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The more I use Windows 8, the more I am enjoying working from the Start screen.
I am visiting the desktop less and less (unless taken there by a program I am opening). I now have the great majority of programs and folders that I use regularly pinned to the Start screen. It's just flick of the scroll wheel to locate the item I want and a click and I am where I want to be.
I find I am using the Start screen quite dynamically, pinning what I am working on to Start for ready access and unpinning it when the project is done.
No, I have no desire to go direct to the desktop.