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For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to

portrait or landscape format depending on how you hold the tablet. You can disable

automatic screen rotation and lock the screen in portrait or landscape mode.

Note: Some apps may not support automatic screen rotation and are designed to

work only in one orientation.

Locking the screen orientation

1. Change the screen to the desired orientation.

2. Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms.

3. Touch Settings → Screen .

4. Touch toggle to lock the screen orientation, or touch toggle to unlock

the screen orientation.

Windows 8.1 Start Screen

The Windows 8.1 Start screen displays a list of default and custom Live Tiles, which

act as a shortcut to Mail, Windows Explorer, Weather app, Calendar, Windows Store,

Internet Explorer, and other installed apps.

Live Tiles on your Start screen change and update in real time to show news and

sports updates, weather updates, social-networking feeds, and so on.

The tile-based user interface gives you direct access to your most recently used apps,

emails, photos, music, videos, contacts, updates from social-networking sites, and

frequently viewed websites. You can pin your favorite apps as tiles to customize the

Start screen.

You also can personalize the Start screen by setting your favorite picture as the

wallpaper.

Note: Live Tiles can be added or removed by using Pin to taskbar , Pin to Start

or Unpin from Start options.

Accessing the Start screen

When you computer boots into Windows, the Start screen appears by default. To

access the start screen from any other window or app, use any of the following

methods.

Press the Windows button.

Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms, and then touch the

Start icon .

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