Here are screenshots of Start menu for the original Windows 10 and Anniversary Update (August, 2016).
On tablets, the Start menu might cover the whole screen by default. If you are a huge fan of Windows 8-style Start screen, you can enable it on any Windows 10 computer by opening Action Center and activating Tablet Mode.
The right side of Start menu in Windows 10 contains pinned apps and programs. These are also called Tiles, and those that can display active content (Weather, Calendar, Mail, etc) are called Live Tiles. You can unpin, group and resize Tiles; and add new ones.
To rearrange pinned items, drag them with mouse or your finger. The latter requires a touch-enabled screen.
To rearrange pinned items, drag them with mouse or your finger. The latter requires a touch-enabled screen.
Most options are available by right-clicking or touching and holding. To quickly launch something with elevated (administrative rights), hold down CTRL and SHIFT keys and click/tap the program or app.
Windows 10 Creators Update (2017) adds the ability to group Tiles/pinned items for better space management. This is also called Start menu folders. Just click or tap a group / folder to open or close it. Below are examples of a Start menu folders closed and open:
To add an item to a Start menu group/folder, click and hold or touch and hold it and then drag it onto an existing group or another Tile so that the item below does not change its position. This is usually best achieved by dragging the tile onto another from underneath.
To remove an item from a Start menu group/folder, drag it outside of the folder to another position or right-click/touch and hold it and choose Unpin from Start.
On the left side of Start menu, recently added and most used apps appear. Depending on your settings, suggested apps might also appear from time to time. You can turn these sections on or off in the Settings app, Personalization, Start.
Items on the most used apps list can have their own Jump Lists - common actions, pinned and recently opened files. Pin/Unpin icon or a right-click manages the list of recent files.
Items on the most used apps list can have their own Jump Lists - common actions, pinned and recently opened files. Pin/Unpin icon or a right-click manages the list of recent files.
Windows 10 Anniversary Update then lists all installed apps and programs.
The All apps section is grouped by name, and clicking or touching a large single letter opens a list that can be used for quickly jumping to installed apps and programs starting with the specific letter. For example, click the letter A and then the letter S to find Search, Settings, Store, etc.
The All apps section is grouped by name, and clicking or touching a large single letter opens a list that can be used for quickly jumping to installed apps and programs starting with the specific letter. For example, click the letter A and then the letter S to find Search, Settings, Store, etc.
In the original Windows 10, the topmost item on the left is your user account - clicking or touching it opens options for locking your device, signing out and switching between accounts.
First Windows 10 edition has links to File Explorer (aka Windows Explorer), Settings app, Power options and All apps on the bottom left.
Windows 10 Anniversary Update puts these items, plus your account options to a bar on the very left. You can expand their names by clicking the hamburger menu (the three horizontal bars) on the top left of Start menu.
To show or hide common links, including Personal folder, Downloads Folder, etc on your Start menu, go to the Settings app, Personalization, Start and click the Choose which folders appear on Start link.
Windows 10 Anniversary Update puts these items, plus your account options to a bar on the very left. You can expand their names by clicking the hamburger menu (the three horizontal bars) on the top left of Start menu.
To show or hide common links, including Personal folder, Downloads Folder, etc on your Start menu, go to the Settings app, Personalization, Start and click the Choose which folders appear on Start link.
Since Windows Vista, you can search for installed apps and programs, settings, files, e-mails, etc just by opening Start menu and starting typing. You can also use keyboard shortcut WINDOWS KEY+S to open Cortana or keyboard search.
