Make windows 8 boot right to desktop

I figured that if anything could trump the Start Screen, it would be explorer. So I tried it and found that it worked. During my experimentation with this technique, I haven't found any serious side effects or other problems. However, that doesn't mean that sometime down the road, Microsoft might release a patch that will disable or even invalidate this technique. Catch up with all of TechRepublic's Windows 8 tips on our focus page. Keep in mind that when you see the File Explorer window targeted on Libraries, the Documents Music, Pictures, and Video icons may shuffle around a bit.

The reason for this is because when the File Explorer window appears on the screen, the operating system is still doing a bit of housework in the background.

Depending on how you launch your applications, you can now launch them right from the desktop. For example, if you chose to pin your application icons to the Taskbar, then they are readily available.

Would you prefer to have Windows 8 boot straight to the desktop? Will you use this technique to make Windows 8 boot straight to the desktop? As always, if you have comments or information to share about this topic, please take a moment to drop by the TechRepublic Community Forums and let us hear from you. Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer. Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry.

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Look for the computer name under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings. From the same window, double click on DefaultUserName and enter your user name in the Value data option. From the same window, double click on DefaultPassword and enter your user password used to enter into the user account in the Value data option. If you do not have DefaultPassword option in the window, right click on Winlogon located at the left side panel of the window, hover the mouse pointer over at New , select String Value , type DefaultPassword and follow the same step to enter the user password.

Close the Window, Restart the PC to check if the changes are effective. Write to us with the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance.