Is it possible to skip the first screen in 8?

It's not like I turn on the computer to find out what time it is, or to admire that graphic. It's just a minor annoyance, only takes a press on enter, but I'd like to garbage the thing.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/7449-desktop-boot-directly-windows-8-a.html

This may be useful too-

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2894-log-user-account-automatically-windows-8-startup.html

Thanks med, but I do want to keep the password protection. The only screen I want to skip is the first one that shows the time in large digits, and some kind of tower. Not sure if everyone sees this and of course I can't get a screen capture since I haven't even got to the log in yet.

I would like to be able to skip this first screen and go straight to the log in.

I gotta say, sometimes it truly amazes me the lengths people go to save a keystroke or half a second. They'll spend hours on "fixing" something that adds up to 5 minutes of wasted time over 5 years. Not exactly a good return on time investment.

I mean, when I sit down at my compute the first thing I do is tap a key to turn on the monitor anyways.

sine said:

Thanks med, but I do want to keep the password protection. The only screen I want to skip is the first one that shows the time in large digits, and some kind of tower. Not sure if everyone sees this and of course I can't get a screen capture since I haven't even got to the log in yet.

I would like to be able to skip this first screen and go straight to the log in.

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I'm not aware of any workaround. This is meant to be your new sexy screensaver. A simple key press will make it go away, I don't understand why it's so vital you skip it.

And that tower? That's the Seattle Space Needle... Microsoft's headquartered in the Seattle area.

Thanks,
Johnathan Lyman
A Guy That Works For MS

(what I say is of my own volition and does not reflect anything my employer thinks, says or does).

Mystere said:

I mean, when I sit down at my compute the first thing I do is tap a key to turn on the monitor anyways.

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I don't need to tap a key to turn on a monitor. I can't remember that I ever did with other computers, but maybe.

JLyman said:

I don't understand why it's so vital you skip it.

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sine said:

It's just a minor annoyance, only takes a press on enter, but I'd like to garbage the thing.

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And I don't understand how 'It's just a minor annoyance' gets translated into 'it's so vital.'

There are a lot of preferences that can be set and I enjoy poking around to see if I can do anything about them. Often enough I'll learn something else too. Just trying to find my way around this new system.

Solved bypass lock screen

This may help.
See pictures-
( you reckon I could work at Microsoft ? )

Note that this only works on Pro and Enterprise. There is no group policy editor in Windows 8 standard.

Then try this---
How to add group policy to win 8--

Open the Local Group Policy Editor

No. Windows 8 standard does not have Group Policy Editor *AT ALL*. It is not even on the computer.

There is a registry hack you can do on Windows 8 Home where you don't have the group editor.

Check it out here: How to Disable the Lock Screen on Windows 8 Without Using Group Policy - How-To Geek

Yes there is a way. Or two !

You can set a automatic log in or place the first tile in the upper left corner and press the enter key as it boots.