autohotkey

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Simply add a shortcut of your script in the Windows ‘Startup’ folder. Three ways to get there: 1– In Windows Explorer, go to %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (for current user startup list) or %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (for every user startup list) or 2– Open Windows’ Run application (Windows + r) write shell:startup (current user) or shell:common startup (every … Read more

Add an emergency exit hotkey The most reliable method of ending an active script is to pre-emptively include an emergency ExitApp hotkey. A common practice is to place the following at the bottom of any script. Esc::ExitApp ; Exit script with Escape key You can also set hotkeys to pause, suspend, or reload your script. … Read more