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IN THIS CHAPTER

Opening, closing, and switching between apps

Introducing the app bar

Tweaking app settings

Rearranging app tiles on the Start screen

The Windows 10 Start screen appears when you select the Start button in the lower-left corner of the screen or you press the key. It provides access to just about everything you do with Windows 10.

The Start screen is home to numerous programs, or apps (short for applications). An app performs a function or displays information. For example, the Weather app offers weather reports (surprise!) and the Maps app helps you map a route between two places. Apps can be simple or complex.

Apps appear on the Start screen as tiles. A tile, which may be square or rectangular, displays the app’s name and symbol or icon. A tile that displays changing information is called a live tile. An open app typically covers the screen, hiding other apps that are open. However, some apps can be displayed side-by-side with a function called snap.

Two categories of apps are available:

 Windows 10 apps are modern looking and rich with information. They are designed to work with touchscreens as well as with a mouse. Weather and Edge are the first two such apps you use in this chapter. (The Maps and Calendar apps function similarly to the Weather app, each with a unique focus.)

 Desktop apps always open with the desktop behind them. Most desktop apps don’t have the look or consistent functions of Windows 10 apps. Desktop apps may not respond to touch as reliably as Windows 10 apps.

You select an app to use in one of two ways:

 Mouse: Move the mouse pointer over an app tile. Click the left mouse button to select the tile and open the app.

 Touchscreen: Tap the app tile with one of your fingers.

In this chapter, you open, close, and use some of the apps that come with Windows 10. You also switch between apps and the Start screen, and switch directly between two apps. You find out how to search for apps not shown on the Start screen. Finally, you discover how to organize the Start screen by rearranging tiles into groups.

See Chapter 9 for information on getting new apps from the Microsoft Store.

Although some steps are specific to one app, most of the steps you follow in this chapter can be repeated in any app.