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The word “Start” doesn’t actually appear on the Start menu, as it did for

years; now the Start menu is just a square button in the corner of your
screen, bearing the Windows logo ( ). But it’s still called the Start menu,
and it’s still the gateway to everything on the PC (Figure 1-3, lower left).

If you’re the type who bills by the hour, you can open the Start menu by

clicking it with the mouse. If you feel life’s too short, however, tap the
key on the keyboard instead—or the one on the screen, if you have a
touchscreen.

Really, truly: Learn this. Use to open the Start menu (or to close it!).

The Start menu is usually split into three columns (Figure 1-4). For
convenience, let’s call them the places list (far left); the apps list (center);

and the tiles (right).

Note
If your computer is a tablet, with no physical keyboard at all, it may start up in Windows 10’s
Tablet mode. In this mode, the tiles side of the Start menu fills the entire screen, and the left

columns don’t appear unless you tap the in the top-left corner. For details on Tablet mode, see
Chapter 12.