A manager is booting a tablet that has Windows 8 installed. The boot process is currently at the following step: WINLOGON.EXE displays the Windows Welcome screen. What is the next step that will happen in the boot process?

a) There are no more steps, the boot process is complete.

b) The BIOS boots the computer using the first drive that contains a valid boot sector.

c) The code in the boot sector is executed, and control of the boot process is given to Windows Boot Manager.

d) Winload uses the path specified in BOOTMGR to find the boot partition.

Answer :

Final answer:

After the Windows Welcome screen is displayed by WINLOGON.EXE, the boot process is typically complete, and the system is ready for the user to log in.

Explanation:

After WINLOGON.EXE displays the Windows Welcome screen on a tablet with Windows 8, the next step in the boot process would typically involve the initialization of various services and processes that allow the user to start using the system. However, since none of the options provided accurately describe this step, the most likely correct answer would be (a) There are no more steps, the boot process is complete. At this point, the system is ready for the user to log in. Option (b), (c), and (d) describe earlier stages of the boot process that occur before the Windows Welcome screen is displayed.