windows 8: when closing IE system goes to desktop not Start screen?

[rrocco]

I am setting up a new laptop for my mother and want to keep it simple! I want her to use the Start screen - and not get confused by seeing the desktop half of the time. ( I don't mind having a tile on the start screen to get to the desktop, but I don't want the system going to the desktop automatically)

Windows 8: when I exit/close Internet Explorer or Google Chrome, my system goes to the desktop not the (Metro) Start screen. I actually like the start screen and think it will be easier for someone who is only using a few apps. But it is odd that when I close IE, I end up at the desktop and then have to click on the windows key to go to the Start Screen.

I am not sure if this is related to my installing then uninstalling a Windows 7 Start MENU X fix. When I first started using windows 8 I did not like it and wanted the windows 7 Start menu so I downloaded a fix - but I did not like how it behaved ( example - the windows key on the keyboard was then linked to the desktop not the new start screen) so I uninstalled the windows 7 start menu. Unfortunately I do not remember how my system behaved prior to the install/uninstall. Is it normal in Windows 8 that when you exit from the internet your system takes you to the desktop?? Can I change this to go to the metro Start Screen?