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If you want to have "Active Directory Users and Computers" on desktop computer like Windows 8, you need this installation: http://www.microsoft.com/en-CA/download/details.aspx?id=39296

Disable  DisableAutomaticRestartSignOn: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn535772.aspx Or modify  Registry directly :  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Enable with Autologon utility will help: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb963905.aspx To disable legal notice, we need to update registry. This can be setup as a task and trigger on Windows startup. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "LegalNoticeCaption"="" "LegalNoticeText"="" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "legalnoticecaption"="" "legalnoticetext"="" To start a job after logon, we can setup a task which is triggered on logon.

I have run into this issue several times and thought to write a post for it: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15221.enabling-disk-cleanup-utility-in-windows-server-2012.aspx What you need to install is feature: Desktop Experience  This can also be done with  PowerShell 1.0:  Add-WindowsFeature -Name Desktop-Experience In PowerShell 2.0, you first have to import the appropriate module manually: Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature -Name Desktop-Experience Then you can search for Disk Cleanup, and cleanup system installation files by following these steps: Open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button  In the search box, type Disk Cleanup , and then, in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup .  If you're prompted to choose a drive, click the drive you just installed Windows on, and then click OK . In the Disk Cleanup dialog box, on the Disk Cleanup tab, click Clean up system fil