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How to tame the Windows 8 Metro Start screen
With dozens and potentially hundreds of tiles stretching across the new Start screen, organizing them all can be a chore, but one that's doable.
by Lance Whitney | April 17, 2012 10:03 AM PDT
The Windows 8 Metro Start screen can quickly get overrun with a huge number of tiles, making it hard to find the app you need. How can you manage this mishmash?
Users who have taken the Windows 8 beta for a spin already know that the Metro Start screen poses certain challenges. For every app you install -- Metro or non-Metro -- one or sometimes several tiles are plopped onto the Start screen. Each Web site you pin gets its own Start screen tile. Displaying features such as Administrative Tools adds even more tiles.
Windows 8 is designed with a tablet in mind, so the vast array of tiles spread out horizontally rather than vertically. And since Metro doesn't support folders, you can't neatly tuck a group of tiles into their own individual homes. I've been using the Consumer Preview for the past month and a half, and I already have to navigate through countless screens worth of tiles.
Although you can't change the behavior of the Start screen, you can work with it to keep your apps better organized and easier to find.
First, any Start screen tile for an app you don't regularly use can be deleted. Simply right-click on the tile, and choose the Unpin from Start option. If you ever want the app back on your Start screen, you can always find it in the Apps menu (right-click on an empty area of the Start screen, and then select the option for All Apps. Right-click on the tile, and choose the option to Pin to Start).
Details: http://news.cnet.com...o-start-screen/
With dozens and potentially hundreds of tiles stretching across the new Start screen, organizing them all can be a chore, but one that's doable.
by Lance Whitney | April 17, 2012 10:03 AM PDT
The Windows 8 Metro Start screen can quickly get overrun with a huge number of tiles, making it hard to find the app you need. How can you manage this mishmash?
Users who have taken the Windows 8 beta for a spin already know that the Metro Start screen poses certain challenges. For every app you install -- Metro or non-Metro -- one or sometimes several tiles are plopped onto the Start screen. Each Web site you pin gets its own Start screen tile. Displaying features such as Administrative Tools adds even more tiles.
Windows 8 is designed with a tablet in mind, so the vast array of tiles spread out horizontally rather than vertically. And since Metro doesn't support folders, you can't neatly tuck a group of tiles into their own individual homes. I've been using the Consumer Preview for the past month and a half, and I already have to navigate through countless screens worth of tiles.
Although you can't change the behavior of the Start screen, you can work with it to keep your apps better organized and easier to find.
First, any Start screen tile for an app you don't regularly use can be deleted. Simply right-click on the tile, and choose the Unpin from Start option. If you ever want the app back on your Start screen, you can always find it in the Apps menu (right-click on an empty area of the Start screen, and then select the option for All Apps. Right-click on the tile, and choose the option to Pin to Start).
Details: http://news.cnet.com...o-start-screen/
