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You Can't Bypass the UI Formerly Known As Metro On Windows 8

Posted by timothy on from the should-you-choose-to-accept-it dept.

colinneagle writes with this excerpt from Network World: "The final build of Windows 8 has already leaked to torrent sites, which is giving the propellerheads a chance to dig through the code. One revelation will probably not sit well with enterprise customers: you can't bypass the don't-call-it-Metro UI. Normally, you have to boot Windows 8 and when the tiled desktop UI (formerly known as Metro) came up, you had to click on one of the boxes to launch Explorer. Prior builds of Windows 8 allowed the user to create a shortcut so you bypass Metro and go straight to the Explorer desktop. Rafael Rivera, co-author of the forthcoming Windows 8 Secrets, confirmed to Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet that Microsoft does indeed block the boot bypass routine from prior builds. He also believes that Microsoft has blocked the ability for administrators to use Group Policy to allow users to bypass the tiled startup screen. There had been hope that Microsoft would at least relent and let corporate users have a bypass, if only for compatibility's sake."

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  1. Has anyone bothered trying these? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What's this, Apple Propaganda Day? I've seen this on so many sites now I'm starting to froth at the mouth.

    THE FINAL BUILD OF WIN8 HAS NO SUCH RESTRICTIONS.

    IT WORKS AS BEFORE

    END OF STORY.

    God, some people will try ANYTHING to kick down MS a peg or two. They're not fucking idiots, but if you believe this shit then YOU definately are.