r/AutoHotkey

I'm trying to change wasd hotkeys to arrowkeys whenever I open roblox using this code, but it doesn't work. Idk how to code, I just copy pasted it

#HotIf WinActive('ahk_exe Roblox.exe')
w::Up
a::Down
s::Right
d::Left
#HotIf

I wrote a script to remap the Copilot key (which sends F23) to launch an app. The hotkey was #+F23::, so it used Win+Shift+F23 as the trigger. While the script was running the Win key stopped working entirely — pressing it did nothing.

I assumed closing the script would fix it, but it didn't. Rebooted, still broken. The Win key doesn't register on online key testers like key-test.it. Checked the registry at HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout and there's no Scancode Map entry.

The interesting part: when the script is not running, the Copilot key now opens the Windows Search panel instead of its default Copilot behavior — suggesting Windows is somehow treating the Copilot key as a Win key input rather than the Copilot key.

I tried changing the hotkey to F23:: (removing the Win modifier) but that didn't bring the Win key back, which also suggests the issue existed before that change.

Anyone seen this before? Is using # as a modifier known to cause this? Looking for a way to restore the Win key short of reinstalling Windows.

#+F23::
{
    if WinExist("ahk_exe dtSearchw.exe")
    {
        WinActivate
    }
    else
    {
        Run '"C:\Program Files (x86)\dtSearch\bin\dtSearchw.exe"'
        WinWait "ahk_exe dtSearchw.exe"
        WinActivate
    }
}

PD: I may have done some regedit shenanigans under the influence of AI (big noob here) so take that into account.

my script is literally just 1 line long

PgDn::Enter

what the hell am i doing wrong

I'm trying to setup a macro so that in a racing game I can hold down the "gas" key while I periodically input a direction key. The "auto clicker" I figured out pretty quickly myself but holding down a key press is proving to be difficult for me to do. Testing in notepad is resulting in a single key press instead of my expected hold down function

i need an Auto hotkey script to auto farm npcs in minecraft server

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for a lightweight AutoHotkey v1 (or v2) script that lets me control my screen brightness using keyboard shortcuts, but with a catch: I want it to display a clean, modern Windows 11 style OSD flyout.

I guess Microsoft changed the way the native flyouts work in recent Windows 11 updates, making it tough to hook into the default system overlay. Because of that, a standalone overlay rendered directly through the script would be perfect.

Does anyone have a working AHK script that pulls this off? Any help or links to existing scripts would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

I mapped capslock to hyperkey and everything was working fine until I clicked caps+d which opened up onedrive for some reason. How do I get it to stop working as the office key?

This is my script:

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

Hyper(key) {
    Send("{RCtrl down}{RShift down}{RAlt down}{RWin down}" key "{Blind}{vk07}{RWin up}{RAlt up}{RShift up}{RCtrl up}")
}

CapsLock::Send("{Esc}")

CapsLock & a::Hyper("a")
CapsLock & b::Hyper("b")
CapsLock & c::Hyper("c")
CapsLock & d::Hyper("d")
CapsLock & e::Hyper("e")
CapsLock & f::Hyper("f")
CapsLock & g::Hyper("g")
CapsLock & h::Hyper("h")
CapsLock & i::Hyper("i")
CapsLock & j::Hyper("j")
CapsLock & k::Hyper("k")
CapsLock & l::Hyper("l")
CapsLock & m::Hyper("m")
CapsLock & n::Hyper("n")
CapsLock & o::Hyper("o")
CapsLock & p::Hyper("p")
CapsLock & q::Hyper("q")
CapsLock & r::Hyper("r")
CapsLock & s::Hyper("s")
CapsLock & t::Hyper("t")
CapsLock & u::Hyper("u")
CapsLock & v::Hyper("v")
CapsLock & w::Hyper("w")
CapsLock & x::Hyper("x")
CapsLock & y::Hyper("y")
CapsLock & z::Hyper("z")

+CapsLock::CapsLock

Hi again... would it be possible after creating, then compiling a script, adding a shortcut to it on my Win11 taskbar... to add entries to its context menu? Or make right/ middle-clicking on the icon do different things?

