

You don’t have to use a full-screen Start menu to get more room for shortcuts.

You can also disable turn off tablet mode completely in Settings > System > Tablet. When the Action Center menu pops up, select the “Tablet Mode” button. To quickly disable tablet mode, open the “ Action Center” by clicking or tapping the notifications button in the far corner of the taskbar. While your PC is in tablet mode, it will always show a full-screen Start menu.

Note that this setting does not affect the full-screen Start menu in tablet mode. In Start menu settings, locate the switch labeled “Use Start Full Screen.” If you’d like to use the Start menu full screen in desktop mode, set this switch to “On.” If you don’t want Start to cover the entire screen when you open it in desktop mode, set this switch to “off.” In Personalization, select “Start” from the sidebar to open the “Start” settings.
