Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

Desktop Mode and Tablet Mode

The concept of adaptive user interfaces in Windows 10 is not simply related to building apps but also applies to the system as whole. In fact, you can select the Tablet Mode (in the Notification center), and Windows 10 rearranges the user interface in a way that is more appropriate and touch-friendly on tablet devices. Then you can revert to the Desktop mode by disabling Tablet Mode in the Notification center. This is very important to understand because universal Windows apps have different appearances depending on the selected mode. For instance, when the Tablet mode is disabled (thus the UI is optimized for the desktop), a universal app appears in the so-called windowed mode, which means that the app looks like ...