AnyDesk Startup

RickC · 01 Jun 2021

donnje said:

P:S: With Autohotkey I read that it is possible to remap the keyboard, I currently to lower the volume I have to press FN + F2 to raise it FN + F3 and to turn it off FN + F4, can these keys be remap?

Yes, the remapping of volume control keys should be possible... but the use of Fn keys is a low-level hook that AutoHotkey can sometimes have trouble with (as it's really something that the device manufacturer controls by use of proprietary hardware drivers).

Instead, use something like AutoHotkey's SoundSet command. Probably even easier is to just 'send' volume commands, e.g.

Code:

Send {Volume_Up}
Send (Volume_Down)
Send (Volume_Mute)

To get the most out of AutoHotkey, the AutoHotkey documentation is a veritable mine of useful information, as is its Ask For Help forum.

Hope this helps...

donnje · 01 Jun 2021

Thanks for your many information, AutoHotkey must always be started for the script to work and so do I have to put it in the automatic startup runs?

das10 · 01 Jun 2021

With this particular .ahk script, as long as Autohotkey is properly installed, it will be started (and closed) by itself from the Startup folder for a couple of seconds, so it does not already need to be running at startup - you only need a Shortcut to the script in your Startup folder.

RickC · 01 Jun 2021

donnje said:

Thanks for your many information, AutoHotkey must always be started for the script to work and so do I have to put it in the automatic startup runs?

No. All you need to do is call the AHK script itself.

The .ahk file extension is associated with AutoHotkey during installation so the script itself will (should) call the AutoHotkey script processor.

Having said that, I have known on occasion that it hasn't worked as expected so has had to be forced... by compiling the AHK script into an executable. (The resultant executable actually contains a copy of the AutoHotkey script processor.)

My own daily driver laptop just has a 'startup folder' shortcut to my 'always available' AHK script that manages my own many keyboard remappings and hotkey replacements.

As an example, using @@ replaces these 2 sequential characters immediately with my immensely long email address.

Code:

:*:@@::moi@incredibly_long_email_address_that_I_did_NOT_realise_the_implications_when_I_created_it.com

As another example, I have arthritis and bad shoulders so it hurts to keep extending my arm to hit the 'Delete' key, so I don't... not any more.

Instead, I re-mapped my mouse so a click on it's scrollwheel does 'delete' instead.

Code:

MButton::SendInput {Delete}

Did I forget about calling up Microsoft's winver using just Win key+w together?:

Code:

#w::Run, C:\Windows\System32\winver.exe

(Admittedly, I created a more informative winver using AutoHotkey, cutting out all the nonsense and sticking to the details that is needed.)

You'll see my AHK script's icon on any screenshot I post that includes the Notification Area. I may not be very good at AHK scripting but I think AutoHotkey is the best thing ever for Windows users. IMHO it should be installed on all default installs. It's even better than 'sliced bread'.

Hope this helps...