Taskbar Quick Close

taskbar-quick-close.ahk

; Taskbar Quick Close
; Quick closing windows from the taskbar with Middle-click.
; Ctrl + Middle-click for original action (new window)

#If ShouldActivateMButton()
  ; Control + Middle-click does the middle-click action (new window)
  ^MButton::MButton
  ; Middle-click to close, for quicker one-handed use
  MButton::
    MouseClick, Right
    Sleep, 200
    Send, {Tab}{End}
    Send, {Enter}
  Return
#If

ShouldActivateMButton() {
  MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos, , ControlUnderMouse
  return ControlUnderMouse = "MSTaskListWClass1"
}