The Windows 10 interface presents a clean, streamlined way to interact with your apps, data, and documents, but like the traditional Windows desktop interface, the new interface is just a starting point. You can customize the organization of tiles and tile groups on the Start menu, change the picture on the Lock screen, and much more.
This chapter explores how you can change all these elements of the Windows 10 interface and customize it to suit the way you work and play.
Customizing the Start Screen
Although the Lock screen may be the first thing you see when you start Windows 10, you'll certainly spend a lot more time working with the Start menu, so that's where we start our tour of the tools and settings you can use to customize the interface.
Rearranging tiles
Figure 9.1 shows a typical Windows 10 Start menu. As the figure shows, the tiles on the Start screen are grouped. You can rearrange the tiles on the Start screen, moving them within a group, moving them to other groups, or even creating new groups.
Moving tiles within a group is easy. If you're using a touch device, tap and hold the tile until a pushpin icon appears ...
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