Update startup info for Windows 10

[MakotoE]

(In section "How do I put my hotkeys and hotstrings into effect automatically every time I start my PC?")
The current instructions do not work for Windows 10. These new instructions also work for earlier versions.

[Lexikos]

The old instructions worked on Windows XP. These do not. That's fine.

There are easier ways than what you describe:

• Run %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup to open the folder.
• Use FileCreateShortcut %A_ScriptFullPath%, %A_Startup%\%A_ScriptName%.lnk to add the current script to startup. A_Startup should always return the correct location, even on Windows XP and older.

[MakotoE]

I agree that "Run %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup to open the folder." is easier than what I had said, and should be step 2. However, I am not sure about using FileCreateShortcut, since that would involve adding the line into your script and removing it afterwards (or so I presume, I'm not too familiar with AHK yet). Creating the shortcut yourself seems straightforward.

Also does %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup work for Windows XP? If not an additional sentence might be necessary to say this for Windows XP users.

[Lexikos]

Adding a line to a script is an easy thing for an AutoHotkey user to do. One must learn to do this before adding the script to startup becomes useful. Using the variable A_Startup eliminates any concern about OS version or where the folder may be located. It is not necessary to remove FileCreateShortcut after the shortcut is created; only if/when the user wants to run the script without it being added to startup. Another option is to copy the desired script to the clipboard and run FileCreateShortcut %Clipboard%, %A_Startup%\My AutoHotkey script.lnk.

The Start Menu folder is directly under the user's profile folder on XP and older. The original instructions are still the easiest for those versions. Note that "Explore All Users" vs. "Explore" will lead the user to add the script to startup for all users.

Personally, I would never have documented this procedure in the first place. How to add anything to startup is basic power-user/sys-admin knowledge, and instructions can easily be found on various websites with a little searching.

[MakotoE]

I understand, I do think the instructions are vital to the FAQ as I came across the FAQ looking on Google for how to make an AHK script load on login.

I suggest these changes: either move the current instructions (in the main fork) to a sub-section, or remove completely, and add instructions that uses FileCreateShortcut %A_ScriptFullPath%, %A_Startup%\%A_ScriptName%.lnk.