Update Enable GamesDows Steam V3.bat

Disable Gamesdows V2.bat

@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
-
-:: Define paths and names
-SET "STEAM_FOLDER=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam"
-SET "SCRIPT_NAME=DelayedExplorerStart.bat"
-SET "SCRIPT_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%SCRIPT_NAME%"
-SET "VBS_NAME=RunBatchSilently.vbs"
-SET "VBS_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%VBS_NAME%"
-SET "XML_NAME=DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml"
-SET "XML_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%XML_NAME%"
-
-echo ================================
-echo Disabling GamesDows
-echo ================================
-
-:: Reset the default shell to Explorer
-echo [1/5] Resetting default shell to Explorer...
-REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\explorer.exe" /f
-if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
-    echo [ERROR] Failed to reset the default shell.
-    goto end
-) else (
-    echo [SUCCESS] Default shell reset to Explorer.
-)
-
-:: Terminate Steam processes to ensure changes take effect
-echo [2/5] Terminating Steam processes...
-taskkill /IM "Steam.exe" /F >nul 2>&1
-taskkill /IM "SteamService.exe" /F >nul 2>&1
-echo [INFO] Steam processes terminated.
-
-:: Delete the DelayedExplorerStart.bat script
-echo [3/5] Deleting DelayedExplorerStart.bat...
-IF EXIST "%SCRIPT_PATH%" (
-    DEL /F /Q "%SCRIPT_PATH%"
-    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
-        echo [WARNING] Could not delete %SCRIPT_NAME%.
-    ) else (
-        echo [SUCCESS] %SCRIPT_NAME% deleted.
-    )
-) else (
-    echo [INFO] %SCRIPT_NAME% does not exist.
-)
-
-:: Delete the RunBatchSilently.vbs script
-echo [4/5] Deleting RunBatchSilently.vbs...
-IF EXIST "%VBS_PATH%" (
-    DEL /F /Q "%VBS_PATH%"
-    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
-        echo [WARNING] Could not delete %VBS_NAME%.
-    ) else (
-        echo [SUCCESS] %VBS_NAME% deleted.
-    )
-) else (
-    echo [INFO] %VBS_NAME% does not exist.
-)
-
-:: Delete the DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml file
-echo [5/5] Deleting DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml...
-IF EXIST "%XML_PATH%" (
-    DEL /F /Q "%XML_PATH%"
-    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
-        echo [WARNING] Could not delete %XML_NAME%.
-    ) else (
-        echo [SUCCESS] %XML_NAME% deleted.
-    )
-) else (
-    echo [INFO] %XML_NAME% does not exist.
-)
-
-:: Delete the scheduled task
-echo [6/6] Deleting scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart'...
-schtasks /delete /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /f >nul 2>&1
-if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
-    echo [WARNING] Could not delete the scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart'.
-) else (
-    echo [SUCCESS] Scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart' deleted.
-)
-
-echo.
-echo ================================
-echo GamesDows has been disabled successfully.
-echo A system restart is recommended for all changes to take effect.
-echo ================================
-
-:end
-ENDLOCAL
-pause

