Windows 10: How to run task when app is open and close it when app is closed?

Hi there,

I'd like to know how I can run a specific file (a single executable that runs in the background by default/AHK script) the moment a specific program launches and close when that app is closed

Windows 10 Pro x64

Kind regards

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App with no name preventing shutdown.

When you open the task manager it says there are no apps running. When you then close task manager and immediately try to shut down (or restart) the computer, it says there is an unnamed app preventing you from shutting down.

 

Task Bar APPS

My computer is slow at start up. When I open task manage it shows multiple apps running. Many of the apps have my name next to them and shows they are running. Example, the task bar shows 6 Chrome apps running. Can I delete these or close them?

 

Use this statement to test for the presence/ absence of the process in an appropriate loop.




Within an endless loop:

In loop 1:
if the positive test is true launch the program (whatever that may be)
In loop2:
If the process ceases to exist, close the program.





Autohotkey comes with extensive help. It's easy to try things with it, but some simple things may take multiple attempts.

If unfamiliar, just try a single statement at a time- e.g. a script which launches your program, then closes it.
Then move on to IfWinexist
etc.
There's an active forum dedicated to Autohotkey.