Your apps and programs-right at your fingertips If you need more space, resize the Start menu. Make the Start menu yours by pinning apps and programs, or moving and regrouping tiles. You can then change which apps and folders appear on the Start menu or assign more or less space to the Pinned and Recommended sections.Īpps, settings, files-they can all be found on the Start menu. To make other changes to how the Start menu looks, select Start, then select Settings > Personalization > Start. When you're ready to step away for a while, use the power button at the bottom right of the Start menu to make your PC sleep, restart, or shut down completely. Lock or sign out of your PC, switch to another account, or change your account picture by selecting your picture (or the Accounts icon, if you haven't added a personal picture) on the bottom left of the Start menu. You can go to All apps and scroll down the app list to see all apps and programs alphabetically, from A to Xbox. Open apps you use often from the Pinned or Recommended section of the Start menu.

To group your apps into folders, simply drag an app on top of another with mouse or touch or highlight the app with your keyboard and use the Ctrl + Shift + keyboard shortcut. To pin your favorite apps to the Start menu, select and hold (or right-click) the app you want to pin. Note: Students using Windows 11 SE may see a different selection of apps in their Start menu.

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