In the Taskbar and Navigation Properties box that opens, click the Navigation tab. Start by switching to desktop mode if you are not there already.įrom the Windows 8.1 desktop, right-click on the taskbar and choose Properties. Windows 8.1 now gives you the option to start out in the familiar old desktop environment instead of landing on the Start screen when the computer boots up, but the setting is not the easiest to find. I read that you can make Windows 8.1 start directly in desktop mode instead of going to the Start Screen apps, but how?Ī.
