Windows 10 brings back the familiar Windows desktop and Start menu from Windows 7. The Start menu is enhanced with resizable tiles and other new capabilities to help you be more productive. From the Start menu, you can:
Lock your computer, change your account settings, or sign out.
Quickly access your apps (both traditional Win32 and modern), documents, pictures, and settings.
Shut down your computer, restart it, or put it to sleep.
Search for apps, settings, and files, and search across the web.
Immediately launch advanced system tools such as Power Options and Disk Management.
Display the Start menu
To display the Start menu:
Press Windows logo key on the keyboard.
Lock your computer, change your account picture, or sign out
On the Start menu, select your user name in the upper left corner of the menu.
Choose the option you want: Change account settings, Lock, Sign out, or Switch Account.
Access your apps, files, and settings quickly
In the left pane of the Start menu, immediately below your user name, you’ll find the following:
Links to your most-used applications
Links to File Explorer and Settings
A Power button
Select an app to launch it. Press and hold (or right-click) the app to choose from a broader range of options, which, depending on the app, may include the following:
Pin to start
Pin to taskbar
Run as administrator
Open file location
Uninstall
Rate and review
Share
Shut down your computer, restart it, or put it to sleep
On the Start menu, select Power.
Select the option you want: Sleep, Shut down, or Restart.
Search for apps, settings, and files, and search across the web
Start typing in the search box to the right of the Start button to search across the following locations:
Apps on your PC—including both traditional Win32 and modern
Settings
Files—including your documents, pictures, music, and videos
Apps in the Windows Store
Popular Bing searches on the Web
Tiles
In the right pane of the Start menu, you’ll find tiles for some common apps.
To move a tile, just drag it to another position.
You can drag tiles to rearrange them within the right pane of the Start menu.
You can also drag apps between the tile view and the app list view.
Right-click a tile to display a menu for performing other actions with that tile. Depending on the app, these actions may include:
Unpin from Start
Pin to taskbar
Uninstall
Run as administrator
Open file location
Resize a tile
Turn live tile off
Tiles in the Start menu are divided by category. To rename a category divider, select it and enter the new name for that category.