108 TECH ADVISOR • FEBRUARY 2020WINDOWS 10
- If you hate the tiled interface, you can manually
‘unpin’ each tile to get rid of them altogether. You
can also uninstall some apps from this interface. - The Taskbar can be turned off entirely (Settings >
Personalization > Taskbar) or moved around your
screen – on the top or side, for example. You can
also create more room by turning off little-used
options like People via the toggle switches.
The Search box, and Cortana
Unless you’ve toggled it off, you should see a Search
box next to the Start icon. Cortana used to be fused
with Windows Search; now she’s a separate entity.The Mail tile has been resized to make it
the largest available. If there was unread
mail, the tile would show the latest entry108 TECH ADVISOR • FEBRUARY 2020WINDOWS 10
- If you hate the tiled interface, you can manually
‘unpin’ each tile to get rid of them altogether. You
canalsouninstallsomeappsfromthisinterface. - The Taskbar can be turned off entirely (Settings >
Personalization > Taskbar) or moved around your
screen – on the top or side, for example. You can
also create more room by turning off little-used
options like People via the toggle switches.
The Search box, and Cortana
Unless you’ve toggled it off, you should see a Search
box next to the Start icon. Cortana used to be fused
with Windows Search; now she’s a separate entity.The Mail tile has been resized to make it
the largest available. If there was unread
mail, the tile would show the latest entry