Turn tablet mode on or off in Windows 10

The possibility of turn tablet mode on or off Windows 10 thus improving the functionality and adapting the operating system to the different devices for which it is developed.

Turn tablet mode on or off in Windows 10

Reasons to use tablet mode in Windows 10

Many of you will remember the arrival of Windows 8 and how the interface got in the way considerably when using the operating system on computers. The truth is that the intention was good, and at that time it was considered that tablets were going to end up displacing PCs, but the tables have changed and what was supposed to disappear has taken root more strongly.

Basically the windows 8 interface I was planning to facilitate the use on touch screens, but obviously this type of screens They are not very suitable for normal work with a computer and of course tablets are not the solution for day-to-day work either.

For that reason Microsoft has been forced to retreat so that in the new Windows 10 operating system continues to maintain its characteristic interface Windows 8, but in a more hidden way and even deactivated for normal use with our PC.

However Windows 10 can be installed on our Tablets, which is why there is the possibility of choosing to activate or deactivate tablet mode in Windows 10 so that we can make use of these features that will benefit this format.

Steps to turn tablet mode on or off in Windows 10

In order to activate or deactivate the mode Windows 10 tablet, the first thing we have to do is go to the section Windows 10 settings. To do this we can do it by clicking on the start button and then on "Configuration".

The next step will be to enter System and here we see a series of options on the left. In our case we are going to click on "Tablet mode".

Turn tablet mode on or off in Windows 10

As you can see now we have several options in front of us. First of all we find the possibility of choosing which Windows adapts better to touch gestures when using the device as tablets.

In our case you will see that it appears blurred and this is because we are working directly from the PC, so we cannot manage this setting.

However, the other three do remain activated, and to give you an idea, they will help us to choose how the device will reboot, that is, with tablet mode activated or deactivated, we can also choose how we want the transition to be made, offering the possibility of making the change automatically, preventing the change from being made or asking before it takes place.

To finish we have a third option through which we will be able to choose if we want, at the moment in which the operating system enters tablet mode, which hides or shows application icons on the taskbar.

Those are the options that we are going to have at our disposal to Activate or exit tablet mode in Windows 10.