Explore the Windows 8 Start Screen
Before getting to the specifics of working with Windows 8, take a few seconds to familiarize yourself with the basic elements of the Start screen. These elements include the Start screen’s app tiles, live tiles, your user tile, and the Desktop tile.
Understanding where these elements appear on the Start screen and what they are used for will help you work through the rest of this book and will help you navigate Windows 8 and its applications on your own.
A Tile
Each of these rectangles represents an app or a Windows 8 feature. Most of the programs that you install will add their own tiles to the Start screen. ...
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