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How To Sign in Directly To the Desktop in Windows 8.1 |
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October 19, 2013 |
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October 19, 2013 |
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Introduction |
The Windows 8 Start screen is a good starting point for
Windows 8 devices with touch screens, but on PCs with
standard screens, you might prefer to boot/sign in
directly to the desktop. One of the new features in
Windows 8.1 is the ability to sign in
directly to the Desktop instead of the Windows 8 Start
Screen.
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Booting directly to the Start Screen was one feature
that many users hated in Windows 8. Microsoft has
addressed this feature in the new Windows 8.1 update,
allowing users to boot directly to the desktop upon
signing in. To do
this follow the below steps:
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If you are still in the Start Screen,
click Desktop

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Right click the Taskbar
and click Properties

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Click the Navigation
tab

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Under the Start screen section, select
the option :When I sign in or
close all apps on a screen, go to the
desktop instead of Start
Click OK
to save changes.

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To test the new setting, Sign out from
Windows 8.1 and Sign in again. This
time, you will be signed in
automatically to the Desktop and not to
the Start Screen .
In the below video, I have logged into
Windows 8.1 and showed you how the Start
Screen is opening by default. Then I
opened the Taskbar and Navigation
properties and selected the option to go
to the desktop instead of the Start
Screen. I then signed out
and signed in again to show you how this
time the Desktop will open and not the
Start Screen anymore.
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