Personalize the start screen
Make your start screen yours – choose your background photo, pin your favorite apps and
much more to the start screen, or change the tile size and layout as you like. To get the most
out of the space on the start screen, group apps into folders.
1. To add a background photo, on the start screen, swipe down from the top of the screen,
and tap ALL SETTINGS > start+theme > choose photo.
2. Tap a photo, crop it as you like, and tap .
Tip: Why not match your background and tile colors with your background picture? Tap
Background or Accent color. To share your theme and other settings to all your
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Windows devices, on the start screen, swipe down from the top of the screen, tap ALL
SETTINGS > sync my settings, and switch theme to On
.
Move a tile
Tap and hold the tile, drag and drop it to the new location, and tap the screen.
Resize or unpin a tile
To resize, tap and hold the tile, and tap the arrow icon.
The tiles can be either small, medium, or wide. The bigger the tile is, the more information it
can show.
To unpin the tile, tap and hold the tile, and tap .
Group tiles into folders
Tap and hold the tile, and drag and drop it on top of the tile or folder you want to group it
with. To open an app from the folder, tap the folder, then tap the app you want. To change
the name of the folder, tap and hold the name, and type in the name you want. To remove a
folder, unpin the tiles in it.
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Pin an app
Swipe left to go to the apps menu, tap and hold the app, and tap pin to start.
Pin a contact
Tap People, tap and hold the contact, and tap pin to start.
When you pin contacts, their feed updates are shown on the tile, and you can call them directly
from the start screen.