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Boss Key Autohotkey Script - Minimize or Lock Windows with one click on tray icon
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;Allow only one instance to run
#SingleInstance force
#Persistent
;Set tray tip and tray menu
Menu, MySubmenu, Add, Minimize Windows, setDefaultAction
Menu, MySubmenu, Add, Lock Workstation, setDefaultAction
Menu, Tray, NoStandard
Menu, Tray, Tip, Windows Key.
Menu, Tray, Add, Execute, launchDefault
Menu, Tray, Add ;draw a line
Menu, Tray, Add, Set Default Action, :MySubmenu
Menu, Tray, Add, Run on Startup`?, startUpReg
Menu, Tray, Add, Exit, exitMe
Menu, Tray, Default, Execute
Menu, Tray, Click, 1
defaultBossAction := 0
; set default boss key action
RegRead, setDefault, HKCU, SOFTWARE\BossKey, defaultAction
if (ErrorLevel <> 1) {
if (setDefault = "boss") {
RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKCU, SOFTWARE\BossKey, defaultAction, boss
Menu, MySubmenu, Check, Minimize Windows
Menu, MySubmenu, UnCheck, Lock Workstation
defaultBossAction := 0
}
else if (setDefault = "lock") {
RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKCU, SOFTWARE\BossKey, defaultAction, lock
Menu, MySubmenu, UnCheck, Minimize Windows
Menu, MySubmenu, Check, Lock Workstation
defaultBossAction := 1
}
}
else{
RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKCU, SOFTWARE\BossKey, defaultAction, boss
Menu, MySubmenu, Check, Minimize Windows
Menu, MySubmenu, UnCheck, Lock Workstation
}
; check menu status of start up option
RegRead, startUp, HKCU, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, BossKey
if (ErrorLevel <> 1) {
Menu, Tray, Check, Run on Startup`?
}
return
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;set registry key to run at startup
startUpReg:
RegRead, startUp, HKCU, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, BossKey
if ErrorLevel {
RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKCU, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, BossKey, %A_ScriptFullPath%
Menu, Tray, Check, %A_ThisMenuItem%
}
else{
RegDelete, HKCU, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, BossKey
if errorlevel {
reload
}
Menu, Tray, Uncheck, %A_ThisMenuItem%
}
setDefaultAction:
intent = %A_ThisMenuItem%
if(intent = "Minimize Windows"){
RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKCU, SOFTWARE\BossKey, defaultAction, boss
Menu, MySubmenu, Check, Minimize Windows
Menu, MySubmenu, UnCheck, Lock Workstation
defaultBossAction := 0
}
else if(intent = "Lock Workstation"){
RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKCU, SOFTWARE\BossKey, defaultAction, lock
Menu, MySubmenu, UnCheck, Minimize Windows
Menu, MySubmenu, Check, Lock Workstation
defaultBossAction := 1
}
return
launchDefault:
if(defaultBossAction = 1){
DllCall("LockWorkStation")
return
}
else{
send, #d
return
}
exitMe:
sayBye()
return
sayBye(){
ExitApp
}
ExitApp
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