctrl+E	Enable/Disable File Extension
  Alt+Ctrl+H	Enable/Disable Hidden Files
  Alt+Ctrl+MouseLButton	Move Background Apps
  Ctrl+G	Search the Selected/Clipboard Text
  Ctrl+T+T	Open New Tab (In Browser)
  Ctrl+J+J	Close Downloads Bar (In Browser)
  Ctrl+Y+T	Open YouTube (In Browser)
  Ctrl+Shift+V	Browser to Go to Previous Tab When Taking a Screenshot in Awesome Screen Recorder
  Capslock+Capslock	Double Tap to Activate/Deactivate
  MouseLButton	Double Click Functions (Taskbar Show/Hide)

• HOTKEYHELP

  Key	Usage
  Win+F1	Display Help
  Ctrl+F	Find in Hotkey Help
  Win+Ctrl+F1	Excluded Files, Hotkeys, and Hotstrings
  Win+Alt+Ctrl+F1	Raw Hotkey List
  Win+Alt+F1	Settings

• WINDOW STARTUP SCRIPT

  Key	Usage
  Win+ScrollLock	Suspend All Scripts
  Win+Ctrl+Alt+ScrollLock	Terminate All Scripts
  Win+Ctrl+Alt+R	Reload All Scripts
  Win+Ctrl+Alt+W	Run Window Spy Script

• PERSONAL KEYWORDS

  • It's a key-value pair. Type the key in the text field to get its corresponding value.

    Key	Usage
    ValueOfPie	3.141592653589793238

• FORCE CLOSE PROGRAMS

  • For programs that go to the system tray when closed by pressing the close button

    Key	Usage
    Alt+Ctrl+F4	Close All Programs
    Alt+F4	Close Currently Active Screen

Get Installed Apps List and Run Apps

• Get Installed Apps names (Powershell):

  Get-StartApps | Sort-Object Name | Format-Table -Property Name, AppID

• Open the app in AHK:

  Run, shell:AppsFolder\SamsungNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App

License

MIT LICENSE

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❗❗ Reload the script `Startup_Scripts.ahk` after any edit in ".ahk" file 😄

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