Chapter 2

Starting with the Start Menu

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Starting Windows

Bullet Signing in to Windows

Bullet Understanding the Start menu

Bullet Switching among apps

Bullet Seeing all your apps and programs

Bullet Customizing the Start menu

Bullet Turning off your computer

The Windows 11 Start menu doesn’t look much like the Start menu in older versions of Windows. Instead of living in the bottom-left corner, it lives in the bottom center of your screen. But although its position and design have changed, the Start menu’s basic mechanics remain the same.

Click the Start button, and the Start menu rises, listing the apps and programs installed on your PC. Click an app or program, and it leaps to the screen, ready for action.

In this chapter, I explain how to figure out this odd new Start menu. Whether you’re using a tablet or ...

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