Keyboard shortcuts for media control in Windows 10 using AutoHotkey

autohotkey-media-control.ahk

^!Space::Media_Play_Pause   ;"Ctrl + Alt + Space" to play/pause/resume media
^!Shift::Volume_Mute        ;"Ctrl + Alt + Shift" to toggle mute/unmute
^!Left::Media_Prev          ;"Ctrl + Alt + ⭠"  to play previous clip
^!Right::Media_Next         ;"Ctrl + Alt + ⭢" to play next clip
^!Up::Volume_Up             ;"Ctrl + Alt + ⭡" to increase volume
^!Down::Volume_Down         ;"Ctrl + Alt + ⭣" to reduce volume

AutoHotkey keyboard shortcuts for media control in Windows 10

👉 How to use this script?

1. Download the latest version of AutoHotkey.
2. Copy-and-paste the content of autohotkey-media-control.ahk to create a new script.
3. Double-click on it.
4. Now, you have hotkey control over the media with your keyboard 🚀.

To make your life easier, you can automatically launch AutoHotkey scripts on Windows startup. This can be achieved by the following steps:

1. Create a shortcut for the script autohotkey-media-control.ahk by right-click > Create shortcut
2. Win + R
3. Enter shell:startup
4. Move the shortcut you just created to this folder

👉 AutoHotkey keyboard shortcuts

• Ctrl + Alt + Space : Toggle Pause/Play/Resume
• Ctrl + Alt + ⭡ or ⭣ : Toggle Mute/Unmute
• Ctrl + Alt + ⭢ : Volume Up
• Ctrl + Alt + ⭠ : Volume Down