Disable Gamesdows V3.bat

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+@echo off
+SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
+
+:: Paths for Steam
+SET "STEAM_FOLDER=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam"
+SET "STEAM_SCRIPT_NAME=DelayedExplorerStart.bat"
+SET "STEAM_SCRIPT_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%STEAM_SCRIPT_NAME%"
+SET "STEAM_VBS_NAME=RunBatchSilently.vbs"
+SET "STEAM_VBS_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%STEAM_VBS_NAME%"
+SET "STEAM_XML_NAME=DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml"
+SET "STEAM_XML_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%STEAM_XML_NAME%"
+
+:: Paths for Playnite
+SET "PLAYNITE_FOLDER=%LOCALAPPDATA%\Playnite"
+SET "PLAYNITE_SCRIPT_NAME=DelayedExplorerStart.bat"
+SET "PLAYNITE_SCRIPT_PATH=%PLAYNITE_FOLDER%\%PLAYNITE_SCRIPT_NAME%"
+SET "PLAYNITE_VBS_NAME=RunBatchSilently.vbs"
+SET "PLAYNITE_VBS_PATH=%PLAYNITE_FOLDER%\%PLAYNITE_VBS_NAME%"
+SET "PLAYNITE_XML_NAME=DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml"
+SET "PLAYNITE_XML_PATH=%PLAYNITE_FOLDER%\%PLAYNITE_XML_NAME%"
+
+echo ================================
+echo DISABLING GAMESDOWS / REMOVING CUSTOM SHELL
+echo ================================
+
+:: 1) Reset the default shell to Explorer
+echo [1/5] Resetting default shell to Explorer...
+REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" ^
+    /v "Shell" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\explorer.exe" /f
+if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+    echo [ERROR] Failed to reset the default shell.
+    goto end
+) else (
+    echo [SUCCESS] Default shell reset to Explorer.
+)
+
+:: 2) Delete any existing DelayedExplorerStart.bat in Steam folder
+echo [2/5] Deleting DelayedExplorerStart.bat from Steam folder...
+IF EXIST "%STEAM_SCRIPT_PATH%" (
+    DEL /F /Q "%STEAM_SCRIPT_PATH%"
+    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        echo [WARNING] Could not delete %STEAM_SCRIPT_NAME%.
+    ) else (
+        echo [SUCCESS] %STEAM_SCRIPT_NAME% deleted.
+    )
+) else (
+    echo [INFO] %STEAM_SCRIPT_NAME% does not exist in Steam folder.
+)
+
+:: 2b) Delete any existing DelayedExplorerStart.bat in Playnite folder
+echo [2b/5] Deleting DelayedExplorerStart.bat from Playnite folder...
+IF EXIST "%PLAYNITE_SCRIPT_PATH%" (
+    DEL /F /Q "%PLAYNITE_SCRIPT_PATH%"
+    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        echo [WARNING] Could not delete %PLAYNITE_SCRIPT_NAME%.
+    ) else (
+        echo [SUCCESS] %PLAYNITE_SCRIPT_NAME% deleted.
+    )
+) else (
+    echo [INFO] %PLAYNITE_SCRIPT_NAME% does not exist in Playnite folder.
+)
+
+:: 3) Delete any existing RunBatchSilently.vbs in Steam folder
+echo [3/5] Deleting RunBatchSilently.vbs from Steam folder...
+IF EXIST "%STEAM_VBS_PATH%" (
+    DEL /F /Q "%STEAM_VBS_PATH%"
+    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        echo [WARNING] Could not delete %STEAM_VBS_NAME%.
+    ) else (
+        echo [SUCCESS] %STEAM_VBS_NAME% deleted.
+    )
+) else (
+    echo [INFO] %STEAM_VBS_NAME% does not exist in Steam folder.
+)
+
+:: 3b) Delete any existing RunBatchSilently.vbs in Playnite folder
+echo [3b/5] Deleting RunBatchSilently.vbs from Playnite folder...
+IF EXIST "%PLAYNITE_VBS_PATH%" (
+    DEL /F /Q "%PLAYNITE_VBS_PATH%"
+    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        echo [WARNING] Could not delete %PLAYNITE_VBS_NAME%.
+    ) else (
+        echo [SUCCESS] %PLAYNITE_VBS_NAME% deleted.
+    )
+) else (
+    echo [INFO] %PLAYNITE_VBS_NAME% does not exist in Playnite folder.
+)
+
+:: 4) Delete any existing DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml in Steam folder
+echo [4/5] Deleting DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml from Steam folder...
+IF EXIST "%STEAM_XML_PATH%" (
+    DEL /F /Q "%STEAM_XML_PATH%"
+    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        echo [WARNING] Could not delete %STEAM_XML_NAME%.
+    ) else (
+        echo [SUCCESS] %STEAM_XML_NAME% deleted.
+    )
+) else (
+    echo [INFO] %STEAM_XML_NAME% does not exist in Steam folder.
+)
+
+:: 4b) Delete any existing DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml in Playnite folder
+echo [4b/5] Deleting DelayedExplorerStartTask.xml from Playnite folder...
+IF EXIST "%PLAYNITE_XML_PATH%" (
+    DEL /F /Q "%PLAYNITE_XML_PATH%"
+    if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        echo [WARNING] Could not delete %PLAYNITE_XML_NAME%.
+    ) else (
+        echo [SUCCESS] %PLAYNITE_XML_NAME% deleted.
+    )
+) else (
+    echo [INFO] %PLAYNITE_XML_NAME% does not exist in Playnite folder.
+)
+
+:: 5) Delete the scheduled task (if it exists)
+echo [5/5] Deleting scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart'...
+schtasks /delete /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /f >nul 2>&1
+if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+    echo [WARNING] Could not delete the scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart'.
+) else (
+    echo [SUCCESS] Scheduled task 'RunDelayedExplorerStart' deleted.
+)
+
+echo.
+echo ================================
+echo GamesDows has been disabled successfully.
+echo All Playnite/Steam scripts removed.
+echo The default shell is now Explorer.
+echo A system restart is recommended.
+echo ================================
+
+:end
+ENDLOCAL
+pause

