NeVeR Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 I've many many macros.. and sometimes I trigger one in error.. and some of them are long macros with many mouse movements/key presses etc.. so I can't get to the task bar and stop them. I've tried many times to use the pre-built terminate macro express key presses CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+V but nothing works.. never works. ( I've tried Suspend / Resume etc .. none of them work) I also made my own Win+ALT+F1 - to see if it would work.. but again.. doesn't work.. Would the fact that the macro is running and moving fast be the issue ? Does anything know why it wont work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samrae Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 There is an abort macro hotkey defined in the Playback area of preferences. Does that work? If you can move your mouse you should be able to right-click on the running man to halt a macro. But sometimes nothing halts a macro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rberq Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 I have the abort hotkey set up as shown on the attached image. I use a macro to type the hotkey combination, because it is easier than contorting my hand to type it, if in a panic situation I could even remember what to type. The abort macro (below) is triggered by Keypad-1, which is easier and quicker for me to type. I don't remember why my macro repeats the abort hotkey multiple times -- I must have found that once didn't always do the job. This has been pretty reliable for killing runaway macros. I think the only time a macro excapes cancellation, is when that macro is temporarily in a "Delay ... without ability to halt". Come to think of it, maybe that's why I repeated the abort -- so as to catch macros when they were NOT in that delay. // Text Box Display: Information // Message that running macros are being aborted Delay: 1000 milliseconds Text Box Close: Information // Repeat abort sequence until this macro itself is aborted // Keystrokes defined in Macro Express Options | Preferences to abort macros Repeat Start (Repeat 100 times) Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <WIN>` // Type WIN key with left quote Delay: 100 milliseconds End Repeat // Macro Return // Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeVeR Posted September 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 Thank you the Playback thing did have an abort marco set up. I wasn't aware of this. I tested it and it did work. So I take it the Terminate macro is for something else? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samrae Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Pressing CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+V to terminate Macro Express should close the Macro Express program. However, if a macro is running or something is stuck, Macro Express may not close right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koden Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 hi forum found this old thread... how do I change the win+ abort macro option in playback? change the filled in win+ to win+end or something else On my old laptop I had a break button and i used that to abort a macro but my new laptop does not have break or pause, which also is an option to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samrae Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 Later versions of Macro Express include Win + End, Win + Alt +End, and Win + Ctrl + End. These are selected in Preferences under Playback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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