How to manually enable tablet mode in Windows 10.
Tablet mode is a new feature that should automatically activate (if you want it to) when you detach a tablet from its base or dock. The Start menu then goes full screen as do Windows Store apps and Settings.
Continuum is Microsoft's fancy new way of switching between tablet and desktop mode in Windows 10 as and when the need arises, but what if you want to play around with tablet mode on your desktop PC? Well, no worries, as is often the case there's a manual way to do it so long as you know where to look.
Here's where to find it.
Tablet mode will basically go full screen full time, removing windowed apps and turning the Start menu into the Start screen. To turn it on or off, follow these easy steps.
If you want to do it the short, quick way, there should be a toggle by default in the Action Center in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop. Just click it on or off when you want to go into and out of tablet mode.
The other, more long winded way to find it is:
- Click or tap the Start button
- Open the Settings application
- Click or tap on "System"
- In the pane on the left of the screen scroll all the way to the bottom until you see "Tablet Mode"
- Ensure the toggle is set to either on or off to your preference.
Simple. But the great thing is it gives everyone a chance to play around with tablet mode without the need to install it on a tablet.
Remember, in tablet mode, the desktop won’t be available though you will be able to still access the desktop folder through File Explorer. Otherwise you can use your computer and all its applications as you normally would.
The advantage to tablet mode will obviously be that it’s far more appropriate to touchscreens because of all the big targets it provides for our fat fingers. The one big caveat for most people may still be the fact that you’re dealing with the Start screen as the primary interface, though it does retain enough desktop elements that it will hopefully not be too confusing for most users.
