tar files and this software can be downloaded from.įirstly we want to download the latest version of the OpenELEC software from For my NUC I’d download the latest 64bit non-diskimage version. Once you’ve installed 7-zip we can now extract the downloaded OpenELEC. The file we’re interested in is called create_installstick.bat tar file and once it has extracted you’ll see a bunch of files. Next, insert a blank USB thumbdrive into your desktop computer and double-click the create_install.bat file. It should show a screen similar to this:Īs it says, the thumbdrive will be wiped during this process. You MUST make sure you choose the correct drive letter for your USB thumbdrive! On my machine it’s D so I’d enter D: as shown on that screen and then press. Once it’s finished building the USB thumbdrive remove it and insert the thumbdrive into the machine you’ll use for Kodi. You need to boot the Kodi machine from the USB thumbdrive. On my NUC I need to go into the BIOS for this and to get into the BIOS I repeatedly press the F2 key when it’s booting. Once you’ve got it to boot from the USB thumbdrive you’ll be presented with the OpenELEC installation menu. Choose the first option: Quick Install of OpenELEC and when prompted to Enable SSH Server on start choose Yes. Once the installation is complete it’ll take you back to the first menu. Remove the USB thumbdrive and select Reboot from the Menu and let the system boot. When Kodi/OpenELEC boots for the first time it’ll take you through the setup process. On the Welcome screen change your Regional Settings as required. If you plan to have multiple Kodi devices then change the Hostname to something more meaningful. On the Sharing and Remote Access screen ensure SSH is checked under the Configure Services: section.

Essential things to change on the default Kodi installation

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