Enable GamesDows Playnite.bat

@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
 @echo off
-SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
+SETLOCAL EnableExtensions
+@echo off
+echo Checking for administrative privileges
+net session >nul 2>&1
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
+    echo ====================================================
+    echo This script must be run with administrative privileges.
+    echo Please right-click on the script and select "Run as administrator."
+    echo ====================================================
+    pause
+    exit /b
+)
 
 echo Setting Playnite as default shell
 
+echo Set Playnite as the default shell
 SET "KEY_NAME=HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
 SET "VALUE_NAME=Shell"
 SET "PLAYNITE_FOLDER=%LOCALAPPDATA%\Playnite"
-SET "PLAYNITE_PATH=%LOCALAPPDATA%\Playnite\Playnite.FullscreenApp.exe"
+SET "PLAYNITE_PATH=%LOCALAPPDATA%\Playnite\Playnite.FullscreenApp.exe
 REG ADD "%KEY_NAME%" /v %VALUE_NAME% /t REG_SZ /d "%PLAYNITE_PATH%" /f
 SET "SCRIPT_NAME=DelayedExplorerStart.bat"
 SET "SCRIPT_PATH=%PLAYNITE_FOLDER%\%SCRIPT_NAME%"
 SET "EXPLORER_PATH=C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
-SET "VBS_NAME=RunBatchSilently.vbs"
-SET "VBS_PATH=%PLAYNITE_FOLDER%\%VBS_NAME%"
+
+@echo off
+SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
 echo Creating DelayedExplorerStart.bat script
 
@@ -35,7 +48,10 @@ echo %VBS_PATH%
 
 echo Creating RunBatchSilently.vbs script
 
-rem Create VBScript to run the batch file silently
+:: Create VBScript to run the batch file silently
+@echo off
+SET "VBS_NAME=RunBatchSilently.vbs"
+SET "VBS_PATH=%PLAYNITE_FOLDER%\%VBS_NAME%"
 echo Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") > "%VBS_PATH%"
 echo WshShell.Run chr(34)^&"%SCRIPT_PATH%"^&chr(34), 0, True >> "%VBS_PATH%"
 echo Set WshShell = Nothing >> "%VBS_PATH%"

Enable GamesDows Steam V3.bat

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 @echo off
-SETLOCAL EnableExtensions
-
+SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
+echo Checking for administrative privileges
+net session >nul 2>&1
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
+    echo ====================================================
+    echo This script must be run with administrative privileges.
+    echo Please right-click on the script and select "Run as administrator."
+    echo ====================================================
+    pause
+    exit /b
+)
 echo Setting Steam Big Picture as default shell
 
 echo Set Steam Big Picture as the default shell
@@ -9,9 +18,6 @@ SET "VALUE_NAME=Shell"
 SET "STEAM_PATH=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe -bigpicture -nobootstrapupdate -skipinitialbootstrap -skipverifyfiles"
 REG ADD "%KEY_NAME%" /v %VALUE_NAME% /t REG_SZ /d "%STEAM_PATH%" /f
 
