Windows 8 is a paradigm shift from all previous "windows-"based operating systems.
When Windows 8 initializes, it shows a splash screen with date and time, nothing else. (A side benefit of this is that it starts very fast!) There is nothing obvious on what to do next. For desktop users, to access programs or log in to your account, click on this splash screen. The result is either a login screen or the "Start" screen. If you have a login, then, after you enter your password, you will get the Start screen. No desktop! For most users, that is a major drawback. (Watch this: it is instructive. Note that they started on the Start Screen, avoiding the initial splash screen.)
The way I get around this is to use my two monitors to advantage. I have them set to show as one big screen. This means, for example, that I can have an application screen half on one screen and half on the other. This gives me a lot of real estate for my desktop, and I have essentially set up a tile like arrangement using an application called "Fences" (search "cnet Fences") As a side benefit of this arrangement, when the Windows 8 start screen displays on this two monitor arrangement, it only displays on the left monitor. The right half of my desktop displays on the right monitor. So, I have all the tiles of the start screen on the left and my desktop on the right. It is actually a convenience.
I should note that once I click on a tile on the Screen disappears and the app starts. To access the screen, I have to go to the lower left corner of the left monitor and "wiggle" the mouse, which brings up a small tile. Click that to access the Start Screen.
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