Learn and customize the home screen

Add shortcuts and widgets, access the notification panel, changing wallpaper, and more.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

The home screen consists of various tiles to the applications on your device that function as a tablet. The desktop is very similar to the desktop of a PC computer that enables you to do file management and utilize the tablet as a computer.
Tap the Start icon or Windows button.
Then tap Settings.
Tap Personalization.
Under the Background tab, select the desired Background, then adjust settings as desired.
Note: For this tutorial, Picture was selected.
Under the Colors tab, tap on the desired accent color. The screen will show a preview in the background as you are making changes.
When completed, tap the Back icon to return to settings.
Tap anywhere outside the Quick settings menu to return to the Start screen.
To move the position of an app tile, tap and hold the Desired tile.
Touch and drag the tile to the new Desired location and release.
To name a group of tiles, tap in the Group name field.
Enter the Desired name for the group.
Close the keyboard by tapping the X icon.
To add a new tile for an app on one of the start screens, touch the Menu icon to reveal the Apps list.
Touch and hold the desired app.
Tap Pin to Start.
The new tile will appear on the Start screen. To resize the tile, tap and hold on the Added tile until the app is highlighted.
Tap the App Menu icon.
Select the Desired tile size.
Note: In this example, it is small.
The tile is resized. To remove an app tile from the home screen, touch and hold the Desired app.
Tap the Unpin from Start icon.
Note: This action does not uninstall the app from the device.
To add an app to the taskbar of the desktop, tap and hold the desired app tile, then select More options.
Tap Pin to Taskbar.
The app tile is added to the taskbar in desktop mode.