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[Javik]

NitramX9X, on 04 July 2012 - 21:53, said:

Right click desktop, new Shortcut, put %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257} in location, name it whatever you want and put it in \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup , everytime windows start it will automatically go to the desktop, no need to press anything.

That trick did not work for me.

[.Neo]

farmeunit, on 04 July 2012 - 22:12, said:

Yeah, because Win8 doesn't bring anything else at all to the table . . .

No not anything else, simply not a whole lot if you strip out Metro end-user feature-wise.

[beanboy89]

Here's what I'm using for my Windows 8 RP to "boot" to the desktop:

Open Notepad. Paste in the following:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Save as "Show Desktop.scf" in your C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup directory.

When you logon to Windows, you will initially see the Start screen, but after a few seconds, the desktop will load.