Windows 10's Tablet Mode provides a more touch-friendly experience by making all applications run at full screen [rather than in windows] and giving you a Start screen instead of a Start Menu. If you have a 2-in-1 device, Windows 10 asks you if you want to enter tablet mode every time you convert your notebook into a slate.
However, if you want to switch between Tablet and Desktop modes manually, stick with Desktop mode even on a tablet or avoid the prompt and have it switch to tablet mode automatically, you can change the settings. And if you want to only use the on-screen keyboard, check out this separate guide.
Configuring Tablet Mode involves three basic actions:
- Go to the Tablet Mode tab under Settings -> System.
- Toggle the "make Windows more touch friendly" option on or off.
- Select whether the device switches modes automatically, prompts you or never switches.
Step-by-Step Instructions with Screenshots
1. Click Settings on the Start Menu.
2. Select System.
3. Select Tablet mode in the left pane. A Tablet mode submenu appears.
4. Toggle "Make Windows more touch-friendly . . ." to on to enable Tablet mode. Toggle it off to go to desktop mode.
5. Select "Don't ask me and always switch" from the "When this device automatically switches" menu if you want Windows 10 to switch modes on your 2-in-1 without prompting you.
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27 July 2021 12:50
When you think of yoga, you probably think of people who try to put their nose against the back of their armpit. Lenovo has devised a laptop version of that, with a series of 2-in-1 models aptly called the Yoga. It's a flexible laptop, which is pretty useful. The laptop has 4 good work modes.
OK, in terms of flexibility, this is not the most impressive mode. And yet, the Lenovo Yoga already distinguishes itself from a 'normal' notebook in its traditional desktop mode. The Yoga has a touchscreen, which is an option you won't miss until you don't have it anymore. Clicking on a link on the screen is just very useful. One annoying thing: if you switch from keyboard to trackpad quickly, your mouse doesn't work for the first half second. This can be turned off in the settings, if you want.
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This mode really shows the inventiveness of Lenovo, as well as the ingenuity of Windows 10. If you fold the keyboard behind the touchscreen, Windows knows it. Programs will switch to the app form, so they work nicely in tablet mode. The tablet mode is also a convenient way to watch TV series in bed.
If you put the Yoga on its sturdy 'legs', you can easily watch videos and TV series without having to hold the laptop. When does that come in handy? Well, when you want to bake an apple pie but don't have a clue how to do it, for example. Put on a YouTube tutorial and you'll have your hands free to cook. If you're not that much of a chef, you can also use the tent setting to watch a movie on the plane or run through a presentation with others.
This was a mode I didn't know what to do with in advance. That changed when I went to test the Yoga. As it turns out, it's a good way to expand your workplace, for example. If you put the Yoga In the presentation mode next to 2 monitors, you have a very solid tablet, because the complete keyboard serves as a stand. That way, you have a touchscreen as a third screen, which you can use to quickly look something up on the internet or watch videos.
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