JaxCore FAQs

Performance

Does JaxCore load on startup?

It does that by default. However, only modules and widgets are loaded, and the config hub will not load on startup.

Does JaxCore run in the background?

No. The configuration hub will not run in the background. Only activated modules and widgets will.

Can I turn JaxCore off when I play games?

Yes. You can toggle on Gamemode in the JaxCore settings.

Legacy issues

JaxCore hidden / not showing / showing only in taskbar / JaxCore settings won't open

1. Go to the Rainmeter Manage panel (found in your app tray)

2. Set #JaxCore\Main\Home.ini coordinates to 0 0. If the option is greyed out, load it.

3. Unload and load it

4. After that, Re-create JaxCore's shortcut in it's setting page so that this issue never happens again

Installation

Download JaxCore from our website

Installing in another location

Select option 3 when the powershell prompt asks for an installation preferences. Then choose a folder once prompted. It is recommended to choose an empty folder as the installer creates 2 folders in the selected directory. If the installer is stuck after clicking OK, press enter.

Already have Rainmeter installed, but portably?

Run the following command in Powershell, replacing <LOC> with the absolute path to the folder you want JaxCore installed in, and this folder should contain the Rainmeter folder that you have installed to before.

<LOC>
├── Rainmeter       
│   ├── Rainmeter.exe
│   ├── ... other stuff

$o_Location='<LOC>';iwr -useb "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jax-Core/JaxCore/master/CoreInstaller.ps1" | iex

In-app installer

Unable to install anything within Core / Nothing happens when clicking green download button

Goofy-ah anti-viruses

This happens because your anti-virus prevented the Powershell instance to launch. To fix this, exclude the following paths in your anti-virus.

## Standard installations:
%ProgramFiles%\Rainmeter
%AppData%\Rainmeter
%AppData%\JaxCore

## Rainmeter installations:
%ProgramFiles%\Rainmeter
%AppData%\Rainmeter
Documents\Rainmeter

## Custom location installations:
Exclude the folder that JaxCore is installed in.

Save your configuration in your anti-virus and restart.

More about false positives here

Still unable to install anything?

Run the following command to install a specific module. Replace YourFlyouts with the name of the module that you want to install.

$o_InstallModule='YourFlyouts';$o_FromCore=$true;iwr -useb "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jax-Core/JaxCore/master/CoreInstaller.ps1" | iex

After installer finishes, module still isn't installed

Try turning on Use legacy .rmskin extension installer in JaxCore settings.

We're constantly trying to improve the standard installer! If you are willing to help debug this, please create a bug tread on our Discord server or Github repository

Reinstallation

Reinstallating would help remove broken folder structures and start fresh

1. Uninstall Rainmeter via Windows Settings

2. Delete %appdata%\JaxCore and %appdata%\Rainmeter

3. Install from https://jaxcore.app

Note: This will remove all modules & widgets.