5 Tips To Customize Your Windows 8.1 Start Screen

Change The Background. First things first. ...
Add Custom Tiles. Most apps use small icons for their Start screen tiles. ...
Organize Tiles Into Groups. The Windows 8.1 Start screen also lets you arrange various tiles into groups, each of which can be named. ...
Disable or Enable Live Tiles. ...
Pin Folders & Files. ...
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How do I make Windows 8.1 look better?
How will you customize the start screen?
How do I customize my Windows Start menu?
How do I change the Start screen on Windows 8?
How do I make my window prettier?
How do you customize Windows?
Why is my Start menu so small?
How do I change my Windows Start background?
How do I open the windows menu?
How can one remove any pinned app from Start menu?
How do I display my desktop without minimizing or closing windows?

How do I make Windows 8.1 look better?

If you right-click on it, it will show options for Run, Search, Desktop, Shut Down, and many more.

Log In Straight to Desktop. ...
Customize Home Screen Tiles. ...
Customize Start Screen Background. ...
Create A Lock Screen Slideshow. ...
Use Internet Explorer 11 Reading View. ...
Make Use of 3D Printing Support. ...
Customize Privacy Options.

How will you customize the start screen?

Personalizing your Start screen

Hover the mouse in the lower-right corner to open the Charms bar, and then select the Settings charm. Selecting the Settings charm.
Click Personalize. Clicking Personalize.
Select the desired background image and color scheme. Changing the Start screen background.

How do I customize my Windows Start menu?

Head to Settings > Personalization > Start. On the right, scroll all the way to the bottom and click the “Choose which folders appear on Start” link. Choose whatever folders you want to appear on the Start menu. And here's a side-by-side look at how those new folders look as icons and in the expanded view.

How do I change the Start screen on Windows 8?

Open the Start menu by pressing Win or clicking the Start button. (In Classic Shell, the Start button may actually look like a seashell.) Click Programs, choose Classic Shell, and then select Start Menu Settings. Click the Start Menu Style tab and make your desired changes.

How do I make my window prettier?

Set custom color mode

Open Settings.
Click on Personalization.
Click on Colors.
Use the "Choose your color" drop-down menu and select the Custom option. ...
Use the Choose your default Windows mode options to decide if Start, taskbar, Action Center, and other elements should use the light or dark color mode.

How do you customize Windows?

Windows 10 makes it easy to customize the look and feel of your desktop. To access the Personalization settings, right-click anywhere on the desktop, then select Personalize from the drop-down menu. The Personalization settings will appear.

Why is my Start menu so small?

To change the height of the Start menu, position your cursor on the top edge of the Start menu, then hold down the left mouse button and drag your mouse up or down. ... You can also change the width of the Start menu the same way: Grab its right edge with the resize cursor and drag your mouse to make it larger or smaller.

How do I change my Windows Start background?

How to change the Windows 10 login screen

Click the Start button and then click the Settings icon (which looks like a gear). ...
Click "Personalization."
On the left side of the Personalization window, click "Lock screen."
In the Background section, choose the kind of background you want to see.

How do I open the windows menu?

You can press the Windows key on the keyboard or Ctrl + Esc keyboard shortcut to open the Start menu.

How can one remove any pinned app from Start menu?

Pin and unpin apps to the Start menu

Open the Start menu, then find the app you want to pin in the list or search for it by typing the app name in the search box.
Press and hold (or right-click) the app, then select Pin to Start .
To unpin an app, select Unpin from Start.

How do I display my desktop without minimizing or closing windows?

Access Windows desktop icons without minimizing anything

Right-click the Windows taskbar.
Select the Properties option.
In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window, as shown below, click the Toolbars tab.
In the Toolbars tab, check the Desktop checkbox and click the Apply button.