{"id":36648,"date":"2012-08-23T15:54:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T15:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=36648"},"modified":"2012-08-23T15:54:34","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T15:54:34","slug":"bypass-windows-8-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/bypass-windows-8-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favorite Tips: Bypass Windows 8 Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Tip submitted by bob3160 on <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?\/topic\/199664-classic-shell-360-bypassing-windows-8-start-screen-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">August 19 2012<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><h2>Bypass Windows 8 Desktop<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6wqVMPnL1Lc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font SIZE=\"2\">Each month we select the best of the tips submitted by members of the PC Pitstop community through our <a 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