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A user is booting a laptop that has Windows 10 installed. The boot process is currently working on the following step: WINLOGON.EXE displays the Windows Welcome screen What is the next step that will happen in the boot process?

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After WINLOGON.EXE displays the Welcome screen in Windows 10, user settings are loaded, setup scripts run if it's the first logon, and then Explorer.exe loads the GUI including the start menu, taskbar, and desktop icons.

Step-by-step explanation:

After the WINLOGON.EXE process displays the Windows Welcome screen on a laptop booting with Windows 10, the next step in the boot process is the loading of user-specific settings. This step involves initializing user sessions, and if this is the first logon, it will also run a series of setup scripts. Subsequently, the desktop is prepared and the Shell, which is usually Explorer.exe, is loaded to provide the graphical user interface, including the start menu, taskbar, and desktop icons.

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