Start Menu

A New Start Menu

The Start menu in Windows 10 has been changed so you can use Windows quickly and easily.

Click the button in the lower-left corner of the screen to display the Start menu.

Tip:

Press the key or Ctrl + Esc to display the Start menu.

  1. User Account: Displays the current user's information. You can use functions such as Change Account Settings, Lock or Logout.

  2. Most Used: Displays frequently used apps and recently added items.

  3. File Explorer: You can sort data in the format of your choice and quickly search the items in the system.

  4. Settings: You can set up the system including the network settings.

  5. Power: Sleep, System Shutdown, and Restart menus are available.

  6. All Apps: All the apps installed in the system are displayed. You can select and run an app.

  7. Start Button: Opens or closes the Start menu.

  8. Search the web and Windows : Searches for the text entered by the user from My Items (system) or a website.

  9. Add/Toggle Desktops: You can add and use multiple desktops.

  10. App Tile: Apps added to the Start menu are displayed in tile format.

  11. Action Center: You can view the system-related notification messages and change PC settings.

Tip:

  • Press + X, and then the button pop-up menu appears. You can use the pop-up menu to easily access the shortcuts for Control Panel, Explorer, Search, System Shutdown, and the desktop environment.

Desktop Apps and Windows Apps

The Desktop apps remain unchanged from the previous Windows apps, but Windows apps have been changed to include various functions.

The Windows apps provide easy-to-use menus according to the window size and a variety of convenient functions such as Update and Alarm.

Parent topic: Using Windows 10