Solved Windows 8 Pro Upgrade boots to Desktop

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I Upgraded Windows 7 Home Premium 64 to Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 now boots to the "Start Page" then a couple seconds later goes to the Desktop. This isn't something I configured it just does it. I do have Start8 from Stardock installed but it isn't configured to go to the desktop on boot either.

Any clue how I can stop this behavior and have Windows 8 stay at the Start Page on Boot?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Phenom 2 X2 545
    Motherboard
    ECS IC780M-A2
    Memory
    8gb DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GT 8800
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2232BW Plus
    Hard Drives
    Main - OCZ Agility3 SSD 240GB
    Archive - WD 500GB SATA2
    PSU
    GeForce 8800GT
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    Cable
You are probably starting a program at boot that causes the start menu to lose focus. Pretty much anything that opens a window will cause this, even most splash screens.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
    Case
    Antec SOLO II
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX
You are probably starting a program at boot that causes the start menu to lose focus. Pretty much anything that opens a window will cause this, even most splash screens.

Well that explains why my ThinkPad would boot straight to desktop!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7 3820 @ 4.68GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Rampage IV Extreme RoG BF3
    Memory
    F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL (32GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 480 SLI
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi HomeTheater HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony 32V5500
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    LSI MR9260-4i (RAID10):
    Toshiba DT01ACA300 x 4
    iaStorA:
    OCZ Vertex Enterprise 120GB
    ST3500320AS 500GB
    Intel 520 Series 120GB
    PSU
    OCZ ZX 1250W
    Case
    HAF X
    Cooling
    H80
    Keyboard
    Cyborg V.7
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis 3.5G 5600dpi
    Internet Speed
    23296kbps ds / 812kbps us ADSL2+
    Browser
    Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; Win64; x64; rv:23.0) Gecko/20130415 Firefox/23.0
    Other Info
    AverMedia C127 Game Broadcaster HD
I Upgraded Windows 7 Home Premium 64 to Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 now boots to the "Start Page" then a couple seconds later goes to the Desktop. This isn't something I configured it just does it. I do have Start8 from Stardock installed but it isn't configured to go to the desktop on boot either.

Any clue how I can stop this behavior and have Windows 8 stay at the Start Page on Boot?
You could try disabling Stardock in Start-Up and see whether it fixes for you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer Type-2
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Sound Card
    High Definiton Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    PSU
    Generic
    Keyboard
    QWERTY
    Mouse
    ELANTECH Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    12.68Mbps
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I Upgraded Windows 7 Home Premium 64 to Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 now boots to the "Start Page" then a couple seconds later goes to the Desktop. This isn't something I configured it just does it. I do have Start8 from Stardock installed but it isn't configured to go to the desktop on boot either.

Any clue how I can stop this behavior and have Windows 8 stay at the Start Page on Boot?

Wow... all those folks who are loudly complaining about Not booting to Desktop will want to know what you find out so they can make theirs work like yours :)

I have a desktop program that starts at login but I still get the Start Screen. I find that clicking the Windows Key takes very little effort.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS8100
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    900GB and 1.5TB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!
Well this is just silly. I Run msconfig and open services and there are just to many things listed that the average user would have no idea about. Disabled everything I knew I could with causing problems and still booting to desktop. Windows 8 simply should not lose its focus so easily. If its supposed to boot to the Start Page it should do so unless the user configures it otherwise. Sounds like we need a Windows 8 update here to stop this behavior.

For those average users who want Windows 8 to boot to the desktop, they can get "Start8" from Stardock for $5 and configure it to boot to desktop.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Phenom 2 X2 545
    Motherboard
    ECS IC780M-A2
    Memory
    8gb DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GT 8800
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2232BW Plus
    Hard Drives
    Main - OCZ Agility3 SSD 240GB
    Archive - WD 500GB SATA2
    PSU
    GeForce 8800GT
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    Cable
Start8 is good. However, I seldom used the Start Button in XP -- Win7 so probably won't install Start8 now that I'm running the production version of Win 8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS8100
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    900GB and 1.5TB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!
There no need for start button replacement. I found it more quick to hit the windows key, than run my mouse in the corner
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 enterprise x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
    CPU
    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
    Motherboard
    Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    Gskill 4x4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    4 x HD 7970
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
    Hard Drives
    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G-15
    Other Info
    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
The purpose of the Start Button isn't to take you to the Start Screen. The Start Button (Start8) gives you the XP/Win7 Start Menu which is preferred by some instead of the Start Screen.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS8100
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Dell 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    900GB and 1.5TB
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!
I Upgraded Windows 7 Home Premium 64 to Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 now boots to the "Start Page" then a couple seconds later goes to the Desktop. This isn't something I configured it just does it. I do have Start8 from Stardock installed but it isn't configured to go to the desktop on boot either.

Any clue how I can stop this behavior and have Windows 8 stay at the Start Page on Boot?

I am having the same problem. I didn't see your thread and started another one. I have had a few suggestions but no joy.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
I use Win8StartButton to get the Win 7/Vista Start menu back. I prefer it to the Metro stuff. It also boots directly to the Desktop though it does briefly show the Metro desktop.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP h2207
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@59Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
    1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Wired USB
    Mouse
    Wired USB
    Internet Speed
    3GB Up, 30GB Down
    Browser
    SeaMonkey
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
    Other Info
    UEFI/GPT
    PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
....and the Winner is....

Logitech Setpoint!

Downloaded the latest version of Setpoint with Windows 8 support and now Windows 8 no longer boots to the Desktop. Not sure what version I had but I believe it was the immediately previous version.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Phenom 2 X2 545
    Motherboard
    ECS IC780M-A2
    Memory
    8gb DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GT 8800
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2232BW Plus
    Hard Drives
    Main - OCZ Agility3 SSD 240GB
    Archive - WD 500GB SATA2
    PSU
    GeForce 8800GT
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    Cable
I Upgraded Windows 7 Home Premium 64 to Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 now boots to the "Start Page" then a couple seconds later goes to the Desktop. This isn't something I configured it just does it. I do have Start8 from Stardock installed but it isn't configured to go to the desktop on boot either.

Any clue how I can stop this behavior and have Windows 8 stay at the Start Page on Boot?
well my pc start win 8 looking tiles on the screen than i can go for desktop
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 7
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