Windows 11 Simplified. Paul McFedries

the arrow keys — particularly and — to select the thumbnail of the app you want to work with and then press .

Arrange Running Apps

      You can make it more efficient to multitask apps by arranging the app windows on the desktop. There will be times when you want to view the content of multiple windows at the same time. For example, you might be surfing the web using Microsoft Edge in one window, but also want to watch the Mail window for incoming email. Rather than constantly switching between the apps, you can select a snap layout that makes both apps visible on the desktop. A snap layout is a predefined arrangement of two or more app windows.

      Arrange Running Apps

      

Position the mouse pointer () over Maximize () in the upper-right corner of an app you want to arrange.

      Note: If the app window is already maximized, hover over Restore () instead.

       Windows displays a gallery of snap layouts. In this case, Windows is showing four different layouts. Depending on your screen size, you might see more layouts.

      Note: The blank boxes in each layout show you how the app windows will be arranged on the desktop.

In the snap layout you want to use, click the box that represents the position you want to use for the current app.

       Windows arranges the app window is the position you specified.

      

Position the mouse pointer () over Maximize () in the upper-right corner of another app you want to arrange.

      Note: If the app window is already maximized, hover the mouse pointer () over Restore () instead.

      

In the snap layout you want to use, click the box that represents the position you want to use for the app.

      Windows arranges the app windows in the snap layout you selected.

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      Is there an easy way to switch to all the apps in an existing snap layout?

      Yes. While the snap layout is in place, Windows groups the applications together. If you want to display the apps in that layout all at once, you can select the group.

      To select an app layout group, hover the mouse pointer () over the taskbar icon of any app in the snap layout. In the thumbnail windows that appear, click the one labeled Group ().

Uninstall an App

      If you have an app that you no longer use, you can free up some hard drive space and reduce clutter on the Start screen by uninstalling that app. When you install an app, the program stores its files on your computer’s hard drive, and although most programs are quite small, many require hundreds of megabytes of hard drive space. Uninstalling an app you do not need frees up the hard drive space it uses and removes its icon (or icons) from the Start menu (if it has any there) and the All Apps list.

      Uninstall an App

      Uninstall via the Start Menu

      

Click Start ().

      

Use the Start menu or the All Apps list to locate the app you want to uninstall.

      

Right-click the app.

      

Click Uninstall.

      Windows asks you to confirm.

      

Click Uninstall.

Windows removes the app.

      Uninstall via Settings

      

Click Search ().

      

Type uninstall in the Search box.

      

Click Add or remove programs.

      The Apps & Features window appears.

      

Click More () to the right of the app you want to uninstall.

      

Click Uninstall.

      Windows asks you to confirm.