Learn & customize the home screen
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Learn & customize the home screen
Add shortcuts and widgets, access the notification panel, changing wallpaper, and more.
- To rearrange tiles, touch and hold the desired tile.
- Drag the tile to the desired location.
- Tap the tile.
- To remove a tile, touch and hold the desired tile.
- Tap the Unpin icon.
- To add a new tile, from the Start screen, swipe left.
- Touch and hold the desired application.
- Tap pin to start.
- To change the size of tiles, touch and hold the desired tile.
- Tap the Arrow icon to decrease tile size.
- Tap the Arrow icon again to increase tile size.
- To add a third column to the Start screen, from the Start screen, swipe left.
- Scroll to, then tap Settings.
- Scroll to, then tap start+theme.
- Scroll to, then tap the Show more Tiles switch.
- A third column will now appear on the Start screen.
- To change the screen brightness, from the Start screen, swipe left.
- Scroll to, then tap Settings.
- Scroll to, then tap brightness.
- Tap the Automatically adjust switch.
- Tap the Level field.
- Tap the desired brightness level.
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