Removed Decky

Disable Gamesdows V3.bat

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ 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" ^
+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.

Enable GamesDows Playnite.bat

@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
 @echo off
-SETLOCAL EnableExtensions
+:: Self-elevating Admin script
+:: This script will automatically request admin rights if not running as admin
+
+:: Check for admin rights and self-elevate if needed
+>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"
+if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' (
+    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
+    goto UACPrompt
+) else (
+    goto GotAdmin
+)
+
+:UACPrompt
+    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
+    echo UAC.ShellExecute "%~s0", "", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
+    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
+    exit /B
+
+:GotAdmin
+    if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
+    pushd "%CD%"
+    CD /D "%~dp0"
 
 echo Setting Playnite as default shell
 
 echo Set Playnite as the default shell
-SET "KEY_NAME=HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
+SET "KEY_NAME=HKLM\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%"
@@ -25,11 +46,11 @@ echo rem 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 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 powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command "Start-Process explorer.exe"
 echo timeout /t 10 /nobreak ^>nul
-echo REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "%PLAYNITE_PATH%" /f
+echo REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "%PLAYNITE_PATH%" /f
 ) > "%SCRIPT_PATH%"
 
 
@@ -67,7 +88,7 @@ echo   ^</Triggers^>
 echo   ^<Principals^>
 echo     ^<Principal id="Author"^>
 echo       ^<UserId^>%USERNAME%</UserId^>
-echo       ^<LogonType^>InteractiveToken^</LogonType^>
+echo       ^<LogonType>InteractiveToken</LogonType>
 echo       ^<RunLevel^>HighestAvailable^</RunLevel^>
 echo     ^</Principal^>
 echo   ^</Principals^>
@@ -101,7 +122,7 @@ echo Delete the existing scheduled task if it exists
 schtasks /delete /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /f /ru "%USERNAME%"
 
 echo Create the scheduled task using the XML file
-schtasks /create /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /xml "%XML_PATH%" /ru "%USERNAME%"
+schtasks /create /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /xml "%XML_PATH%" /ru "%USERNAME%" /rp ""
 
 echo Delayed Explorer start script and VBScript created in Playnite folder.
 echo Scheduled Task added to run the script at logon.
@@ -112,7 +133,7 @@ bcdedit.exe -set {globalsettings} bootuxdisabled on
 
 echo Disable Logon UI
 
-reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v DisableLogonUI /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
+reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v DisableLogonUI /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
 
 echo Disable Visual Effects
 reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" /v VisualEffects /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f

Enable GamesDows Steam V3.bat

@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
-@echo off
-SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
+:: Self-elevating Admin script
+:: This script will automatically request admin rights if not running as admin
 
+rem Check for admin rights and self-elevate if needed
+>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"
+if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' (
+    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
+    goto UACPrompt
+) else (
+    goto GotAdmin
+)
+
+:UACPrompt
+    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
+    echo UAC.ShellExecute "%~s0", "", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
+    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
+    exit /B
+
+:GotAdmin
+    if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
+    pushd "%CD%"
+    CD /D "%~dp0"
+
+SETLOCAL EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
+echo Running with administrative privileges...
 echo Setting Steam Big Picture as default shell
 
+
 echo Set Steam Big Picture as the default shell
-SET "KEY_NAME=HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
+SET "KEY_NAME=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
 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
@@ -14,22 +37,11 @@ SET "STEAM_FOLDER=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam"
 SET "SCRIPT_NAME=DelayedExplorerStart.bat"
 SET "SCRIPT_PATH=%STEAM_FOLDER%\%SCRIPT_NAME%"
 SET "EXPLORER_PATH=C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
-SET "MANIFEST_PATH=%STEAM_PATH%.manifest"
+SET "STEAM_EXE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe"
+SET "MANIFEST_PATH=%STEAM_EXE%.manifest"
 
-:: Create the manifest file to force admin privileges for Steam
-echo Creating manifest file for Steam to run as admin...
-(
-echo ^<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?^>
-echo ^<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"^>
-echo     ^<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2"^>
-echo         ^<security^>
-echo             ^<requestedPrivileges^>
-echo                 ^<requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"/^>
-echo             ^</requestedPrivileges^>
-echo         ^</security^>
-echo     ^</trustInfo^>
-echo ^</assembly^>
-) > "%MANIFEST_PATH%"
+echo Copying pre-created manifest file...
+copy "%~dp0steam.manifest" "%MANIFEST_PATH%" >nul 2>&1
 
 echo Creating DelayedExplorerStart.bat script
 
@@ -42,7 +54,7 @@ echo if ERRORLEVEL 1 exit
 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 powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command "Start-Process explorer.exe"
 echo timeout /t 10 /nobreak ^>nul
 echo REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "%STEAM_PATH%" /f
 ) > "%SCRIPT_PATH%"
@@ -82,7 +94,7 @@ echo   ^</Triggers^>
 echo   ^<Principals^>
 echo     ^<Principal id="Author"^>
 echo       ^<UserId^>%USERNAME%</UserId^>
-echo       ^<LogonType^>InteractiveToken^</LogonType^>
+echo       ^<LogonType>InteractiveToken</LogonType>
 echo       ^<RunLevel^>HighestAvailable^</RunLevel^>
 echo     ^</Principal^>
 echo   ^</Principals^>
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@ echo Delete the existing scheduled task if it exists
 schtasks /delete /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /f 
 
 echo Create the scheduled task using the XML file
-schtasks /create /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /xml "%XML_PATH%" /ru "%USERNAME%"
+schtasks /create /tn "RunDelayedExplorerStart" /xml "%XML_PATH%" /ru "%USERNAME%" /rp ""
 
 echo Delayed Explorer start script and VBScript created in Steam folder.
 echo Scheduled Task added to run the script at logon.
@@ -127,7 +139,7 @@ bcdedit.exe -set {globalsettings} bootuxdisabled on
 
 echo Disable Logon UI
 
-reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v DisableLogonUI /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
+reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v DisableLogonUI /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
 
 echo Disable Visual Effects
 reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" /v VisualEffects /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f

README.md

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ 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**
+**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 in the registry 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**
 
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 # Decky Loader for Windows

decky/Placeholder

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-

steam.manifest

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+    <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
+        <security>
+            <requestedPrivileges>
+                <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"/>
+            </requestedPrivileges>
+        </security>
+    </trustInfo>
+</assembly>