Open up Notepad. Type the following into the new document:
Click “File” and “Save as.” Save the file as “Deskboot.scf.” You can name it anything you want as long as you keep the “.scf” at the end. This tells Windows that it’s a script that it must run. Don’t forget to choose “All files” under the file type. Saving it with “Text file” will still save it as “Deskboot.scf.txt,” which won’t be interpreted as a script.
Go into the Metro interface. Type “schedule.”
Click “Settings” underneath the field that appears with your typed text.
Click “Schedule tasks,” which will appear on the left.
Click “Task scheduler library” on the left side of the new window.
Right-click on an empty space on the list on the top right side and click “Create New Task.”
Call the task whatever you want. You probably won’t have to edit this again anyway. Name it something like “Boot into desktop.”
Click the “Triggers” tab and click “New.”
Click the top dropdown box that currently says “On a schedule” and select “At log on.”
Click “OK.” You have nothing else to do here.
Click on the “Actions” tab and click “New.”
Under “Program/script,” browse to the script file you made earlier and select it. Click “OK” after you finish. This tells the scheduler to run this script. The trigger tells it to run it when you boot the computer. If you have a computer that runs on a battery, follow this extra step:
Click on the “Conditions” tab and clear the checkbox next to “Start the task only if the computer is on AC power.”
After you’ve finished everything, click “OK” and restart the computer. It should boot up straight to the desktop after you log in (if you have more than one user account and/or a password assigned to an account). On my computer, it takes a few seconds for the task to run, meaning that you should see the Metro interface for at least 5 seconds before the desktop shows up.
Final Thoughts
This is as good as it gets now, unless Microsoft has an epiphany and makes Metro an optional part of the desktop experience instead of making it take center stage. This probably wouldn’t be immensely difficult and still could happen until the release date. Leave all your thoughts in the comments section and don’t forget to read our other material on the latest and greatest in technology!
