[Snood]

Well i don't know how to compile this script so it would be really nice to have a compiled version

all the information you need is given in the first post as well as an even more clear readme.txt in the source code package which you can download using the download link at the beginning of post 1. all you need to do is use your editor of choice to replace the contents of XBMCLauncher.ahk with my modified code that i've provided.... compiling instructions are given in the readme.exe but to make it super clear for you, right click the file and choose compile.

As I said, I will not release any exe of my creation, It's not fair on the developer to have other versions of HIS software around the internet. He can't be expected to be responsible for my coding. He has already said that he will implement the start button feature in his next release. It may be my code or he may do it himself, that's his decision. This is why I will not provide an exe of my mods.

Hi Snood, I have edited the script to include your codes. I will soon post it. Meanwhile I found in my win8 32 bit pro system that the metro start is launched even without sending the Win key when I close xbmc with the option to start the explorer.

That's great you're using my code . With windows 8 it will not return to the metro start if explorer is already running when XBMC is closed (that is, if explorer is shell or if, like I am doing, explorer is launched by XBMC Launcher as an application). If you launch explorer on exit then it's not a problem (provided it's the first time you close XBMC per boot).

You will have noticed that my code prevents both "launch explorer on exit" and "send win key on exit" I thought that the two were mutually exclusive but I would actually now remove this as if someone runs the way you do with xbmc as shell and launch explorer on exit you get the following problem: if you re-launch xbmc then exit again it will not go to the windows metro start, it will go to the desktop. ..

my code for sending the win key checks for explorer running first anyway. (basically I'm recommending, if you haven't already done so, to remove "SetPressWinKey()" from SetStartExplorer() and vice versa to remove the exclusive toggling)

From time to time there are situations where I'd need to restart XBMC (not the HTPC). Now I have to get up and fetch the keyboard to do this. It would be much more convenient if this were possible from within the application with the remote control. But the shutdown menu does not offer this possibility (neither original nor XBMCLauncher). So maybe this could be a handy feature for the next version of XBMCLauncher.

Restarting xbmc can be implemented with a custom shutdown menu like the one I have provided in the installer. But it will support only confluence skin. I will try to add this option in the new version.

What I do now is exit xbmc using remote control and then use the green mce button to start xbmc again.

It would be possible to issue a windows force close command and re-launch but it's not a nice solution. It could be a "Force XBMC reboot" command issued by a keyboard shortcut which can then be mapped to a remote by the user.. it would work but I'm not sure it's a good feature to add.