Posts tagged autohotkey

Turn Off Monitor When You Lock Windows with Autohotkey

I had been using RedmondPies Turn Off LCD utility in a batch file to turn off my laptops LCD display *and* lock Windows for quite sometime. But it was still a lotta work to run the batch file every time I wanted to lock windows. So I went ahead and wrote this tiny Autohotkey script [...]

Create a Shortcut to Hide Desktop Icons with Autohotkey

Here is a very tiny Autohotkey script that can be used to conveniently hide/show desktop icons in one click. Autohotkey script to hide/show desktop icons Download and install Autohotkey. Download the Autohotkey Hide Desktop Icons script archive. Extract the contents anywhere. Right-click on HideIcons.ahk and choose Open With > Choose default program. Browse to AutoHotkey.exe [...]

How to use an AHK Autohotkey script

In the past I have written Autohotkey scripts to Split Fn Key behaviour in Dell Studio 1555 and a Virtual Numpad for laptops that come without one. Here is a short tutorial on how exactly you use a .ahk extension file that is, an Autohotkey script. What is Autohotkey? Autohotkey is a free and open [...]