One big change in Windows 8 is that there are some differences with how we start programs. The start menu is still there, however, now it takes up the full screen and includes metro apps (more on them later). However, essentially it still works the same. If you hit the win key and type, then your program comes up and all you have to do is hit enter. If you are used to manually selecting your program, then once you are on the start page all you need to do is select the program you want to run. All of your apps don’t have to be on your start page. If you don’t run an app all the time you can un-pin it from your start page. It will still be accessible when you go to view all your programs, which you can do by choosing the search charm while you are on the start page, or by typing anything and then hitting backspace. You can even easily pin it to the start page again. So, it is up to you what shows up on the start page and how the start page is organized.
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