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Start Screen
Basics
Taskbar
The bottom area of the screen is the taskbar. You
can access the Start menu, launch the search box,
view notification icons, and more on the taskbar.
Shortcuts
Start menu
Search box
Task view
Notification icons
•
Task view
: View open applications as large tiles
on the screen.
•
Shortcuts
: Display a running app in the
foreground.
•
Notification icons
: View system notifications.
•
Search box
: Search the device using key words.
•
Start menu
: Access the Start menu and launch
apps.
Managing Shortcuts
To add a shortcut:
►
On the taskbar, tap
Start
, touch and hold an
item, and then tap
More options
>
More
>
Pin to taskbar
.
To delete a shortcut:
►
Touch and hold a shortcut, and then tap
Unpin from taskbar
.
To move a shortcut to another location:
►
Drag it to a new location.
Managing Notification Icons
On the taskbar:
►
Tap
Start
>
Settings
>
System
>
Notifications & actions
>
Select which icons
appear on the taskbar
, and then select items to
display in the notification area.