Tech Advisor - UK (2020-02)

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106 TECH ADVISOR • FEBRUARY 2020

WINDOWS 10



  • If you prefer a list of apps, navigate to Settings >
    Personalization > Start, then toggle on Show most
    used apps. That will place your most frequently used
    apps at the top of the list, eliminating the need to
    scroll through them.

  • If you right-click a tile or app and go to More > Pin to
    Taskbar, you can create a shortcut icon that will live
    on the row of icons on your Taskbar at the bottom
    of the screen. That will save you from opening Start.
    Remember, the more icons you pin, the less space
    you’ll have for shortcuts to active windows. If you


The Start menu in the lower left houses all of your apps

106 TECH ADVISOR • FEBRUARY 2020

WINDOWS 10



  • If you prefer a list of apps, navigate to Settings >
    Personalization > Start, then toggle on Show most
    used apps. That will place your most frequently used
    apps at the top of the list, eliminating the need to
    scrollthroughthem.

  • If you right-click a tile or app and go to More > Pin to
    Taskbar, you can create a shortcut icon that will live
    on the row of icons on your Taskbar at the bottom
    of the screen. That will save you from opening Start.
    Remember, the more icons you pin, the less space
    you’ll have for shortcuts to active windows. If you


The Start menu in the lower left houses all of your apps
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