Overview

Select or change how MediaPortal should start, such as full screen, with a splash screen or not,  minimized, etc.

Startup Settings

These are the same settings you can configure using Configuration > Startup and Resume Settings

• Start MediaPortal in fullscreen mode (Default: on)
  With this option you can configure MediaPortal to start in full-screen mode. If unselected MediaPortal will start in a window. Alternate fullscreen Splashscreen (Default: on)
  With this option set, when in fullscreen mode, the splash screen on startup of MediaPortal will also cover the full screen instead of a small box in the middle of the desktop. NOTE:- This setting only takes effect when MediaPortal starts in fullscreen mode.
• Keep MediaPortal always on top (Default: off)
  Note that not only does this keep MediaPortal on top of other windows, it also prevents other windows from getting (keyboard) focus. With this setting on, you cannot control any other application until you've closed MediaPortal.
• Hide taskbar in fullscreen mode (Default: off)
  This will make sure you will not see the Windows taskbar when using MediaPortal in fullscreen mode.
• Autostart MediaPortal on Windows startup (Default: off)
  Automatically start MediaPortal when Windows starts.
• Minimize to tray on start up (Default: off)
  When starting MediaPortal, instead of showing the application, this hides it in the system tray. Useful if you have scheduled recordings with the classic inbuilt TV-Engine that requires MediaPortal to be running, or when you want to be able to quickly start MediaPortal.
• Minimize to tray on GUI exit (Default: off)
  When clicking the 'X' icon, MediaPortal will not close but will be minimized to the system tray. MediaPortal can be closed by choosing Exit from the File menu or Exit from the tray icon context menu. Enable this if you use the classic inbuilt TV-Engine.
• Minimize to tray on focus loss (Default: off)
  Allows MediaPortal to minimize to the Notification Area when focus is lost (for example when pressing Alt + Tab). Right click on the icon and select *Restore *to return to MediaPortal.  

Related

• General Settings