Remap Win + e to File Pilot

Zettel#189

zettelkasten
Published

2025-08-05

I’ve been using File Pilot for a few months now, and I recommend every Windows user to try it out.

Below is my AutoHotkey Win + e remap to get rid of the default File Explorer:

#e:: ; Remap `Win + e` to File Pilot
    WinGet, fpilot_id, ID, ahk_exe FPilot.exe
    
    if (fpilot_id) { ; File Pilot exists -> toggle behavior
        WinGet, active_id, ID, A
        if (active_id = fpilot_id) {
            WinMinimize, ahk_id %fpilot_id%
        } else {
            WinActivate, ahk_id %fpilot_id%
        }
    } else { ; File Pilot is not running -> launch it
        Run, "<path_to_your_File_Pilot_exe>"
    }
return

Don’t forget to replace <path_to_your_File_Pilot_exe> with your actual path.

If you don’t already have an AutoHotkey script running from startup, just create a .ahk file with the code above and place it in your startup folder – accessed by pressing Win + r and typing shell:startup.

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