How to build AHK scripts automatically on startup?

Solution 1:

Simply add a shortcut (don't need to be the actual file) of your script in the Windows 'Startup' folder.

Three ways to get there:

1- In Windows Explorer, go to %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

or

2- Start > Programs > Startup

or

3- Open Windows' Run application (Windows + r) write shell:startup in the edit field and click on the 'ok' button.

ps: Win10 blocks scripts in startup with AHK running as admin... read the comments of this post for extra info.

Solution 2:

Run at startup in Windows 10:

1. Compile the script to *.exe
2. Put the shortcut of that exe in startup folder "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
3. That's all. Do NOT set it to run as admin. Programs in Win10 don't run at startup which are marked as run as admin.

Run Script as admin at Startup in Windows 10:

1. Go to ahk script and mark it run as admin.
2. Create the VBScript using a text editor

'put it in startup folder to run the mentioned ahk script at startup
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell" )    
WshShell.Run """C:\Users\jerry\Downloads\scripts\some_script.ahk""", 0 'Must quote command if it has spaces; must escape quotes   
Set WshShell = Nothing

Replace C:\Users\jerry\Downloads\scripts\some_script.ahk with the path to your script with extension and save it as .vbs.

3. Place this .vbs script at startup folder %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

PS: My fav AHK scripts: https://gourav.io/blog/autohotkey-scripts-windows