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Operating system interfaces (for the Windows 8.1 operating system), Start screen, Desktop

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Chapter 2. Learning the basics Operating system interfaces (for the Windows 8.1 operating system Windows 8.1 comes with two main user interfaces: the Start screen and the Windows desktop. To switch from the Start screen to the Windows desktop, do one of the following: • Select the Desktop tile on the Start screen. • Press the Windows key + D. To switch from the desktop to the Start screen, do one of the following: • Select Start from the charms bar. • Press the Windows key . • Move the cursor to the lower‐left corner, and then select the Start screen button. Start screen Desktop 18

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Chapter 2. Learning the basics
Operating system interfaces (for the Windows
8
.1
operating system)
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Windows
 
8.1
 
comes
 
with
 
two
 
main
 
user
 
interfaces:
 
the
 
Start
 
screen
 
and
 
the
 
Windows
 
desktop.
To
 
switch
 
from
 
the
 
Start
 
screen
 
to
 
the
 
Windows
 
desktop,
 
do
 
one
 
of
 
the
 
following:
• Select
 
the
 
Desktop
 
tile
 
on
 
the
 
Start
 
screen.
• Press
 
the
 
Windows
 
key
 
 
+
 
D.
To
 
switch
 
from
 
the
 
desktop
 
to
 
the
 
Start
 
screen,
 
do
 
one
 
of
 
the
 
following:
• Select
 
Start
 
 
from
 
the
 
charms
 
bar.
• Press
 
the
 
Windows
 
key
 
 
.
Move
 
the
 
cursor
 
to
 
the
 
lower
left
 
corner,
 
and
 
then
 
select
 
the
 
Start
 
screen
 
but
ton.
Start screen
Desktop