Two questions about Windows 8.1:
1) When the computer starts up, the first screen displayed is a “blocked screen”, an image, from which I proceed by pressing the space bar.
What’s the purpose of this step (other than delaying the start up process)? I don’t really grasp that, nor find it in the manual.
2) I need to set up several users for the computer, some with a password and some without one.
In previous versions of Windows the start up process first showed all of them, then I clicked on one and the process continued (asking for a password or not depending on who it was), and that was all.
Now, with W-8.1, two issues here: First, it seems to require that all users have passwords. And second, it first shows only one of the users (not always the same); I have to click on an arrow on the left to see them all (another delaying, useless step ?).
How can I set it up so as to have the quicker start up process of the previous versions, that is:
- that it skip the blocked screen step (unless it is really useful - my 1st question);
- that the first screen displayed show all the users;
- that some users may not require a password.
Thanks for any help.
ACA
1) When the computer starts up, the first screen displayed is a “blocked screen”, an image, from which I proceed by pressing the space bar.
What’s the purpose of this step (other than delaying the start up process)? I don’t really grasp that, nor find it in the manual.
2) I need to set up several users for the computer, some with a password and some without one.
In previous versions of Windows the start up process first showed all of them, then I clicked on one and the process continued (asking for a password or not depending on who it was), and that was all.
Now, with W-8.1, two issues here: First, it seems to require that all users have passwords. And second, it first shows only one of the users (not always the same); I have to click on an arrow on the left to see them all (another delaying, useless step ?).
How can I set it up so as to have the quicker start up process of the previous versions, that is:
- that it skip the blocked screen step (unless it is really useful - my 1st question);
- that the first screen displayed show all the users;
- that some users may not require a password.
Thanks for any help.
ACA
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- WINDOWS 7
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion dv 7-2230es
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Browser
- iExplorer
- Antivirus
- Panda