JANUARY 2022 PCWorld 77internet in this section.
You can’t actually do
anything with the fonts
you have here; this is
simply a way to look at
your system’s library
of fonts.
- S TA R T
There aren’t a ton of
customization options
for the Start menu, but
there are a few on/off
sliders in this section
that can help improve
your experience.
If tiles are your thing (don’t get too
attached to them, as they’ve been dumped in
Windows 11), you can set the Start menu to
show more tiles. You can also turn off the list
of apps on your PC or turn off the option that
puts newly installed apps and programs at the
top of the app list.
One useful option that isn’t on by default
is “Show most used apps,” which can be very
helpful if you don’t like to pin your most
commonly used apps to the taskbar.
If you don’t want to see suggestions in
the Start menu, there’s an option to turn that
off. Finally, there’s an option to make your
Start menu full screen if you’re missing
Windows 8, as well as an option to turn off
Jump Lists on the taskbar. Why you would
want to turn off one of the most useful
features Microsoft ever added to Windows is
beyond me, but if you really can’t stand
Jump Lists you can get rid of them.- TA S K BA R
Lastly, we get to the taskbar customization
section. Just as you do with the Start
options, you get a list of mostly on/off
sliders. The most important of these is the
“Lock the taskbar” option that makes sure
you (or maybe some toddler with a
predilection for mouse clicking) don’t
accidentally throw your taskbar onto the left
side of your display.
An interesting option is the ability to
automatically hide the taskbar when in
desktop mode, or automatically hide it in
tablet mode. You can also set small taskbar
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