Suppressing the Windows Logo

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q91719
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system 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" (without the quotation marks) 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:

  1. Type "win" (without the quotation marks).

  2. Press the SPACEBAR.

  3. 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.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg win30 win31 winboot
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 initiating disable screen
startup

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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