![]() ![]() And if I let the cynical side get the best of me, Microsoft does have a vested interest in keeping users on the Metro/Windows 8 Style interface as much as possible as they want users to buy Metro apps and not use traditional applications. My only guess is that they believe by forcing users to use Windows 8 Style UI as much as it possibly can, it will get users used to, and accepting of, the interface faster (essentially trying to get users over the radical interface change as quickly as possible–ike ripping a bandaid off). Beyond the new interface, this stance of working against customization is something I have not seen before on this level, as previous operating system have had numerous tweaking utilities and Microsoft did not seem to have a problem with them. While it is likely that developers and enthusiasts are working on new tweaks to get to the desktop automatically again, I foresee this being a drawn out tit-for-tat battle between Microsoft and its users. It seems that Microsoft is taking a very firm position on Windows 8’s new Start Screen interface and full screen applications. You can find more information about the alleged changes to the RTM here, as well as more PC Perspective Windows 8 coverage by following the windows 8 tag. It is a less automatic way than has been previously possible, but it is better than nothing. If you drag the desktop Metro Windows 8 Style UI tile to the top-left corner, as soon as you login, you can hit the Enter key to go to the desktop. It is not all bad news, however (well, at least not as bad). Now, users wanting to do this are back to square one, and will have to manually launch the desktop each time they login to their computers. They would still see the Metro screen, but only for a split second. Previously, users could login and be automatically taken to the desktop. Group Policy tweaks and a autorun shortcut were two such methods–that worked on early beta builds but no longer work on the RTM–to skip past the Metro/Windows 8 Style UI Start Screen, according to Rafael Rivera of Windows 8 Secrets. With the new build came several alleged tweaks by Microsoft that prevent several methods for automatically booting to the desktop. It seems that a new setup process and the removal of Aero Glass were not the only big aesthetic changes. The Windows 8 RTM leak has coincided with numerous articles around the Internet that detail the new features and the Windows 8 Style UI once known as Metro.
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