Keep Any Window on Top Using AHK - Very Simple

[Dustydog]

[This has been useful enough to me that I'm posting in this section. If an admin feels it's better off in "Other Software" feel free to move it. I like it because it's so simple and transparent - as well as consistently useful while using XY.]

I find myself frequently wanting to keep a window pinned on top of either XY or my program editor - XY help, the forum, something from the net, a command prompt - whatever. In the past, I've tried a variety of keep-that-window-on-top utilities, but this solution for AHK works great. I think many of you already have the AHK program installed (if you don't, perhaps you should ).

If you're wanting to pin an elevated anything you'll need to run it with elevated privileges. One can, ofc, run it elevated straight from the .ahk file with a right click. Having it load automatically at Windows start, elevated, is beyond the scope here, but it's easily googled. (If anyone wants a compiled version so they don't have to install AHK, PM me. Only the code below will be included in the executable.)

One thing I like about this over all other such utilities is it's utterly simple and transparent, therefore entirely safe to run elevated.

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^SPACE::  
  SoundBeep
  Winset, Alwaysontop, , A

That's it. Simples. Just make sure it's running, select the window you want pinned, push Ctrl-Space, and it will make a small beep and stay pinned on top of all other windows until you push Ctrl-Space again with that same window selected.

[Note: I reinvented this, such as it is. When I discovered someone else's, I changed my shortcut to theirs as I liked Ctrl-Space. I've been using it quite awhile and finally decided to post it here.]