Logging on with black screen rather than friendly messages

[petben]

When I log in to my new win8 tablet\notebook as admin (minimal GPO settings) I get 'just setting things up for you'...'installing your apps' 'nearly finished' etc messages but as a student (lots of GPO settings) after the initial 'Welcome' and spinning dot graphic, it goes to a black screen (mouse cursor visible) then eventually logs in. So what GPO is hiding the messages? Any ideas?

 

as an aside even after removing the builtin apps (with powershell) it takes 5+ mins to initially log in...

[fiza]

You need to make sure verbose logging is enabled in your student GPO.

[FN-GM]

You need to make sure verbose logging is enabled in your student GPO.

 

Its not this. The "welcome message" has been turned off. So you get the back screen instead. To make it skip the welcome and the black screen. I did this - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-8/133547-windows-8-1-profiles-students.html#post1143320

[petben]

Thanks, how do I turn on the "welcome message"?

 

I already have a win7 profile for students..

[fiza]

Its not this. The "welcome message" has been turned off. So you get the back screen instead. To make it skip the welcome and the black screen. I did this - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-8/133547-windows-8-1-profiles-students.html#post1143320

 

The OP said the welcome message is there but then a black screen appears.

 

"as a student (lots of GPO settings) after the initial 'Welcome' and spinning dot graphic, it goes to a black screen "

 

That's why I thought if messages are not appearing the verbose logging needs to go on.

[FN-GM]

Here you go - First Sign-in Animation - Enable or Disable in Windows 8

 

You do no you can't share a Windows 7 & 8 Profile?

[petben]

Thanks, I am thinking that GPO will (also) turn on the 'swipe from the left' ,graphic you get when you are actually signed in?

as the users can sign into both win7 and win8 machines how can they not share a profile?

[FN-GM]

as the users can sign into both win7 and win8 machines how can they not share a profile?

 

Roaming Profile Compatibility - The Windows 7 to Windows 8 Challenge - Ask the Directory Services Team - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

[petben]

I definitely have that Computer GPO enabled - First Sign-in Animation - Enable or Disable in Windows 8 - (checked REG and RSOP) but still students get the black screen, yet staff get the correct login messages. There must be something in the Users GPO that is giving this behaviour. Staff and Students have different GPO's.

 

ideas?

[AngryTechnician]

Does it do it with a brand new user profile? Delete the existing roaming profile for a test account from the server and see if it works (don't forget to clear the local cached copy from the workstation too if you've logged the test account on before).

[FN-GM]

I definitely have that Computer GPO enabled - First Sign-in Animation - Enable or Disable in Windows 8 - (checked REG and RSOP) but still students get the black screen, yet staff get the correct login messages. There must be something in the Users GPO that is giving this behaviour. Staff and Students have different GPO's.

 

ideas?

 

See post 6

[petben]

I have tested it with a new user with student GPO applied and no profile specified ands it still 'black screens' it MUST be something to do with the GPO....aaargh annoying.

[petben]

what about post 6? I have enabled that setting already..?

[FN-GM]

Sorry typo I mean post 3

[petben]

aarh OK - Thanks, how do I turn on the "welcome message"?

[FN-GM]

For us a combination of post 3 and 6 works. In the end we just got rid of the welcome message, its annoying! So for us now it logins in like it does in windows 7.

[petben]

OK, so how do I turn on the "welcome message"?