What is Windows 10 tablet mode?

Windows 10 gives you features to get the most out of your touchscreen-enabled PC. As the name suggests, this mode, called Tablet Mode, allows you to primarily operate your PC using the touchscreen, much like a tablet.

What is tablet mode?

Tablet mode is an optional feature that allows Windows 10 users with touchscreen-enabled PCs to use their device by touching the screen instead of using a mouse or keyboard.

Tablet mode displays the Windows 10 user interface and optimizes the use of your PC as a tablet. Such optimizations typically include larger app icons, reducing the number of visible icons, and an on-screen touch keyboard.

Tablet mode and desktop mode

If you’ve been using Windows PCs for a long time, you’re probably more familiar with desktop mode than tablet mode. Tablet mode is a feature created to allow users to operate their PC without using a keyboard or mouse. Desktop mode is basically the predecessor to tablet mode, providing a traditional Windows Start menu and a desktop with as many thumbnail-sized program, app, and document icons as you want.

The main difference between the two modes is appearance. Desktop mode provides a traditional point-and-click workspace. Tablet mode largely eschews the display of many small icons in favor of large square app tiles with animations and content slideshows. conventional[スタート]The menu does not appear to appear in tablet mode, but has been moved to the center of the screen. The large tiles are now in the Start menu and are no longer relegated to the left corner of the screen like they are in desktop mode.

How to enable Windows 10 tablet mode

There are at least three ways to access and enable tablet mode and its settings within Windows 10.

Using the Start Menu

1. Please choose white, square start The icon is located in the bottom left corner of the screen.

2. Select. setting [スタート]Click the gear icon in the menu to open settings.

3. choice system.

4. choice tablet mode It’s on the left side of the screen.

5. Tablet mode customization options, such as features to enable at startup, appear in the center of the screen.

   To choose whether desktop mode or tablet mode is enabled when you turn on your computer, when signing in Select one from the drop-down menu Use tablet mode or Use desktop mode.

   You can also choose Use the mode appropriate for your hardware Allow the system to choose the best fit for your hardware.

6. To choose how the system automatically switches between modes, If your device automatically switches tablet mode on or off Select an option from the drop-down menu.

   • Don’t ask me, don’t switch
   • Always ask questions before switching
   • Always switch without asking me.

7. If you want to hide app icons while using tablet mode, toggle it on. Hide taskbar app icons in tablet mode.

   If you want to hide the taskbar completely, toggle it on. Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode.

Using the search bar

[スタート]You can bypass the menu and access tablet mode settings from Search in Windows 10.

1. type tablet mode at the bottom left of the screen[スタート]Type in the search bar on the taskbar next to the menu icon.

2. The first search results you see will look like this: Tablet mode settings. Selecting this will take you directly to the Tablet Mode settings.

3. Repeat steps 5-7 from the previous section to customize your tablet mode settings.

Using the action center

Another option is to access the Tablet Mode settings from the Windows 10 Action Center.

1. Select. action center icon. It’s located in the bottom right corner of the screen.

2. choice tablet mode Click in the large menu to enable tablet mode functionality on your computer display.

How to disable Windows 10 tablet mode

You can also disable tablet mode in several different ways.

Via Action Center

The easiest way to disable Windows 10 tablet mode is to use Action Center.

1. Select. action center icon.

2. Select. tablet mode Click again to disable tablet mode viewing functionality.

via settings

You can also disable tablet mode by going to Windows 10 Settings.

1. [スタート]Select Menu and select the gear icon (Settings) in the bottom left.

   You can also open the settings window using . Windows+S keyboard shortcuts.

2. Select. system tile.

3. choice tablet mode located in the left panel of this window.

4. On the next screen, there are two settings you can change to prevent tablet mode from being automatically enabled. First, you can choose Use desktop mode from when signing in Dropdown menu.

5. under If your device automatically switches tablet mode on or offyou can choose either Always ask questions before switchingor Don’t ask me, don’t switch.

6. Restart your computer.