hi John. first things first. to close the splash screen just press tab key it always works. next. after lotin in to your laptop or pc start narrator go to general settings and press tab until u find control weather narrator starts when i sign in and open that link and click on the checkbox that says start narrator and then click on apply and ok. tell me if your splash screen problem is solved or no by pressing tab key and if not ill give you another methord which u need to deal with cmd On 1/17/14, John Wilson <j.wilson07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello All, > > When my copy of Windows 8.0 is first switched on, despite > Narrator being set to speak at start-up, No speech is heard > and you come straight onto a splash screen. To close the > splash screen you have to press the SPACEBAR (which > sometimes does not work!) and you can then type your > password in to finish off the OS loading and hear the speech > load. > > Does anyone know how to turn this splash screen off so that > it does not appear at start-up and you come straight into > the password editfield and where this is done? > > Thanks. > John. > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > -- search for me on facebook, google+, orkut.. austinpinto.xaviers@xxxxxxxxx follow me on twitter. austinmpinto contact me on skype. austin.pinto3 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq