CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?
•OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthecomputertoopeneitherthedesktoportheStart
screenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:
1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickor
taponthewindowsnotificationarea.
2.ClickortapProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.
3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:
–Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona
screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.
–TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsignin
orcloseallappsonthescreen,gotodesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.
4.ClickortapOKtosavethenewsetting.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline
userguidewhennecessary.
•“InstallingtheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage62
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage83
•“Powerproblems”onpage95
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