Clarify usage instructions, perhaps I'm doing something incorrectly?

[Fuzzlesz]

Howdy,

I have installed the EarlyStart.exe with the command prompt, no problem.
Event Viewer shows an application log.
I've created a file simply named ".earlystart" in my "C:\Users\Fuzzles".
In notepad I added "C:\programwhatever\transluscent.exe", saved.
Reboot, and then nothing happens. The programs aren't started, and there's no exception in the log.
The "Early Start.InstallLog" seems to create itself correctly every reboot.

Did I create the file in the correct directory?

[bawyvh]

Is it solved? My problem is the same as yours

[Nagidrop]

My problem is also the same.
The file I created is ".earlystart" (which it recognizes as "earlystart" extension).
Then I open the file with notepad to add "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\28017CharlesMilette.TranslucentTB_2021.5.0.0_x64__v826wp6bftszj\TranslucentTB.exe" (Windows Store version).
Nothing happens after reboots as well. Step 5 also results in "transaction completing successfully".
Guess I'll just uninstall the tool, and live with the TranslucentTB starting a few secs late.

[sylveon]

Directly starting the TranslucentTB exe won't work when it's packaged. You have to invoke the "ttb.exe" app execution alias, which will be at C:\Users\<your-user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\ttb.exe usually

[Nagidrop]

I changed the path in .earlystart file to the path you specified and somehow it still doesn't work. However, the Task Scheduler successfully starts the program at logon now.
Earlier, I tried to create ttb.exe alias in regedit as you mentioned in TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB#518 but it didn't work. Now I know that it already exists.
Thank you a lot for the information btw. It helps me a lot and will help many others who are also struggling with the problem.

[jeansagi]

Directly starting the TranslucentTB exe won't work when it's packaged. You have to invoke the "ttb.exe" app execution alias, which will be at C:\Users\<your-user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\ttb.exe usually

FWIW the above worked flawlessly for me. And BTW it is really, really COOL! (Only if RoundedTB wasn't dead 😔).

This note should be on step 6!

J.