Update Enable GamesDows Playnite.bat

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

@@ -1,24 +1,34 @@
 @echo off
-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
+:: 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%"
@@ -36,11 +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%"
 
 
@@ -123,7 +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

@@ -1,19 +1,33 @@
-@echo off
-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
+:: 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
@@ -23,22 +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
 
@@ -51,7 +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%"
@@ -136,7 +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

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>