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How-to: Create a Silent Installer with AutoHotkey and Publish it on Chocolatey

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Supposed there is a portable Windows application without an installer and uninstaller, how to create them back? In today's post, we will explore one way to build a  Setup.exe  using AutoHotkey (AHK), with additional compression of 7-Zip applied to the  Setup.exe  and remaining files of the portable application for maximum compression, and then wrap it with an outer unattended installer, turning a portable application into an installable one while being suitable also for silent deployment. The application example, i.e. the application for which a setup is created is  AeroZoom . While some terminologies are specific to AeroZoom, the general concepts should apply to other software. // ⭐1️⃣ to be built: outer unattended installer written in AHK AeroZoom_Unattended_Installer.exe │ │ // 2️⃣ to be built: 7-Zip self-extracting archive │ └───AeroZoom_7-Zip_SFX.exe │ ├───AeroZoom // portable app example │ ...

AeroZoom Turns Windows Magnifier into a Presentation Mouse

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For a more updated AeroZoom article, please refer to this rewritten introductory article of AeroZoom instead. AeroZoom, poor man's presentation mouse AeroZoom panel, called by mouse AeroZoom is an AutoHotKey program that enhances upon the Magnifier in Windows to turn any mouse into a presentation mouse, where zooming in/out and moving around becomes a breeze without a keyboard. Note: This article only covers the original AeroZoom version 1. List of Features Binding keyboard controls commonly used in a presentation to mouse buttons and 'AeroZoom panel' buttons (on the right). Zooming in/out or reset any time without a keyboard; handle more operations with one hand. AeroZoom panel is made of large buttons designed to quickly toggle sub-magnifier settings (It only needs 1 click while Magnifier needs 3 for those settings.) or to add more functionalities. Upon calling by mouse buttons, it pops up where the cursor is, witho...