Tag: Desktop
How to enable boot to desktop group policy for Windows 8
So long ago I blogged/ranted about how the Group Policy setting “Do not show the Start Menu when the user logs in†was explicitly disabled in Windows 8 (see The must NOT have Windows 8 Start Menu Group Policy Setting). But I have since found a way that you can actually implement this feature (all be it not perfectly) using…
How to use Group Policy to default Internet Explorer to desktop mode in Windows 8
In Windows 8 there are now two different versions of Internet Explorer 10 installed. One is a Metro looking version that does not support Brower add-ons to improved performance and reliability of the touch version of the browser. The other more traditional desktop version of Internet Explorer allows browser add-ons (x86 only) but its controls are not as touch friendly…