Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 52 Computer Service and Repair Th is menu contains a set of objects called Tiles. A Tile represents a shortcut to Windows 8 program applications, referred to as apps. Tiles are similar to icons used on earlier Windows operating system desktops. Tiles can easily be added or removed from Start. Th e new design was made for devices with touch screens, such as the tab- let and smartphone. However, you can still use a mouse to navigate. An alternate desktop that resembles the traditional Windows desktop can be used instead of Start, as demonstrated in Figure 2-14. It looks similar to the desktop of earlier Windows operating systems except that it does not have a Start menu icon. A taskbar is displayed across the bottom of the desktop with familiar icons displayed. You can create desktop shortcuts or pin programs to the taskbar for quick access to commonly used software applications. Windows 10 reintroduced the Start menu. However, it uses the newer Windows 8 Tiles for the menu format, as shown in Figure 2-15. Users can customize how many of the Tiles they see by selecting Settings Personalization Start. In place of Con- trol Panel, there is now a gear icon to access a setting window. Th e Control Panel application is still available and can be found using Windows search located to the right of the Start menu icon. It can also be accessed directly through the Most Used Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 2-14 Windows 8 offers an alternative desktop that resembles the traditional Windows desktop, but it is not compatible with the traditional Start menu. Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 2-15 Windows 10 reintroduced the Start menu, but it uses the newer Windows 8 Tiles for the menu format.