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Thank you, Advanced Launcher looks pretty amazing, I will read all about it
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In your case, you just have to create a stand alone launcher pointing to the created .lnk file.
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Mhm... did you try to use another browser instead of ie to accomplish it via the first method? So instead of using iexplore you'd use Firefox for example? Don't have an answer to why it doesn't work with explorer, though
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I just tried on my desktop at work with Firefox and the MS-MAIL app. Firefox asked for a handler, and I chose explorer.exe. It did work, though I still need to try on XBMC.
If all it needs is some intermediary executable to launch that happens to not be explorer, then maybe I can just use wscript.exe with a vbscript that runs "netflix://" for maximum simplicity and minimum cruft. I will try that when I get home too.
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2014-04-23, 03:32
(This post was last modified: 2014-04-23, 03:36 by iblong.)
I just installed advanced launcher, created the Netflix bat file........then inside XBMC created the Netflix launcher, made it a favorite and NETFLIX works seamlessly............absolutely a great "Team Effort"
Thank you all that shaped this together it really brings Netflix to XBMC!!
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2014-04-23, 19:30
(This post was last modified: 2014-04-23, 19:33 by mesheree.)
For those of us who hate popup black command windows as much as I do:
It also works with wscript.exe and a vbscript containing this: [CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "netflix://"]
Both the batch file and .vbs methods are slow for me with Advanced Launcher--it takes between 3 and 7 seconds for Netflix app to pop up, every time.
Offtopic: I also got both the batch file and wscript working with playercorefactory.xml (and it's lightning-quick, too), but then about half the time after I go back to XBMC, I see the "Click OK when playback has ended" prompt. I guess I'll start another thread for that.
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(2014-04-23, 19:30)mesheree Wrote: For those of us who hate popup black command windows as much as I do:
It also works with wscript.exe and a vbscript containing this: [CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "netflix://"]
Both the batch file and .vbs methods are slow for me with Advanced Launcher--it takes between 3 and 7 seconds for Netflix app to pop up, every time.
Offtopic: I also got both the batch file and wscript working with playercorefactory.xml (and it's lightning-quick, too), but then about half the time after I go back to XBMC, I see the "Click OK when playback has ended" prompt. I guess I'll start another thread for that.
Please elaborate on your last sentence please or point me to new thread!!
Thanks!!
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2015-09-06, 17:05
(This post was last modified: 2015-09-06, 17:09 by jhoff81.)
You can create shortcuts to Metro apps in Windows 10 (just drag and drop from the start menu to a folder). The only problem I can see is that when I close the app, it doesn't return to Kodi. As for the fullscreen part, the only workaround I can find is to enable tablet mode and turn on auto-hide the taskbar. But that also forces you back to the start screen after closing an app, which is even worse in some ways.
I worked around this by pinning a Kodi shortcut to my start screen that I have just called "Return to Kodi."