Suppressing the Windows Logo

ID: Q91719

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Earlier versions of Microsoft Windows allow you to suppress the logo screen by typing win followed by a space. This does not work with Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.0 or 3.1.

To suppress the opening logo screen in Windows 3.0 or 3.1, do the following:

Type win.

Press the SPACEBAR.

Press F7 and then press ENTER. (This sequence appears as WIN ^@ on the screen.)

You can also suppress the logo screen by having Windows automatically execute a program at startup, by typing the following (where "program" is the program name):

WIN program

WARNING: Microsoft strongly discourages starting Windows by typing "win :". Starting Windows with the WIN : command may cause problems and result in an unstable system. WIN : was used in Windows versions 2.x to start the equivalent of the run-time version of Windows with a given application. Also, WIN : allows you to bypass the logo screen in versions 2.03, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, and 3.1.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 initiating disable screen startup

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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