How to package an AHK script as an EXE on Windows 10

Go to AutoHotKey in the Apps' list, and select Convert . ahk to .exe. In the window that opens, click 'Browse' next to the 'Source (script file)' field. Click 'Browse' next to the 'Destination (.exe file)' and enter a name for the EXE file.

1. How do I convert AHK to exe?
2. How do I run an AHK script in Windows?
3. How do I create an AutoHotkey script in Windows 10?
4. How do I make a Windows file executable?
5. How do you compile a script?
6. Is AutoHotkey safe?
7. How do I run AHK script on startup?
8. What is Startup script?
9. How do I run an AHK file?
10. How do I create a hotkey?
11. How do you write a macro script?
12. Is AutoHotkey a virus?

How do I convert AHK to exe?

Right-click: Within an open Explorer window, you can right-click any . ahk file and select "Compile Script" (only available if the script compiler option was chosen when AutoHotkey was installed). This creates an EXE file of the same base filename as the script, which appears after a short time in the same directory.

How do I run an AHK script in Windows?

Run a Script

1. Double-click a script file (or shortcut to a script file) in Explorer.
2. Call AutoHotkey.exe on the command line and pass the script's filename as a command-line parameter.
3. After creating the default script, launch AutoHotkey via the shortcut in the Start menu to run it.

How do I create an AutoHotkey script in Windows 10?

b. How to create a script

1. Right-Click on your desktop.
2. Find "New" in the menu.
3. Click "AutoHotkey Script" inside the "New" menu.
4. Give the script a new name. ...
5. Find the newly created file on your desktop and right-click it.
6. Click "Edit Script".
7. A window should have popped up, probably Notepad. ...
8. Save the File.

How do I make a Windows file executable?

To create an executable file from the source file

1. Open a Command Prompt window, and browse to the location of your source file.
2. At the command prompt, type csc <source file name> , and then press ENTER.

How do you compile a script?

After you have created a new script or function, you can choose the Compile option from the File menu or press CTRL+S to save and compile your script file. This action causes the script compiler to examine each of the scripts and functions contained in the script file.

Is AutoHotkey safe?

Autohotkey SCRIPTS should be treated just like EXE files. Be careful and cautious running any that you get from an untrusted source. The program itself is perfectly safe, and highly recommended. Just be careful using it to run other people's scripts, especially if you don't understand what they are doing.

How do I run AHK script on startup?

The easiest is to place a shortcut to the script in the Startup folder: Find the script file, select it, and press Ctrl + C . Press Win + R to open the Run dialog, then enter shell:startup and click OK or Enter .

What is Startup script?

A local startup script is a script that is located on your local computer. To use a local startup script, pass a local startup script file to the instance or provide the contents of a startup script directly to the metadata server. ... If your startup script exceeds this limit, you cannot load it locally.

How do I run an AHK file?

Just copy one into a text editor, save it with the . AHK file extension, and then open it on a computer that's running AutoHotkey. They'll run in the background (you won't "see" them open) and work instantly when the corresponding keys are triggered.

How do I create a hotkey?

Set keyboard shortcuts

1. Open the Activities overview and start typing Settings.
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click Keyboard Shortcuts in the sidebar to open the panel.
4. Click the row for the desired action. The Set shortcut window will be shown.
5. Hold down the desired key combination, or press Backspace to reset, or press Esc to cancel.

How do you write a macro script?

How Do I Create a Microsoft Excel Script?

1. Select Options.
2. Click Customize Ribbon and tick the Developer check-box.
3. Click OK.
4. Click the Developer tab in the Ribbon menu.
5. Click Macro Security.
6. Select the Enable all macros (not recommended; potentially dangerous code can run) radio button and click OK. ...
7. Click Record Macro from the Developer tab.

Is AutoHotkey a virus?

Autohotkey is a scripting language. You can't classify it as malware because someone might write malware with it. Otherwise Python, C#, Java are also malware.