Windows 10: what is the difference between tablet mode and desktop mode

what is the difference between tablet mode and desktop mode

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Tablet Mode doesn't automatically turn on

Hi Roice,

We suggest you to follow the below steps to make the tablet mode permanent:

• Click start and select settings.
• Select settings and then select tablet mode.
• Now you have different options to choose from, please choose settings that suits you.

Hope this information helps.

 

Are Moden Apps the same in desktop mode as tablet mode?


I knew that but forgot to put it in my post, I've amended it now. So apart from a very minor difference in "full screen" where you don't have the small taskbar, and those listed above. There is no other difference?

I'm just wondering why they bothered with tablet mode at all. Seems as if you may as well stay in desktop mode and launch the tablet friendly modern apps from the start menu.

 

Windows 10: Tablet mode vs desktop mode applicatoins behave differently

I use a legacy application that is based on .net framework 3.5 and sql server compact 3.5. I also have office 2002 installed on some computers and Office 2016 on others. The legacy applications (Office 2002 and the first mentioned) launch properly when
I am in desktop mode. They fully launch whether I use the desktop icon, the taskbar icon, or from the application list. If I switch to tablet mode and launch these applications by clicking on the tile the applications either hang or when I hover over the
application icon in the taskbar it appears to be fully open, when I click on it in from the task view button, it will seem to be available to use then I click within a cell, the document or click on a table and it will flash and then the start menu takes over
the screen. MS Office 2002 can launch with a few quirks in tablet mode if I click on the taskbar icon. However the other legacy app cannot launch from the taskbar in tablet mode. Office 2016 does not exhibit this behavior. I can launch these applications
in desktop mode and then switch to tablet mode and they run correctly. What is the difference between tablet mode and desktop mode when launching an application? What would cause this difference in behavior?