aras Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Hi all, I want to create a simple script to open gpedit.msc and navigate to a particular group policy item using either mouse or cursor keys. My problem is that once Autoit opens gpedit.msc it no longer seems to send any key presses or even move mouse. For example, if I run below code, it opens Group Policy Editor, but then does nothing. ShellExecute("gpedit.msc") Sleep(5000) Send("{DOWN}") Send("{DOWN}") MouseMove(10,10) But if I run following, it opens notepad, sends "TEST" and moves mouse to top left corer with no issues. Run("notepad.exe") Sleep(5000) Send("TEST") MouseMove(10,10) Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguinch Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 No idea for now, but I think you should use an other way, by using secedit command, for example. Spoiler Network configuration UDF, _DirGetSizeByExtension, _UninstallList Firefox ConfigurationArray multi-dimensions, Printer Management UDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonFreeman Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Maybe #RequireAdmin ? Frabjous Installation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 MS has certain programs which you can't control using AutoIt or any other GUI automation software. Use PowerShell or something similar. The forum search function gives you a lot of examples. My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aras Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Maybe #RequireAdmin ? Bingo! That was it. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonFreeman Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Bingo! That was it. Thanks for your help. . But how water said, is not an "attractive" way Edited July 4, 2014 by GordonFreeman Frabjous Installation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted July 4, 2014 Developers Share Posted July 4, 2014 . But how water said, is not an "attractive" way Not sure what "attractive" has to do with running the script at the right authorisation level... Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonFreeman Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Powershell more attractive than Send/Mouse for this task. Segoe UI more attractive than Comic Sans Edited July 4, 2014 by GordonFreeman Frabjous Installation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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