I'm trying to make an AutoIt script that would quickly (instantly) switch between metro and standard apps on Windows 8.
My first try was using WinActivate. While this worked, it was slow. When you are inside metro, it will play animation, switch to empty desktop and then switch to program you want. So not exactly what I want.
My next (and current) idea is to emulate ALT+TAB on keyboard since this switches instantly. However it does not seem to work:
Above code works fine on Windows 7 (switches to next app), but nothing happens when I run it on Win8 PC. I have tried compiling it and running it as admin, but nothing helps.
Is there a way I could make this code work for Windows 8?
My first try was using WinActivate. While this worked, it was slow. When you are inside metro, it will play animation, switch to empty desktop and then switch to program you want. So not exactly what I want.
My next (and current) idea is to emulate ALT+TAB on keyboard since this switches instantly. However it does not seem to work:
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Send("{ALTDOWN}") Send("{TAB}") Send("{ALTUP}")
Above code works fine on Windows 7 (switches to next app), but nothing happens when I run it on Win8 PC. I have tried compiling it and running it as admin, but nothing helps.
Is there a way I could make this code work for Windows 8?