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Action Using a keyboard and mouse Discover and connect to a Miracastcertified wireless display Point to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the Start screen to display the charms, click Devices, click Project, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Using touch gestures Swipe from the right edge of the Start screen to display the charms, tap Devices, tap Project, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Opening to the Windows desktop instead of the Start screen To change the default setting so that Windows will always open to the Windows desktop instead of the Start screen, follow the steps below. Action Open to the Windows desktop instead of the Start screen Using a keyboard and mouse Using touch gestures 1. From the Start screen, click the Desktop app. 1. From the Start screen, tap the Desktop app. 2. Right-click the navigation bar at the 2. Tap and hold the navigation bar at bottom of the screen, and then select the bottom of the screen, and then Properties. select Properties. 3. Click the Navigation tab, and then select the check box labeled When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start. 4. Click OK. 3. Tap the Navigation tab, and then select the check box labeled When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start. 4. Tap OK. To revert to the original sign-in setting, follow the instructions above, but clear the check box labeled When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start, and then click or tap OK. This PC To explore files and folders on your computer and connected devices, from the Start screen, type this pc, and then select This PC. This feature was formerly called My Computer. Opening to the Windows desktop instead of the Start screen 5

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Action
Using a keyboard and mouse
Using touch gestures
Discover and connect to a Miracast-
certified wireless display
Point to the upper-right or lower-right
corner of the Start screen to display the
charms, click
Devices
, click
Project
, and
then follow the on-screen instructions.
Swipe from the right edge of the Start
screen to display the charms, tap
Devices
, tap
Project
, and then follow the
on-screen instructions.
Opening to the Windows desktop instead of the Start screen
To change the default setting so that Windows will always open to the Windows desktop instead of
the Start screen, follow the steps below.
Action
Using a keyboard and mouse
Using touch gestures
Open to the Windows desktop
instead of the Start screen
1.
From the Start screen, click the
Desktop
app.
2.
Right-click the navigation bar at the
bottom of the screen, and then select
Properties
.
3.
Click the
Navigation
tab, and then
select the check box labeled
When I
sign in or close all apps on a screen,
go to the desktop instead of Start
.
4.
Click
OK
.
1.
From the Start screen, tap the
Desktop
app.
2.
Tap and hold the navigation bar at
the bottom of the screen, and then
select
Properties
.
3.
Tap the
Navigation
tab, and then
select the check box labeled
When I sign in or close all apps on
a screen, go to the desktop
instead of Start
.
4.
Tap
OK
.
To revert to the original sign-in setting, follow the instructions above, but clear the check box labeled
When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start
, and then click or tap
OK
.
This PC
To explore files and folders on your computer and connected devices, from the Start screen, type
this pc
, and then select
This PC
. This feature was formerly called My Computer.
Opening to the Windows desktop instead of the Start screen
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