Windows 10: "Desktop" shortcut for full-screen start menu?

Discus and support "Desktop" shortcut for full-screen start menu? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; My mom just got a new tablet which came with Windows 10. I'm trying to set it up to be as similar as she was used to with Windows 8.1 I know with... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by drfsupercenter, Jan 23, 2017.

  1. "Desktop" shortcut for full-screen start menu?


    My mom just got a new tablet which came with Windows 10. I'm trying to set it up to be as similar as she was used to with Windows 8.1

    I know with the full-screen start menu, you can technically just press the Windows key a second time to return to the desktop view you were just in, but it would be nice if there was something I could click on.

    I tried copying the .lnk from Windows 8 and the early 10 betas with the "start screen" option, but alas they don't work in the final versions of Windows 10 at all - they don't even show up in the start menu!

    I know you can make a "Show Desktop" shortcut, that does the equivalent of Win+D... but that's not really what I'm after. Mainly just need a simple way to return to the desktop after pressing the Windows key.

    Is such a thing possible? Worst case scenario I could do something like AutoHotKey the Windows key, but that's kinda stupid, there's surely something built in. Some Explorer: shell command maybe?

    :)
     
    drfsupercenter, Jan 23, 2017
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  2. hitch_11 Win User

    about " memory full . close ... " problem ! n97 and equalizer !

    i dont have any problems of those u listed i exit frrom all applications when i finish ! well this means there is no solution so thanks a lot nokia "Desktop" shortcut for full-screen start menu? :(

    and about the music i was talking about the phone loudspeaker .. !
     
    hitch_11, Jan 23, 2017
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  3. hitch_11 Win User
    about " memory full . close ... " problem ! n97 and equalizer !

    1-hey ..! i did a format to my nokia n97 few days ago .. before i did the format i had the problem that sometimes when i go to photos its says " memory full close some applicartions ..." and now i have it again ! so i just wanna know how to
    solve this problem its really annoying !




    2- my best music kind is trance ,, but i dont enjoy listening trance on my n97 coz music does'nt sound good for this kind of music .. so i want to know if there is a way to make n97 music sounds like x6 or even 5800 ( i guess ) .. through some
    application or through equalizer or whatever ! i dont wanna get another phone "Desktop" shortcut for full-screen start menu? :(


    hope u help me .. ! thanks "Desktop" shortcut for full-screen start menu? :)
     
    hitch_11, Jan 23, 2017
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  4. Bree New Member

    "Desktop" shortcut for full-screen start menu?

    The simplest way I can think of to switch in/out of tablet mode (and the one I use) is WinKey + A to open the Action Centre, where a click on the 'Tablet Mode' tile switches the mode on/off. Though I don't think that's quite what your asking for.
     
  5. Right, no, that's not it. I'm intentionally not using "tablet mode", because that disables the desktop entirely (which is super annoying, IMO)

    The full-screen start, while keeping it in desktop mode, is a much closer match to what 8 and 8.1 had, though it's not perfect. No "desktop" shortcut for one.
     
    drfsupercenter, Jan 23, 2017
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  6. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hello drfsupercenter, *Smile

    You should be able to click/tap on the Start *Start button on the taskbar to close the full screen Start menu and return to the desktop.
     
    Brink, Jan 23, 2017
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  7. Right, I know that, but old habits die hard and I was just curious if there's a way to make an actual shortcut that does the same thing.
     
    drfsupercenter, Jan 23, 2017
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  8. Edwin New Member

    "Desktop" shortcut for full-screen start menu?

    @drfsupercenter
    Check the swipe actions, swipe from the left, on my Windows tablet, gives me 'Tab Switcher'. Fairly handy!
     
    Edwin, Jan 23, 2017
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  9. Pyprohly Win User
    The start menu will stow upon clicking any pinned item. So, taking advantage of this, we can stimulate the press of a Windows key from a click by clicking on a pinned shortcut that does nothing. Is there an executable will enable us to do nothing? Sure is.

    Code: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe[/quote]
     
    Pyprohly, Jan 23, 2017
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  10. [/quote] Awesome, that's exactly what I was looking for *Biggrin

    One more question though, is there a way to customize the Start icon that shows up? Most non-modern apps only let you do "small" or "medium" size, not "wide" or "large"
     
    drfsupercenter, Jan 23, 2017
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  11. Edwin New Member
    WinTileR - it's available in the Store.


    "Desktop" shortcut for full-screen start menu? [​IMG]
     
    Edwin, Jan 24, 2017
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  12. Looks like "EdgeTile" can do the same thing, but it's free.

    Shame these have to be installed from the Store though, as now I have an extra entry in the start menu I don't particularly need.

    I'll look around to see if I can find any non-UWP programs that do similar (as you can just delete the start menu shortcut for those)
     
    drfsupercenter, Apr 4, 2018
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