Windows 10: Kids managed to change the way Windows 10 is displayed

Discus and support Kids managed to change the way Windows 10 is displayed in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; My kids playing with the laptop managed to accidentally totally mess up the way desktop is set up. For starters they switched option for sight impared... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by dziubym, Apr 29, 2020.

  1. dziubym Win User

    Kids managed to change the way Windows 10 is displayed


    My kids playing with the laptop managed to accidentally totally mess up the way desktop is set up.
    For starters they switched option for sight impared users which introduced high contrast.
    I switchged it of and back to normal colors.

    But now my classick Windows look where I had icons of apps and documents has been changed to tiles.
    There are plenty of tutorials how to get rid of tiles. Following them I unpinned all the tiles but still I see no option to return to the old look. Here are few screens showing the current look and feel. Any suggestions?

    :)
     
    dziubym, Apr 29, 2020
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  2. AndreTen Win User

    Kids managed to change the way Windows 10 is displayed

    Your desktop icons may be hidden.

    Right click on display, and select show desktop icons


    Kids managed to change the way Windows 10 is displayed [​IMG]


    It would be wise to make a new User profile for your kids
     
    AndreTen, May 23, 2020
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  3. Bree Win User
    Kids managed to change the way Windows 10 is displayed

    @AndreTen is correct. Your screenshot shows that you are in Tablet Mode. The clues are the arrow icon to the right of Start and the on-screen keyboard icon to the left of the time/date.

    To get out of tablet mode, click on the notifications icon, far right in the taskbar, then click on the Tablet mode tile to turn it off.


    Kids managed to change the way Windows 10 is displayed [​IMG]


    Turn On or Off Tablet Mode in Windows 10
     
  4. dziubym Win User

    Kids managed to change the way Windows 10 is displayed

    Kids managed to change the way Windows 10 is displayed

    My kids playing with the laptop managed to accidentally totally mess up the way desktop is set up.
    For starters they switched option for sight impared users which introduced high contrast.
    I switchged it of and back to normal colors.

    But now my classick Windows look where I had icons of apps and documents has been changed to tiles.
    There are plenty of tutorials how to get rid of tiles. Following them I unpinned all the tiles but still I see no option to return to the old look. Here are few screens showing the current look and feel. Any suggestions?
     
    dziubym, May 23, 2020
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