The Start screen is your new home screen in Windows 8. It
is similar to the Windows Mobile operating system interface used in
some smartphones and tablets. The Start screen contains tiles that
represent installed apps such as File Explorer and Maps. You can
customize the Start screen by pinning and unpinning apps so that those
that you use most often appear there. You can also adjust the size of
some tiles to be smaller or larger. For example, you might make the
tile for an app that you use all the time larger so that you can spot
it easily, or make several tiles smaller so that Windows can fit more
apps on the screen.
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On the Start screen, press Windows logo key+Q to display a list of apps.
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Right-click an app.
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Click Pin To Start.
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Display the Start screen.
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Right-click a pinned app.
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Click Unpin from Start.
Tip
You can pin an active item to the desktop taskbar by
right-clicking it and choosing Pin This Program To Taskbar. Then, if
you want to unpin the app, just right-click it in the taskbar, and in
the menu that appears, choose Unpin This Program From Taskbar.
