On a tablet, where you swipe the lock screen away and then begin typing, this makes perfect sense. In essence, the new Windows 8 lock/login screen is meant to act as a dashboard, flashing up notifications for new email, IMs, and so on. Windows 8 is the worst offender yet, positively spitting in the face of keyboard users - but fortunately, it’s quite easy to disable the new Windows 8 lock screen. Since Windows XP, the process has become steadily more convoluted - picking your avatar from a list, or hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del before being allowed to log in (this was actually a security feature, believe it or not). Did you know that, back in the Windows 3, 95, and 98 days, you could simply type in your password to log into your computer? It sounds crazy, I know, but it’s true.
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