Question: Ideally I'd like `ctrl`+`space` to bring up "search everywhere" from anywhere in windows (8.1) and also dismiss it if it's already active (with something like #IfWinActive ...).

So far I've been able to make `ctrl`+`space` simulate pressing the `winkey` with the following AutoHotKey script:

```
<^Space::
KeyWait Ctrl
Send {RWin}
return

```

...but not `winkey`+`s`. It feels sort of hackish anyway because it doesn't initiate "on press." It only initiates once I've released the `ctrl` key.

P.S. If I can't get this figured out I'm taking suggestions for a good third party launcher application

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EDIT: Thanks to Robert. Here is the result:

```
<^Space::
SendInput {RWin Down}s{RWin Up}
return

```

Answer: 
One way to do this is through:

```
 SendInput, {RWin Down}s{RWin Up}

```
Really simple:

```
^Space::SendInput, #s

```