We Fix Windows & Other Teky Stuff Too.
I’m testing out the Windows 8 Consumer Preview (I have to … it’s my job) but I have no use for Metro of the Metro Start Screen. In fact, I hate it with the white-hot passion of a thousand suns and hate being dumped in it when I reboot my system. Is there any to bypass it and go direct to the ‘Classic’ Windows desktop?
I’ve been looking for a way to do this too, and I was starting to think that it wasn’t possible (at least without some deep hacking of the system), but then a tipster (thanks Mike!) sent me in a way to do it. It’s a little rough round the edges (I’ll explain in a minute why) but it does allow you to bypass the Metro Start Screen when you log on to the system.
Here’s the process … I warn you now it’s a little long-winded.
First, fire up Notepad and paste the following script file code into it.
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=Explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Save the file somewhere where you’ll remember. It doesn’t matter what you call it but it must have the .scf file extension.
- Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools and then click on Task Scheduler.
- Select Task Scheduler Library.
