Windows 8.1 Update 1 boots in to desktop mode as default

#4755324

Deathchild

2014-01-31 13:36

Niceee.. damn, booting made even faster.

#4755326

mjw

2014-01-31 13:41

🙄 Hopefully I will be given the choice to boot straight into the Start Screen.

#4755370

Ahroun

2014-01-31 14:43

Ok, but how about the 100% disc usage issue?

#4755400

jbmcmillan

2014-01-31 15:16

Ok, but how about the 100% disc usage issue?

What issue?That's one I haven't seen.

#4755412

Major Melchett

2014-01-31 15:38

🙄 Hopefully I will be given the choice to boot straight into the Start Screen.

I'd be shocked if they didn't, its the 1st option I'll be changing (I prefer the start screen). They should make it like the browser choice popup IMO, after the update is applied at the very next boot it should do a popup asking which you want as the default. -- I wish they'd spend some time making things like an in built Oblytile thing so we can customise desktop tiles without a 3rd party program.

#4755447

Darren Hodgson

2014-01-31 16:20

It has been confirmed by several sources now that Microsoft is making a 360 with an upcoming Windows 8.1 update. Windows at default will boot into desktop mode. The reason for the reversal is to impro... Windows 8.1 Update 1 boots in to desktop mode as default

I think that should be "making a 180" because if you do a 360 then you end up right back where you started! 😉 Of course, Microsoft do make (Xbox) 360s but I don't think that is what you meant... :P

#4755453

jbmcmillan

2014-01-31 16:25

I think that should be "making a 180" because if you do a 360 then you end up right back where you started! 😉 Of course, Microsoft do make (Xbox) 360s but I don't think that is what you meant... :P

That struck me as well lol.

#4755458

Extraordinary

2014-01-31 16:31

🙄 Hopefully I will be given the choice to boot straight into the Start Screen.

With it being called Boots to desktop "As Default" I would imagine that means you could change default to being something else - otherwise it would just be "Windows 8.1 boots to desktop"

#4755463

mjw

2014-01-31 16:38

With it being called Boots to desktop "As Default" I would imagine that means you could change default to being something else - otherwise it would just be "Windows 8.1 boots to desktop"

Thanks for clearing that up

#4755476

LoccOtHaN

2014-01-31 16:47

Ok, but how about the 100% disc usage issue?

Man you have to turn OFF WIndows BackUP Schedule in Task Scheduler located in Control Panel / System & Security in Admin Tools For me that works 🙂

#4755632

Mr_ALLroy

2014-01-31 19:27

Would it not have made more sense, to add the choice to boot directly to desktop or start screen during setup in the first place? At least their slowly changing things based on user feedback. Slowly.

#4755640

Raider0001

2014-01-31 19:31

Now im going to skip Windows 8 sorry Microsoft its your fault ! no candy no fun

#4755690

Asgardi

2014-01-31 20:35

Hmmm...

That struck me as well lol.

Me too 🙂 But anyway, I dont see how going forward is making 180 (or 360, what ever). We already know that MS is bringing Metro apps to desktop in a year, and this is just a small step towards that. That will be great. Even now its better than not being able to run mobile apps in PC at all. And the performance, size, energy consumption, startup, etc requirements from mobile to PCs are very welcome to improve overall quality of everything.

#4755696

Asgardi

2014-01-31 20:45

Yep

There is a checkbox currently in 8.1 that lets you automatically boot to desktop. By-default however, this isn't checked (but it's literally a simple checkbox away from being enabled). I don't know if there's something I'm missing or misinterpreting, but how is this news or exciting? I guess if anything, this might improve the feedback from people who harshly criticize Windows 8 without messing with settings or sitting down to actually use it for more than a few minutes.

Its not exciting news. But for many MS haters its an easy catch to spam these "MS is turning around" claims to try to get some clicks. But something very funny happened just a few days ago. Apple made a new record that was hyped everywhere BUT investors are smarter than journalists so Apple's market value dropped about 50 billion in one night and even some fanboys in WSJ and the press alike started to have some serious doubts about the company. Its getting veeery interesting.

#4755701

Extraordinary

2014-01-31 20:50

I don't know if there's something I'm missing or misinterpreting, but how is this news or exciting?

It's just because MS were adamant that Metro/Modern UI was the new Windows, Start button was gone etc, and now they're backtracking just about every feature they forced on us

#4755728

GenClaymore

2014-01-31 21:20

At-least it save me a couple of sec's clicking the option to do it my self.

#4755751

lucidus

2014-01-31 21:39

Now fix the control panel & PC settings and I'll be very happy with 8.1.

#4755755

Extraordinary

2014-01-31 21:41

8.1 is spot on for me, I rarely venture into Metro other than when Im bored, StartisBack installed, all hot corners disabled, its a faster prettier Windows 7 with more features and under the hood improvements

#4755757

lucidus

2014-01-31 21:42

8.1 is spot on for me, I rarely venture into Metro other than when Im bored, StartisBack installed, all hot corners disabled, its a faster prettier Windows 7 with more features and under the hood improvements

True that but I would still prefer that both are full featured and neither user has to visit the other side's version. CP is so awkward for tablet folks and PC S for us.

#4755762

Extraordinary

2014-01-31 21:47

True that but I would still prefer that both are full featured and neither user has to visit the other side's version. CP is so awkward for tablet folks and PC S for us.

Yea they didn't do a very good job of merging them together to allow control of everything from either side For PC users at least, once you've set up the Metro side, you can more or less forget its even there