Booting Directly to Steam BPM on Startup in Windows 10

[Dave3000]

I have Steam on my PC set to boot directly to Steam BPM on startup in Windows 10 but I still see the Windows Desktop Interface for about 10 seconds on startup before Steam starts up. Is there a way just to boot directly into Steam without seeing the Windows Desktop Interface. In other words I want it to appear like I'm just running Steam and not Windows on startup and I want Steam to startup sooner if there is no way to avoid seeing the Windows Desktop Interface.

 

[poofyhairguy]

You can make Steam your shell. Then there is no Windows interface:

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/bigpicture/discussions/1/864958451556578063/

The problem is you have to undo it to get it back (like if you need to install a driver or something).

Also note in BPM Steam can only install games to the primary OS drive. That is what screwed me when I did this.

 

[Dave3000]

When I downloaded Pure Pinball it installed to drive D, which is my 'Games' drive, in Steam BPM while Windows 10 is installed on drive C. However, I did setup another Steam Library on drive D in the standard interface prior to installing that game. I do notice that BPM does not allow you to set different drives for Steam Libraries and can only be done in the standard interface.

 

[QueBert]

about the only installing on the OS drive thing, couldn't you just set up a syslink or whatever it's called? I mean I know it works as I've done it, just haven't tried it for Steam. But I don't see why it wouldn't work.