KB ID 0001119
I was working on some Server 2012 R2 servers this morning, and every time I tried to launch IE, instead of the normal IE 11, it stubbornly kept opening the the IE App.
Hit the Windows key > Type in ‘internet options’ > make the following changes;
Programs Tab > Opening Internet Explorer > Select ‘Always in Internet Explorer on the desktop’ > Apply > OK.
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KB ID 0000829
Since its release it’s long been a gripe that you cannot boot Windows 8 straight to the desktop. Some people just don’t like the ‘Metro’ (or Modern UI) interface. I must admit I STILL use quicklaunch so I never really open it anyway. But with the release of Windows 8.1 Microsoft have finally done a ‘U turn’ and have given you the option to bypass it completely as the computer boots.
Note: It’s still there, but instead of opening Metro when the computer boots, it will simply go straight to desktop like Windows 7 and previous versions of the OS did.
1. Right click the taskbar > Properties > Navigation tab > Tick ‘Go to the desktop instead of the Start when I log in’ > Apply > OK.
2. Now when you reboot, the desktop launches instead of the Start/Metro UI.
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