Windows 8.1 Initial Sign on

10 minutes while it goes through the screens "installing your applications ", "taking care of a few things", and "getting your apps ready".  Is that normal?
I am curious if MDT is the cause of this just because if I push out the install.wim from the Windows 8.1 media to a system the initial login time is about 2 or 3 minutes. Same is true if I use a build and capture task sequence from SCCM.
Just curious if anyone else has experienced this slow initial logon with MDT 2013 and Windows 8.1, and what was done to fix it.
Thanks,
Mike
Solutions Architect

First time you logon to a windows 8 / 8.1 takes some time.
To reduce the time you can remove some of the builtin app:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2013/10/21/removing-windows-8-1-built-in-applications.aspx
You can also remove the first login animation:
http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-disable-first-sign-in-animation-in-windows-8/

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