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What are these Windows filename transformations?
i use Windows 7 x64.
If i right-click on folder called C:\Longer than (3) and click "Send to" and send it to an .ahk file that simply shows the arguments it received, it shows C:\LONGER~3.
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Keyboard shortcut for 7z "Add to archive..."
I want to create a keyboard shortcut for the Right click > Add to archive... feature of 7z, in the Windows File Explorer.
This nearly works with AutoHotkey:
#z::
SendInput {AppsKey}a{Enter}
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AutoHotkey script stopped working after I downgraded to windows 7 from windows 10
An AutoHotkey script stopped working adter I downgraded to Windows 7 from Windows 10:
Script is started via shortcut Ctrl+Shift+L
Monitor wakes via ESC only, but doen't wake if I uncomment DllCall(&...
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Keyboard shortcut and right-click-menu item to ZIP all selected files/folders (with or without password)
I'd like to be able to ZIP all selected files/folders in one keyboard shortcut. How to enable this feature in Windows 7?
Currently these are the options:
Right-click > 7-Zip > Add to temp.zip
Right-...
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AutoHotKey: How do I set the starting value of the current loop iteration?
I've made a basic AHK script that adds unique metadata to each file on a system I use every day. The idea is to add _01 to the first file followed by _02 to the second file and going up forever until ...
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Create a text file with a keyboard shortcut in Windows Explorer
I'm using the solution from How to create a new text document (TXT) file by a Hotkey? since a few years, with Autohotkey, and it allows to create a new text file anywhere in the Windows explorer with ...
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Detect WIN+PRINTSCREEN but not PRINTSCREEN
I have:
Screeshoter freeware that detects PRINTSCREEN and does a screenshot
Autohotkey that calls WindowsSnippingTool with WIN+PRINTSCREEN:
#PrintScreen::
Run, "C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-...
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How to let an Auto-Hotkey Script survive desktop-locking?
I got an Auto-Hotkey script
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn ; Recommended for catching common errors.
SendMode Event ; Input worked ...
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Disable ALT Functionality after an Application starts using AutoHotKey
I was looking for a way to disable the alt functionality that prepares a mnemonic-capable menu to be used with the keyboard, waiting for a letter to be pressed but, apparently, this isn't possible by ...
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Mimic right-click-key found on T420 keyboard
Background
I used to have an old Thinkpad (T420?). The keyboard had a right click key on the keyboard, shown below.
It was pretty convenient. I could open a folder, scroll down through the files in ...
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Autohotkey script to launch program on internet reconnection
I'm trying to code a script that monitors the internet, and if it disconnects to run chrome.exe on reconnection.
Here is what I have so far;
UrlDownloadToVar(URL) {
ComObjError(false)
WebRequest := ...
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CTRL+ENTER on a file in Windows 7 Explorer [duplicate]
The .py files are associated to SublimeText on my Windows 7. Thus, when hitting ENTER when the cursor/selection is on a .py file in the Explorer, SublimeText opens it. I want to keep this.
How to ...
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Windows 7: Task Scheduler/Engine reduces the Working Set/memory of applications, is there anyway to stop this?
I've been trying to auto-start some Auto-HotKey scripts using the Task Scheduler since it allows the scripts to run with admin privileges without a UAC prompt.
Usually, the scripts fail after several ...
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How to remap Tab as Win key in AutoHotKey so it has two functions Tab and Win modifier?
I would like to remap Tab key in such a way that:
On Tab key down it BEHAVES AS WINDOWS(SUPER) KEY waits for extra key like ex: m or t and perform some action like maxize window(ex: WIN+m, WIN+t). It ...
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How can I pin AutoHotkey to the Window 7 taskbar?
I want to pin a shortcut for AutoHotkey to the Windows 7 taskbar. However, dragging AutoHotkey.exe to the taskbar doesn't work as expected.
On my previous computer I was able to pin AutoHotkey to the ...
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