For those upgrading to Windows Blue, you might now have the option to remove the Start Screen. According to the report, after examining the code in twinui.dll, there is a line that is "responsible for disabling the Start Screen" and after disabling or modifying the code it makes the system "go to the desktop automatically." Those using Windows 8 or the leaked Windows 8.1 build, you will obviously know by now that this option isn't yet available.