LOL - hadn't thought of that :^) That's only two if you're already on the desktop; more to do though if you need to get there first (hmmm is two fingers at once arguably marginally less quick than...

All interesting stuff guys.

I am actually pretty much the only user on the PC I'm sitting at now. It's in my office; I use it for work. However there are several other PCs in the house and I...

Yes I've done that. It's still a mess though with too many key-presses, while the useful up/down arrow keys are being thoughtlessly wasted. XP was how it should be done and I can see no reason why...

Thanks Brink

Yes I have come across both of those tweaks but they don't really solve the fundamental problem, which is that the login screen is just badly designed from the very beginning. It's...

Is there an alternative to the indescribably bad windows 10 sign-in screen?

Windows XP was perfect - use the arrow keys to move up or down to the chosen user and the password box was immediately...