Execute any program before and after bigbox launches.

Issue #1868 new
Martin Alejandro Liguori created an issue

There is another very useful option that i had on maximus arcade that would be really awesome to have on bigbox

To be able to set an app to be launched by bigbox at the very start of bigbox and to be able to set another ap to be launched when big box exits (no shutdown)

This can allow for example: (in my case)

volcab.exe at launch, a small application for people with no volumen controls, this app uses your spinner or trackball plus a key to set volumen down or up (windows volumen.)

explorer.exe, launch this when bigbox exits (for hacked arcades that never launch explorer.exe and launch bigbox as the default UI)

Comments (2)

  1. Martin Alejandro Liguori reporter

    I found way to do this:

    1. HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit. This points to the program C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe and the entry ends with a comma. Other programs can be started from this key by appending them and separating them with a comma.

    This will start any program needed before even bigbox launches, but not many people will know how to do it, so I think it is best to leave this enhancement here.

    To launch windows simple press ctrl alt del and start explorer.exe there, but again, it is better to let launchbox do that manually.

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