Enabling "Ctrl-V" in Windows console using Autohotkey

Follow those three steps and Ctrl-V will work in cmd.exe seamlessly, even without restarting an already open console.

1. Install Autohotkey

2. Create a file named "anything.ahk" with the following contents:

   #IfWinActive ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass
   
   #EscapeChar \
   
   ^V::
   StringReplace clipboard2, clipboard, \r\n, \n, All
   SendInput {Raw}%clipboard2%
   return
   
   #IfWinActive
   

3. run it

You can disable it:

• using the tray icon, or (if you don't like the tray icon),
• add '#NoTrayIcon' to the top of the script and then disable by killing 'AutoHotkey.exe' process in the Task manager

Apply at startup using Start->Programs->Startup

PS Microsoft suddenly added the functionality in Windows 10.

Sources:

1. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/131955/keyboard-shortcut-to-paste-clipboard-content-into-command-prompt-window-win-xp
2. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25590/how-to-enable-ctrlv-for-pasting-in-the-windows-command-prompt/