What to do when Windows 10 gets a bit wonky

Tablet mode shifts the user interface from a ‘point and click’ to a ‘tap and drag’ method

I did something in my Windows 10 laptop’s settings and now my apps are all over the desktop and every program opens in full-screen mode. What is this and how do I fix it?

A. Because the system can run on touchscreen devices as well as traditional mouse-and-keyboard desktop systems, Windows 10 has a “Tablet mode” that shifts the user interface from a “point and click” to a “tap and drag” method of input. This makes it easier to take advantage of touch on some laptops and tablet-laptop hybrid models, but it can also be awkward if you did not intend to use Windows 10 that way. It is possible that Tablet mode got turned on accidentally in the Windows 10 Action Centre, the panel of shortcuts to system settings and controls that opens when you click the dialogue box icon on the bottom-right corner of the screen. You can also open the Action Centre when you press the Windows and A keys, tap four fingers on the laptop’s trackpad or swipe left from the right edge of the touch screen.

When the Action Centre panel is open, it can be easy to inadvertently tap the Tablet mode square in the grid of other controls and turn on the feature.

To switch back to the regular Windows 10 desktop interface, open the Action Centre again and tap the Tablet mode square again to turn it off.

You can change the way Tablet mode behaves in the main Windows 10 settings. Go to the Start menu, open Settings and select System.

On the next screen, choose Tablet mode. Here, you can set the computer to always open in desktop mode when you log in, ask before switching between modes or hide the taskbar and its icons if you are using the computer like a tablet.

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