Archive:HOW-TO:Make Windows boot directly to Kodi (as a shell)

If you going to use XBMC for Windows as your primary media center. Many of you know the Shell-function override does not handle params and therefor limit the startup of XBMC.

This is a solution to that problem.

Step-by-Step

1. Download SilentLaunch extract to C:\
2. Create a text-file on C:\ named SilentLaunch.cfg
3. Check the properties of your XBMC link and add the target information. For instance "C:\program files\XBMC\XBMC.exe" -fs -p
4. Start the SilentLaunch.exe and check if XBMC get started. (If not goto the end of the post)
5. Download InstantSheller set the "Application to shell" as C:\SilentLaunch.exe

Voila you got the XBMC started without showing anything else!

Finishing Up

If nothing happens or an error accured

1. Start a commandprompt Start -> Run, enter "cmd.exe" -> OK
2. Write "C:\SilentLaunch.exe -v" this will verbose output to the screen

Typical error 2 is file-not-found, check your path.

It is pretty important with " at the start and ending of the xbmc-path if it contains spaces and the because the parameters is separated by spaces. The verbose will tell you more on what went wrong.

More Information

The source code & more information about the launch can be found here http://lars.werner.no/?p=117

See Also

Community Forum discussion threads on the topic:

• http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=37492
• http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=34325
• http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=34966