I stumbled across an AutoHotKey_L library while trying to overwrite my keyboard's Volume_Up and Volume_Down global hotkeys. The purpose was to be able to control master volume while running restrictive, key press consuming fullscreen applications/games (Bethesda's games as an infamous example). More @Wikipedia
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