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How to add media key buttons adding customizable shortcuts on a standard keyboard (working example attached).
Not all keyboards have media keys but you can fix this issue adding a global shortcut for your Windows system:
Download and install AutoHotkey Download the  and extract on your Desktop Double click to add the media shortcut to your systray: the shortcut are added Open your media player and Tracks AltGr+Right arrow: Next AltGr+Alt+Down arrow: Play / Pause AltGr+Alt+Left: Previous Volume AltGr+Shift+Right: Volume Up AltGr+Shift+Down: Mute AltGr+Shift+Left: Volume Down AltGr+Shift+F1: open this howto with the default browser Alternatively you can use Ctrl+Alt in place of AltGr
Download and install AutoHotkey
Remember to launch the script each time you start the system or to add on automatic execution on start. To do so, Start \> Run paste the following:
%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
And then Enter. In the opened folder Right Click \> New \> Shortcut and paste:
%UserProfile%\Desktop\media_keys_shortcut.ahk
And Next to add the shortcut every time you login.
Download media_keys_shortcut
MD5: 5595F1686DE184A817A0261297003415
You can also read the file as a simple text file with your file editor to add new shortcuts.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20170103000000*/http://superuser.com/a/279000