L lfree6 New Member Messages 1 Mar 15, 2013 #1 I was wondering if there is any way to log in on start up without using a password and is there a way to have it go directly to the desktop and bypass the start screen. Thanks Larry My Computer System One OS windows 8
I was wondering if there is any way to log in on start up without using a password and is there a way to have it go directly to the desktop and bypass the start screen. Thanks Larry
znod New Member Power User Messages 2,156 Mar 15, 2013 #2 Welcome. See: Log On User Account Automatically at Windows 8 Startup Password Protection on Wakeup - Enable or Disable in Windows 8 Screen Saver Password Protection -Enable or Disable You won't be able to go directly (i.e., by doing nothing) to the desktop without 3rd-party software. Last edited: Mar 16, 2013 My Computer System One OS Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop CPU Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz) Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3 Memory 16 GB Corsair Vengeance Graphics Card(s) EVGA 570 SC Monitor(s) Displays Gateway Hard Drives Dual Boot: Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's PSU Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W Case Cooler Master 932 HAF Cooling Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Internet Speed 20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload Other Info Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
Welcome. See: Log On User Account Automatically at Windows 8 Startup Password Protection on Wakeup - Enable or Disable in Windows 8 Screen Saver Password Protection -Enable or Disable You won't be able to go directly (i.e., by doing nothing) to the desktop without 3rd-party software.
Brink Administrator Administrator mvp Messages 25,263 Mar 15, 2013 #3 Hello Larry, and welcome to Eight Forums. The tutorial below can help show you how to set Windows to automatically sign in to an account of your choice at startup. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2894-log-user-account-automatically-windows-8-startup.html The tutorial below can show you how to natively start Windows 8 directly to the desktop instead of Start screen. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/7449-desktop-boot-directly-windows-8-a.html Hope this helps, Shawn My Computer System One OS 64-bit Windows 10 Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Custom self built CPU Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390 Memory 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR) Graphics Card(s) ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING Sound Card Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF) Monitor(s) Displays 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27" Screen Resolution 2560x1440 Hard Drives 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Core P3 Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i Keyboard Logitech wireless K800 Mouse Logitech MX Master 3 Internet Speed 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload Browser Internet Explorer 11 Antivirus Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Hello Larry, and welcome to Eight Forums. The tutorial below can help show you how to set Windows to automatically sign in to an account of your choice at startup. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2894-log-user-account-automatically-windows-8-startup.html The tutorial below can show you how to natively start Windows 8 directly to the desktop instead of Start screen. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/7449-desktop-boot-directly-windows-8-a.html Hope this helps, Shawn