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Quick Start Guide
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Windows 8 Start Screen & Desktop
The Apps, control panels, utilities and programs within Windows 8 are accessed from the Metro user interface’s
Start screen and/or Windows Desktop. The Desktop (which runs as an app within the Start screen) can be ac-
cessed by clicking/tapping the Desktop item in the Start screen (or by using the Windows Logo Key + D
key combination).
Figure 1 - 17 - Windows Start Screen