AHK Troubleshooting
Common Problems Opening AHK Files
Missing AutoHotkey
If you attempt to load your AHK file, you experience a message such as "Can't Open AHK Files". Customarily, this means that AutoHotkey is not installed on %%os%%. The typical path of opening your AHK with a double-click won't work because %%os%% cannot make the program connection.
Tip: If you don't have AutoHotkey installed, and you know of another program to open your AHK file, you can try opening it by selecting from the programs listed under "Show Apps".
Incorrect AutoHotkey Version
Your AutoHotkey Script file is incompatible with AutoHotkey because you might have the wrong version installed. Installing the latest version of AutoHotkey from Open Source is recommended. This problem is most common when you have an older version of the software application, and your file was created by a newer version that it cannot recognize.
Tip: Find clues on the correct software version by right-clicking your AHK file and clicking "Properties".
Primarily, problems experienced when opening AHK files are due to having the incorrect version of AutoHotkey installed on your computer.
Other Causes of AHK File Opening Problems
In the majority of cases, installing the right version of AutoHotkey will resolve your issue. There can be external issues inside of %%os%% that are causing these errors when opening AHKs. These issues include:
- Windows Registry AHK file paths that are incorrect
- Unintentional removal of the description of the AHK file inside the Windows Registry
- Invalid installation of a AHK-associated program (eg. AutoHotkey)
- The AHK itself is corrupted
- Past or present virus infection has affected your AHK
- AHK-related hardware has device drivers that obsolete
- Insufficient system resources to successfully open AutoHotkey Script files
Quiz: What file extension was created by Adobe Corporation in 1992?
That's Correct!
The PDF, or Portable Document Format, was first mentioned by Adobe at the Seybold conference in San Jose in 1991. Version 1.0 wasn't announced until the following year at the COMDEX Fall conference where it was awarded ‘best of Comdex’.
Close, but not quite...
The PDF, or Portable Document Format, was first mentioned by Adobe at the Seybold conference in San Jose in 1991. Version 1.0 wasn't announced until the following year at the COMDEX Fall conference where it was awarded ‘best of Comdex’.