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Hello, I am working on a modified version of this application and I would like to know how the Xibo setup program configures the computer to boot directly to the desktop and start the program, so far in my own setup project in visual studio I have a shortcut to the output binary file copied to the user startup folder but it still requires that the user login every time the computer is rebooted. How does the Xibo installer set it up to bypass login and boot directly to the desktop?

If someone could send source code to the existing msi possibly in the form of a .NET project that would be great. An explanation of how that works would be good too. I am proficient in C# and Visual Studio but it is not often I have to build an installer file.

Thanks a lot!

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There isn’t anything in the current MSI that does that - all we do is pop the shortcut into Start up and leave it to the administrator to handle auto-login, etc (that should be the responsibility of the person installing the application as it will be different depending on where/how it is installed).

The MSI is generated using a commercial piece of software (we didn’t have the expertise to make one in visual studio when we first looked at it). Its very simple though, copy files and create shortcuts only.

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Ok thanks, I saw a demo of it and I thought that the installer setup the auto-login. Thanks a lot!