RetroBarExtService 1.0

                                                                                                                     RetroBarExtService is free software.

                                                                                                            Author: Roger Yao

                                                                                                                                          Location: Taiwan

                                                                                                    Purpose

                                                                       1.Let RetroBar speed up.

                                                                         1.1.Start Retrobar as a service (RetroBarExtService):6 sec

                                                                         1.2.Add RetroBar to Task Scheduler:12 sec

                                                                         1.3.Automatically start at logon:22 sec

                                                                       2.Hide the Windows taskbar before RetroBar appears.

                                                                       3.To prevent RetroBar from crashing on first login after a Windows update.

                                                                       4.Use the same RetroBar settings when multiple accounts log in to Windows.

                                                                       A.Install RetroBarExtService

                                                                         1.The login account must have system administrator privileges.

                                                                         2.Install RetroBar.Installer.zip (RetroBar 1.21).

                                                                     3.Download RetroBarExtService.64-bit.zip.

                                                                     4.Extract RetroBarExtService.64-bit.zip to C:\RetroBarExtService.

                                                                     5.Run C:\RetroBarExtService\ServiceInstall.bat as administrator.

                                                                     6.Reboot computer. 

                                                                       B.Quick launch

                                                                         Some applications cannot be displayed correctly.

                                                                         Right-click on the shortcut of your program, and then select Properties from 

                                                                         the context menu.

                                                                         1.Properties  2.Shortcut  3.Advanced  4.Run as administrator

                                                                       C.Adjust StartDelay (Millisecond) for your computer

                                                                         1.C:\RetroBarExtService\RetroBarSimple.ini

                                                                           StartDelay=2500 

                                                                           This StartDelay value is for an Intel Core i7-7700HQ CPU running at 2.80 GHz.

                                                                         2.Reboot computer.  

                                                                       D.New path

                                                                         1.RetroBar.exe:C:\RetroBarExtService\RetroBar\RetroBar.exe

                                                                         2.Themes:C:\RetroBarExtService\RetroBar\Themes

                                                                         3.settings.json:C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\

                                                                            RetroBar\settings.json

                                                                       E.Multiple accounts log in to Windows

                                                                         1.The logged-in account has not installed RetroBar.

                                                                         2.Run C:\RetroBarExtService\MultipleAccounts.bat as administrator.

                                                                         3.Reboot computer. 

                                                                       F.Delete RetroBarExtService

                                                                         1.Run C:\RetroBarExtService\ServiceDelete.bat as administrator 

                                                                            to delete RetroBar Ext Service.

                                                                     2.Reboot computer.