-@echo off
-SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
-
 echo Define the default Steam folder path and script names
 SET "STEAM_FOLDER=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam"
 SET "SCRIPT_NAME=DelayedExplorerStart.bat"
@@ -39,15 +45,15 @@ echo Creating DelayedExplorerStart.bat script
 echo Create the DelayedExplorerStart.bat script in the Steam folder
 (
 echo @echo off
-echo rem Check if user is logged on
+echo Check if user is logged on
 echo whoami ^| find /i "%USERNAME%" ^>nul
 echo if ERRORLEVEL 1 exit
-echo rem Set Shell back to Explorer
-echo REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "%EXPLORER_PATH%" /f
+echo Set Shell back to Explorer
+echo REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "%EXPLORER_PATH%" /f
 echo timeout /t 20 /nobreak ^>nul
 echo start C:\Windows\explorer.exe
 echo timeout /t 10 /nobreak ^>nul
-echo REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "%STEAM_PATH%" /f
+echo REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "%STEAM_PATH%" /f
 ) > "%SCRIPT_PATH%"
 
 
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ echo ^</Task^>
 ) > "%XML_PATH%"
 
 echo Delete the existing scheduled task if it exists
-schtasks /delete /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /f /ru "%USERNAME%"
+schtasks /delete /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /f 
 
 echo Create the scheduled task using the XML file
 schtasks /create /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /xml "%XML_PATH%" /ru "%USERNAME%"

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-Transform your Windows Computer into a Video Game console first, PC second!
+Transform your Windows Computer into a Video Game console first, PC second! GamesDows is intended to emulate Steam OS's "Game Mode" as closely as possible. 
+
+**New: Now with Decky Loader support for Windows!**
 
 **This script is a WIP. Currently, the main functionality works as intended. Steam Big Picture (or Playnite) launches automatically when the OS boots with high priority set as as the shell, then explorer starts automatically after a delay, which allows you to exit to desktop via the menu without needing to launch a shortcut for Explorer.exe first.**
 
@@ -69,3 +71,37 @@ What remains to be fixed:
 I will gladly take PRs to fix the 3 remaining issues if anyone knows how to solve them.
 
 **Note: If for any reason explorer doesn't start and you get a black screen and cannot view the desktop, it needs to be launched manually via task manager by launching explorer.exe. It needs to be set as the shell first before it is launched from task manager for the desktop to appear when launched a single time, otherwise it will just launch a file browser window. Due to this limitation, you must start explorer.exe twice from task manager to load the Desktop**
+
+-------------------
+# Decky Loader for Windows
+
+https://github.com/ACCESS-DENIIED/Decky-Loader-For-Windows
+
+ACCESS-DENIIED's Decky Install Scripts are now included with GamesDows! Just run the separate install-decky.bat to get Decky automatically installed and configured for Steam! **Please ensure Python and Steam have already  been installed and configured, and make sure to already be signed into Steam before running the install script for Decky!**
+
+**Please make sure to check the original thread for the caveats described by ACCESS-DENIIED, the author of the Decky install scripts:**
+
+https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsOnDeck/comments/1hl40i5/i_created_a_python_script_to_install_decky_loader/
+
+Below is the description of these scripts from ACCESS-DENIIED's repo:
+
+A Work-in-progress Python-based installer and build system for Decky Loader on Windows. This tool automates the entire process of building, installing, and configuring Decky Loader - bringing the Steam Deck's popular plugin system to Windows.
+
+## Features
+- 🚀 Simple installation and build process
+- ⚙️ Automatic dependency management (Node.js, npm, pnpm, Python)
+- 🔧 Configures Steam for plugin development
+- 🏃‍♂️ Sets up autostart for PluginLoader
+- 📁 Creates proper homebrew directory structure
+- 💻 Builds both console and GUI executables
+
+## Requirements
+- Windows 10/11
+- Steam installation
+- Internet connection for downloading dependencies
+
+## Usage
+Download the files or the zip in the releases section, run the Enable GamesDows script for either Steam or Playnite. 
+
+If you would also like to install Decky Loader, run "install_decky.bat" as administrator and follow the prompts. This script is not necessary for GamesDows to function, it enables the Decky Loader plugin system for Steam. I've included it in this project as it brings Windows one step closer to Steam OS functionality.
+