Looking for ways to automate the mundane tasks on your Windows computer? Here's a detailed guide on AutoHotkey to help you automate tasks and streamline your workflow.

The How-To Geek continues his quest to make Vista actually convenient for a wider group of people with a few tips on taming AutoHotkey, the Windows scripting language that can automate keyboard ...

Mark Sample explains how to use AutoHotkey on Windows for text expansion, hotkeys, and automated macros.

1. Run AutoHotkey. 2. On any open area of the desktop, right-click and choose New, AutoHotkey script. 3. Enter a name for the script (in this case something like fwiw.ahk) and press Enter. 4.

If you regularly use other scripts that you find useful, feel free to share them in the comments. We’ll be on the lookout for more time-saving ideas to revisit this topic in the future.

Hit the link for the full script, including a downloadable version—and while you're busy tweaking your AutoHotkey scripts, make sure to learn how to enable Ctrl+V for pasting into the command ...

If you want this script to run every time you start Windows, see the FAQ section of the AHK help file. Come back tomorrow for more AutoHotkey goodness!

One of my absolute favorite AHK scripts comes from Lifehacker’s Adam Pash, whose aptly named Better Paste automatically strips the formatting from text copied to the Clipboard.