8

Working notes on 8: Lock screen, Lockscreen, Pin files to Start, Shortcuts, Start screen background colour, and User account picture, and related topics.

Topics

Lock screen

Hide the lock screen with the Do Not Display the Lock Screen policy.

Lockscreen

Lock screen image paths under Web\Screen, SystemData, and WinSxS.

Pin files to Start

Pin files to Start by dropping shortcuts into the Start Menu Programs folder.

Shortcuts

Windows 8 Start, Charms, app switcher, close, and screenshot keyboard shortcuts.

Start screen background colour

Set Start screen colour with MSOoBE.exe, then kill it and restart Explorer.

User account picture

Default user account picture files, sizes, and formats under ProgramData.

Window border width

Set BorderWidth and PaddedBorderWidth under WindowMetrics to 0.