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Hey guys, been reading through but I can't seem to solve this. Every time I start I just get the Metro ui with xbmc behind it. Unfortunately I need explorer as my shell. I tried using task scheduler to launch a windows explorer window and this used to work but doesnt anymore, any ideas?
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If you set explorer as shell then metroUI will start by default. You can set XBMCLauncher as shell and explorer.exe as an external app to start it automatically.
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2013-09-27, 23:05
(This post was last modified: 2013-09-28, 00:46 by hatbrox.)
Hi,
XBMC regularly freezes when the PC is idle for a long time (1 or 2 days, my HTPC is always on) and I have to open the task manager to kill its process and restart.
I'd like to a command on my logitech remote to kill XBMC.
Can this tool help?
Thx
EDIT: sorry, I forgot about windows taskkill utility, just created a shortcut with:
%windir%\System32\taskkill.exe –f –im XBMC.exe
put it on on the taskbar next to XBMC
then assign WIN+2 to kill XBMC and WIN+1 to launch it.
works like a charm
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Hatbrox- why have you not looked at why XBMC just freezes? Do you just expect software issues like this to happen under windows?
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I use XBMC on several computers and a rpi. I have my main computer/server setup with mysql server and an installation of XBMC to keep up with the things happening in the library on my computer.
I use my computer everyday and would like to know if it's possible to make XBMC minimize to tray on startup? Not the taskbar which it does already with windows scheduler but in the system tray.
Maybe something like that could be implemented into the XBMCLauncher?
I really searched for a solution for the last couple of weeks but can't seem to find a solution and XBMCLauncher has over time become more and more advanced. That's why I'm asking in here as this is the most advanced setup.
Thanks in advance.
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Thank you for this amazing tool!
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Just a notice, as much for googlers than anyone but XBMCLauncher is triggering cheat detection in Punkbuster at least for Battlefield 3/4 if versions are different. Probably some autohotkey similarities in the focus switching.
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Explorer may be needed for the apps to run.
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Set XBMCLauncher as shell. Add explorer.exe as an External Application and set it to start with launcher.