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applications and files (often equivalent with the user's most recently used files). An "All apps" button is displayed next to the heading for pinned applications. Windows 11 does not support live tiles, with their functionality being moved to the separate "Widgets" area on the taskbar.
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may display the number of unread emails. The Start screen allows users to uninstall their programs by right-clicking on them and selecting "Uninstall". Pinned apps can be placed in groups. The search box is initially hidden but can be viewed by clicking the search button on the
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accessible. A sub-menu item at the bottom of this column grants access to all items of Start menu. When this menu item is selected, a scrolling list of Start menu programs replaces the user/recent list.
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for programs and, whenever possible, displays dynamic content supplied by the program directly on the tile itself (known as a "live tile"), behaving similarly to a
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1654:Bowden, Zack (July 3, 2015).
1543:Paul, Ian (August 11, 2015).
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2774:Service Control Manager
2384:Windows Error Reporting
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3783:Desktop Cleanup Wizard
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3082:Enhanced Write Filter
2932:Roaming user profiles
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2094:on December 12, 2001.
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3182:System Idle Process
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2957:Active DRM Services
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