Unlock Hidden Startup Switches for Windows7 and make Media Center Start Your Way

Did you know that there are more options to launching Windows Media Center in Windows 7 than just arriving at the start menu? Microsoft has tossed in a bunch of hidden switches (not sure why they're called switches) that fellow Media Center MVP and MissingRemote contributor Andrew Cherry has discovered and passed along. The purpose of these is simple--say you absolutely hate the new startup sound and animation that the new Media Center loads with (like myself). Changing the way ehshell launches (ehshell.exe is the program name for Windows Media Center) can allow you to disable it upon startup.