Hi Chris,
Just looked at win8.1 se.
You can avoid cpl problems by letting winpeshl finish before logging in.
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_SUB OSInit
DISP W1024 H768 B32 F60
//text and pic to look at while waiting for winpeshl
LOGO %Windir%\Web\Wallpaper\Windows\img0.jpg
TEXT Welcome...Starting WinPe Shell... L30 T30 $24
REGI HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA=#1
EXEC =%SystemRoot%\system32\winpeshl.exe
INIT IU,4000
TEAM SHEL %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe|LOGO
_END
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