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Desktop View Command Line Parameters

You can customize Desktop View by using command line parameters. These can be added to the shortcut on your Windows Desktop to use particular parameters when starting Desktop View, or you can use the command line parameters to integrate Desktop View into your own software.

Command Line Parameters

/G:gateway - Auto connect to the Desktop Gateway named gateway
/P:password - Autofill the Desktop Share password
/I:invitecode - Connect to the Desktop Share user with the invitation code of invitecode
/T:windowtitle - Change the name of the window title from Desktop View to your choice
/F - Disable full screen mode where the window title bar and taskbar are hidden
/M - Maximize the applications window on startup
/H - Hide the gateway address and settings toolbar
/C - Close Desktop View when you close a session with another PC
/A - Auto connect to the first waiting user

Examples

desktopview.exe /G:nxap.com /P:blar /I:123456 /C
The above example runs Desktop View, connects to the Desktop Gateway called nxap.com, connects to the Desktop Share client whose invitation code is 123456 and whose password is blar. After finishing the session Desktop View will close automatically.

desktopview.exe /A /P:pwd
The above example connects to the last connected Desktop Gateway, then connects to the first Desktop Share user and auto fills out the password of pwd.