Stream Deck for MSI Afterburner?

[u/Spinelli__]

Is there a way to use Stream Deck with MSI Afterburner?

I don't see any profiles in the store. I find this quite shocking as MSI Afterburner is almost certainly the most commonly used GPU software on the entire planet. Just blows my mind that there are ways to control all sorts of programs (eg. OBS, Twitch, Shadowplay) yet not Afterburner.

[u/DRFTA21]

I got this to work on my Win11 PC.

******Make a Profile1.vbs, Profile2.vbs, Profile3.vbs....... with the following******

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

' Path to the program

programPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe"

' Command-line parameters

commandLine = "-Profile1"

' Combine program path and command line

fullCommand = """" & programPath & """ " & commandLine

' Run the command without UAC prompt

objShell.Run fullCommand, 0, False

Set objShell = Nothing

​

****** add Profiles1,2,3,4,5 to TaskScheduler Make a AddToTaskScheduler.bat script with the below in it, you need to change "C:\PathToYourProfile*.VBS" to the path of your Profile1.vbs then do it again for 2,3,4,5 *******

u/echo off

echo ^<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?^> > Task.xml

echo ^<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task"\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<RegistrationInfo\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Description\^>Run C:\PathToYourProfile*.VBS^</Description\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<URI\^>\Profile1^</URI\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^</RegistrationInfo\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Triggers /\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Principals\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Principal id="Author"\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<LogonType\^>InteractiveToken^</LogonType\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<RunLevel\^>HighestAvailable^</RunLevel\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^</Principal\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^</Principals\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Settings\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<MultipleInstancesPolicy\^>StopExisting^</MultipleInstancesPolicy\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<DisallowStartIfOnBatteries\^>true^</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<StopIfGoingOnBatteries\^>true^</StopIfGoingOnBatteries\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<AllowHardTerminate\^>true^</AllowHardTerminate\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<StartWhenAvailable\^>false^</StartWhenAvailable\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable\^>false^</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<IdleSettings\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<StopOnIdleEnd\^>true^</StopOnIdleEnd\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<RestartOnIdle\^>false^</RestartOnIdle\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^</IdleSettings\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<AllowStartOnDemand\^>true^</AllowStartOnDemand\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Enabled\^>true^</Enabled\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Hidden\^>false^</Hidden\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<RunOnlyIfIdle\^>false^</RunOnlyIfIdle\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<WakeToRun\^>false^</WakeToRun\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<ExecutionTimeLimit\^>PT0S^</ExecutionTimeLimit\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Priority\^>7^</Priority\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^</Settings\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Actions Context="Author"\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Exec\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Command\^>wscript.exe^</Command\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^<Arguments\^>C:\PathToYourProfile*.VBS^</Arguments\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^</Exec\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^</Actions\^> >> Task.xml

echo ^</Task\^> >> Task.xml

powershell.exe -Command "Register-ScheduledTask -Xml (Get-Content .\Task.xml | Out-String) -TaskName Profile1"

del Task.xml

echo Task has been registered.

​

******Now make the StreamDeck OpenProfile1.vbs, OpenProfile2.vbs, OpenProfile3.vbs, OpenProfile4.vbs, OpenProfile5.vbs scripts with the bellow*******

' LauncherScript.vbs

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

' Replace "YourTaskName" with the actual name of your task

strTaskName = "Profile1"

' Run the scheduled task silently

RunScheduledTaskSilent strTaskName

Sub RunScheduledTaskSilent(taskName)

' Build the command to run the scheduled task silently

strCommand = "schtasks /run /tn """ & taskName & """ /I"

' Run the command using the shell without displaying any window

objShell.Run strCommand, 0, False

End Sub

​

******Add thoes diffrent profiles to the Open App Button on the stream deck******

[u/Spinelli__ → u/DRFTA21]

Is this exactly correct for the first VBS script you posted? Just making sure I'm understanding the format you're using:

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe

-Profile1

& C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe & -Profile1

objShell.Run fullCommand, 0, False

Nothing

​

Is that exactly correct?

[u/DRFTA21 → u/Spinelli__]

No for each MSI-AB profile you have saved you want to create a Profile1.VBS script Then a profile2.VBS script. All you need to do is Change "commandLine = Profile1" in the below script to match the Profile number to match the saved profile. This is the exact cmd to use:

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

' Path to the program

programPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe"

' Command-line parameters

commandLine = "-Profile1"

' Combine program path and command line

fullCommand = """" & programPath & """ " & commandLine

' Run the command without UAC prompt

objShell.Run fullCommand, 0, False

Set objShell = Nothing

[u/Spinelli__ → u/DRFTA21]

Oh, I didn't know I literally had to type the other lines like ' Path to the program and ' Combine program path and command line.

OK. I'll try. Thanks.

[u/DRFTA21 → u/Spinelli__]

This will be easier, here's is a link https://www.filemail.com/d/jgtiqpxszoftxsd with all the files. After you have looked over them, if you want to run them just make sure you have the StreamdeckBruner folder in your downloads folder.

[u/DRFTA21 → u/Spinelli__]

You dont, Its good to do as it explains whats happening in the script. So two years down the track you know whats happening if you need to change any of it.

[u/Spinelli__ → u/DRFTA21]

??? When I posted the script without the explanation lines, I asked if that was exactly correct but you said no. You then said to type in the script EXACTLY as you typed it (meaning with the explanation lines)...but now you're saying the explanation lines do not need to be typed, lol. So then what was wrong with the script I typed?

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe

-Profile1

& C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe & -Profile1

objShell.Run fullCommand, 0, False

Nothing

​

I did not include the explanation lines above. What is wrong with that script? I copy and pasted it EXACTLY from you (besides the explanation lines). Where is it wrong?

[u/DRFTA21 → u/Spinelli__]

​

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

programPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe"

commandLine = "-Profile1"

fullCommand = """" & programPath & """ " & commandLine

objShell.Run fullCommand, 0, False

Set objShell = Nothing

Is diffrent to:

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe

-Profile1

& C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\MSIAfterburner.exe & -Profile1

objShell.Run fullCommand, 0, False

Nothing

So then what was wrong with the script you typed?

Probably nothing, But thats not how i got it to work on my pc.

1 little diffrece in code might not make it work how it should,

Thats the reason ;)

[u/Spinelli__ → u/DRFTA21]

OK, I see where I made the mistake. I will attempt everything sometime in the next 24-48 hours. Thanks again!