​In their quest for all things Metro - sorry - "Modern UI" - Microsoft has opted to boot not only Windows 8, but also all Windows Server 2012 GUI versions directly into the ridiculous Start Screen.

​It's the opinion of most administrators that this is pointless and annoying on servers.  
Thankfully, there is a workaround for this, unlike on Windows 8 where they have now actively blocked this.

Find out the detail's and a quick and easy Powershell script at the EXPTA blog.

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