Should I remove AutoHotkey?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,223
United States Rank #3,504
Reach 0.1265%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.50 days
339.21 days >
Average installed length: 178.23 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.48.05 |
100.00% |
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AutoHotkey 1.0.48.05
from Chris Mallett
What is AutoHotkey? (from Chris Mallett)
Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder. Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey. Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Con... Read more
Overview
AutoHotkey 1.0.48.05 is a program developed by Chris Mallett. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The programs's main executable is autohotkey.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 1.98 MB of memory. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. The software installer includes 16 files and is usually about 2.49 MB (2,612,482 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 56% of users of AutoHotkey come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.autohotkey.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\autohotkey
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 2.49 MB
Files installed by AutoHotkey 1.0.48.05
| Program executable: | autohotkey.exe |
| Name: | AutoHotkey |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\autohotkey\autohotkey.exe |
| MD5: | d960f13a44d3bd8f262df625f5705a63 |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
Additional files:
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AutoHotkeyA32.exe - AutoHotkey (AutoHotkey ANSI 32-bit)
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AutoHotkeyU32.exe - AutoHotkey Unicode 32-bit
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AutoHotkeyU64.exe - AutoHotkey Unicode 64-bit
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AU3_Spy.exe (by DaloozaSoft) - AU3_Spy (AutoIt3 Window Info Spy)
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- AutoHotkey.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7B50AA9B-3870-4097-A780-7382BD8C0A8C}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- AutoHotkey.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Start AutoHotKeys.
Startup File (User Run)
- AutoHotkey.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AutoHotkey.exe' and executes as C:\Utilities\Hotkey\AutoHotkey.exe C:\docs\AutoHotkey.ahk.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- AutoHotkey.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'AutoHotkey' which loads as "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe".
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| autohotkey.exe |
| Memory: | 1.98 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0020020080% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00095957% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00104243% | |
| Switches/sec: | 113 | |
How do I remove AutoHotkey?
You can uninstall AutoHotkey from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program AutoHotkey 1.0.48.05, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove AutoHotkey.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.25% |
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| Windows 10 |
31.01% |
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| Windows XP |
3.89% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.81% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.51% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.27% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.48% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.33% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.83% |
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Geography
55.92% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
55.92% |
| United Kingdom |
4.72% |
| Germany |
4.50% |
| Canada |
4.41% |
| Australia |
2.50% |
| France |
2.13% |
| Netherlands |
1.97% |
| Sweden |
1.56% |
| Italy |
1.03% |
| Finland |
0.94% |
| India |
0.94% |
| DK |
0.91% |
| Spain |
0.88% |
| Belgium |
0.84% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
23.32% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
22.73% |
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| ASUS |
14.47% |
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| Acer |
11.92% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.87% |
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| Lenovo |
4.68% |
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| Toshiba |
3.00% |
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| Samsung |
2.63% |
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| Alienware |
2.19% |
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| Intel |
1.75% |
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| MSI |
1.54% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.73% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
10.86% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.99% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.62% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.25% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
1.87% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
1.87% |
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