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Browser Keyboard shortcuts not working
I recently switched to a PC ( from a laptop). I use keyboard shortcuts extensively for Chrome (and other browsers), but they're not working on the PC.
Specifically, Ctrl+T for new tab and Ctrl+Tab
for ...
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How to create or is there a shortcut to mute the sound of the current window/program?
What I want to do is mute the sound of the current program/window in Windows.
How I would normally go about this, is RMB on Sound Icon in taskbar (or through Control Panel -> Sound) -> Open ...
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Few shortcuts and start button become unresponsive for a few seconds after startup
Right after Windows (8.1) starts, I'm able to open folders using the shortcuts I set up in an AHK script, for two to three seconds.
But then, few keys become unresponsive:
the start button
the ...
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Shift+Ctrl+Tab not working in chrome with mapped Caps Lock key in Windows using SharpKeys
As suggested by this post, I used SharpKeys to map my Caps Lock key to Ctrl. A weird problem is that while other functions using this Caps Lock key as Ctrl works fine(like Caps Lock+Tab works fine in ...
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How can I make a hotkey to play/pause music?
I used to have a laptop that had a function hotkey to play/pause music when you had a music player (iTunes, mediamonkey). I have a new laptop now, but it doesn't have that hotkey anymore. How can I ...
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My AHK script keeps saying invalid hotkey
I'm trying to set up my function keys to adjust volume (like it did on my laptop), but I can't seem to get it to work. It just keeps saying invalid hotkey on line F5. Here's my code:
#NoEnv ; ...
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ALT + ESC I want to improve upon its functionality
Pressing ALT+TAB is very helping in navigating among open windows in the desktop of my windows 8.1 PC.
NOTE 1: The menu that appears gives one the ability to navigate not only between open desktop ...
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How to change default browser to custom program/script (http-association) in Windows 8.1?
How do I change the default browser in Windows 8.1 to a custom program or script?
I would like to change the association of the http-protocol to an AutoHotKey-Script (AHK), which opens the right ...
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ahk WinMove not working in a faster machine
is it possible that in a faster machine AHK WinMove feature does not working and needs something else?
I'm positive that the same script works in other slower computers, that means arrange my screens ...
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How to lock screen from command line in Windows 8.1
The following command is mentioned around other places:
rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
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C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
but I couldn't make the command work ...
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AutoHotkey: Bind one key to two modifier keys
My issue is deceivingly simple.
I have this combination in my .ahk file:
Capslock::Shift
This works. If I hold down Capslock, it doesn't activate, but it does whatever Shift has to do, which is ...
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Is there any downside to using the 64-bit version, assuming I never distribute my compiled scripts to 32-bit computers?
I'm installing AutoHotKey. I am at this screen:
I am running windows 8.1 x64. I'm a bit confused about the description under Unicode 64-bit
Faster, but compiled scripts won't run on 32-bit systems
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Autohotkey + Windows 8.1 + WInKey shortcuts --> Causes the Start Screen to pop up
I have a AHK script with many shortcuts that I have been using for years now.
Most of them are based on the winkey, for example:
; visual studio
visualStudio = ahk_class wndclass_desked_gsk|Afx:...
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Windows 8 not running autohotkey script on startup
I am running Windows 8.1 Pro (RTM) 64bit and made a shortcut to a autohotkey script in shell:startup. (Alt-drag and dropped the script into there to create a shortcut)
Autohotkey is set to run as ...
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