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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: Matty3891 on March 30, 2025, 12:01:41 AM

Title: Exit to Desktop is using Exit Command
Post by: Matty3891 on March 30, 2025, 12:01:41 AM

I have the exit command in AM set as ‘shutdown -s -t 00’ which works great to shutdown the pc when required…
However, when I want to exit to the desktop from AM using a key set in the exit to desktop setting, it also uses the shutdown command above instead of exiting to the desktop.
Any ideas why please?

Title: Re: Exit to Desktop is using Exit Command
Post by: sophiasmith on August 02, 2025, 01:53:22 AM

It seems like the shutdown command is shutting down the computer instead of just exiting to the desktop — try changing it to exit or taskkill!

Title: Re: Exit to Desktop is using Exit Command
Post by: Matty3891 on August 02, 2025, 11:04:24 PM

Yea all the ‘Exit to desktop’ option seems to do is bypass the confirm exit stage, and then follow normal exit procedure including using any ‘exit command’.
I run the FE Shelled, so if I want to exit to the desktop, I now just replace ‘shutdown’ with ‘explorer’ as the exit command, and then reverse it when I want to power off the arcade from the frontend.
Not ideal but best I can do without adding a script.

Title: Re: Exit to Desktop is using Exit Command
Post by: minakyliem on September 21, 2025, 11:37:51 PM

If you want to go to the desktop instead of powering down the machine, consider using the exit or taskkill command instead of shutdown.
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Title: Re: Exit to Desktop is using Exit Command
Post by: bekeanloinse56 on January 04, 2026, 06:28:00 PM

The “Exit to Desktop” option doesn’t bypass the exit command at all — it just skips the confirmation screen and then runs whatever you’ve defined as your exit command. So if your exit command is set to shutdown -s -t 00, AM is doing exactly what you told it to do.

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