I'm a student and kept having to screenshot my lecture slides, open ChatGPT, paste them in just to copy the text. Got annoying so I made this.

Press Ctrl+Shift+T, drag over whatever, text is on your clipboard. Works on slides, PDFs, images, anything rendered on screen. Runs fully locally :)

One-line setup: .\setup.ps1
https://github.com/Hokondrak/snip-transcribe.git

Might be useful if you're in the same situation.

This is my script. Everytime i restart my script no longer works and I have to adjust the targets. I am using two screens. Is there anyone who can help?

CoordMode, Mouse, Client

Numpad0::

{

`send, {F1}`

	`targetX := 1830`

	`targetY := 870`

`mouseMove targetX, targetY, 0`

`click` 

return

}

Mbutton::

{

`send, {F1}`

	`targetX := 1830`

	`targetY := 870`

`mouseMove targetX, targetY, 0`

`click` 

return

}

Hello there,

since I use the Windows StartMenu basically just as programm quicklauncher. Like this
Me typing:
{Win Key} Pai ... (waiting for Paint.exe to be suggested) ... {enter}

I want to switch to Microsofts PowerToys Command Pallete
(I would add a screenshot here, but the sub wont allow it :/ )

Which is a quick launcher.

The problem I'm having is how I can implement this with AHK.

PowerToys won't allow just #
So I was thinking along the lines of
LWin Up::Send "#+{F21}"

But that will overlap with existing Hotkeys that already exist prebaked in Windows like #+s for Screenshot Tool

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The only thing I can think of is rewriting all Windows Hotkeys into AHK, so I can then manage it all via AHK. Any suggestions?

I want sticky keys enabled but only for Ctrl and Shift keys, not the Windows key. Can this be achieved through AHK?

I've been going through this reddit and looking at videos online and following all of the tips and AutoHotKey just wont run on start up.

I've got a folder in C: Scripts with all of my AHK file. I make a shortcut and then place the shorcut in Shell:Startup and then I restart and it just doesn't run.

How can I make it where my AHKs all run on Start up? Am I missing a step?

Quite often here lately, I’ve seen people post a script or ask for help, and they’re using AHK v1.

AHKv2 has been the stable release for a while now. The syntax is cleaner, it’s more consistent, and it’s clearly the future of the language. It’s quite a bit better.

Why would you choose to learn the older version from scratch (especially given the brain-melting syntax, as u/Keeyra_ put it)? For me, I’ll admit that I’m locked in to v1 for my work, so there’s that. But I’ve switched to v2 for everything else.

Is it outdated tutorials? Misleading search results pointing to old docs? Path dependency? Locked in for some reason? Genuinely curious what’s driving this.

I tried so many different scripts, and I'm getting disappointed every time. Let alone the larger projects, I can't even get these small scripts to work...

Problem 1: I want to pause the video in VLC after 5 seconds:

HotIfWinActive "ahk_class Qt5QWindowIcon" 
^SPACE:: 
Sleep 5000 
Send "SPACE"

getting this error message: "HotIfWinActive "ahk_class Qt5QWindowIcon", this line does not contain a recognise action.

Problem 2: this hotkey stays activated even when I am not using the specified apps

HotIfWinActive "ahk_class Chrome_WidgetWin_1"
HotIfWinActive "ahk_class Qt691QWindowIcon"

XButton1::Backspace 

Thank you in advance for you help, I am out of my wits.

I created a simple accessibility script that grants you mouse usina any keyboard's keypad, I used it in Live Gameplay, you can find it in my youtube channel linked in my profile. The script is on github open-source for non profit use.

(Script in comments)

I'm not a programmer, but I like shortcuts more than I probably should. My friend GPT helped me with all the commands and I organized them into a pocket-sized toolkit.

I use a laptop without a mouse most of the time, so these little shortcuts make my life a little less lifeless.

; Is there any point in sharing this with the experts?...