Getting Around the New Start Screen Now you're in the new tile-based interface, which used to be called Metro. Think of the colorful start screen as the replacement for the traditional start menu in Windows 7 and earlier -- just laid out in a grid and with new tablet-optimized apps from the Windows App Store. Navigate the horizontal menu by swiping to the right or left, click and dragging with a mouse, or using the scroll wheel on your mouse. These are the major features of the new start screen/interface and how to work with them: Tiles: shortcuts to all your apps New full-screen Windows 8 apps (a.k.a. Metro apps from the Windows App Store) and desktop apps all have shortcuts here. To tell the difference between them: the Windows Store apps are customized, colorful tiles, while the standard desktop apps (e.g., Windows Explorer) just have a plain generic design used by every other standard desktop app. To manage these tiles on the start screen: Right-click, swipe down from the top of the tile, or press the little menu key on your keyboard with the app selected to bring up options like uninstalling the apps or unpinning them from the start screen. The Charms Bar: the uber-important sidebar If you remember just one keyboard shortcut, this should be it: Win+C. This brings up the Charms panel with quick access to searching, sharing, and settings functions. Other ways to bring up the Charms panel include swiping from the right edge to