{"id":6408,"date":"2013-10-28T15:31:20","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T19:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=6408"},"modified":"2013-10-28T22:37:26","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T02:37:26","slug":"how-to-boot-windows-8-1-boot-to-the-desktop-turn-the-start-screen-into-a-start-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-boot-windows-8-1-boot-to-the-desktop-turn-the-start-screen-into-a-start-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to boot Windows 8.1straight to the desktop and turn the Start Screen Into a start menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows 8.1, on its surface does not seem to be much different than Windows 8. But that’s only at first glance \u2013 when you dig a little deeper, you\u2019ll find that Microsoft really did listen to the complaints about Windows 8 and implemented a lot of them in Windows 8.1.<\/p>\n

While Windows 8 didn’t have any kind of a start button \u2013 so installing a 3rd-party start button like Classic Shell made sense- in Windows 8.1 you really don’t need to install a third party start button and start menu. Why? Because you have everything you need already installed.<\/p>\n

And all you need to do is take about 3 minutes of your time and follow our little tutorial — and you will be able to boot your Windows 8.1 computer directly to the desktop and skip the start screen altogether. You’ll also turn the Start Screen into a full screen start menu and configure it to show your desktop applications first — before the Windows Apps.<\/p>\n

And, best of all,\u00a0 it’s really easy to do. Here’s how:<\/p>\n

Navigate to the desktop and right click on the taskbar.<\/p>\n

Select “Properties”<\/p>\n

The “Taskbar and Navigation properties” dialog will appear.<\/p>\n

Click the Navigation tab.<\/p>\n

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Check the following options (see image above):<\/p>\n