How to make the Start be the default?

Edwin · 04 Mar 2018

The application I mentioned earlier was created to re-enable these features:

How to make the Start be the default?-000302.png

nt62 · 04 Mar 2018

Edwin said:

Yeah, I know. Tablet Mode sucks though!

To most yep. :)
if the op wants the system to behave like windows 8 - tablet mode is it
however … using windows 8 still required use of the windows key or the edge swipe

nt62 · 04 Mar 2018

Edwin said:

The application I mentioned earlier was created to re-enable these features:

this is not available in windows 10 is it?

Edwin · 04 Mar 2018

Yup, just switched it on the lappy, works fine. (don't care for tablet mode though)

Edwin · 04 Mar 2018

nt62 said:

this is not available in windows 10 is it?

Not anymore

Brink · 04 Mar 2018

Edwin said:

Over on Eight Forums, @Brink created an application to boot straight to the Start Screen, called Apps 8.1.exe...

Attachment 179514

but, I can't find the tutorial on it!

(Maybe @Brink will stop by and shed some light on it!)

Anyhoo, if we can find it, you could put a copy of the .exe in your Startup folder, it will work on Windows 10, but it will look like this upon bootup:

@Edwin,

Unfortunately, that won't work in Windows 10.

Having tablet mode turned on will be an easy way to always have the Start screen show at startup.

Edwin · 04 Mar 2018

Brink said:

@Edwin,

Unfortunately, that won't work in Windows 10.

Actually, I think that application was intended to boot to the All Apps Screen in Windows 8/8.1. It sort of works in Windows 10, it just looks like my screenshot from Post #7!

Brink said:

Having tablet mode turned on will be an easy way to always have the Start screen show at startup.

True dat! :)