Such is the magnitude and size of the Microsoft operating system, Windows, that despite using it for years, surely there are functions that you are still unaware of. For example, on certain occasions we can the tablet mode will be very useful that you can configure and customize in the system.
We have several methods at our fingertips to get the most out of this Microsoft software and thus adapt it to our needs. Along these same lines we want to focus on the tablet mode that some of you may not know. Next, we will see how to activate and customize it in order to use our devices in the best way in certain circumstances.
And it is that we must take into consideration that we have the possibility that Windows automatically activate this tablet mode if we wish. We have at our fingertips the power to deactivate or activate this interesting functionality, as we will see below.
For example, it may be the case that we have a 2-in-1 convertible laptop. There are many models on the market with these characteristics and they have a detachable keyboard and folding screen as representative characteristics. In these specific cases we have the possibility that Windows automatically activates the tablet mode when we convert it and in this way our PC will be a mobile device in the form of a tablet.
How to turn tablet mode on and off in Windows
With the purpose of activate or deactivate in the fastest and easiest way In this tablet mode that we are talking about, we will have to use the Windows Configuration application. Once the corresponding window appears on the screen, click on the System option.
By having this section in view, in the left panel we find several available options and in the case at hand we opted for Tablet. Here we find the option that says When I use this device as a tablet. In this case we can already activate the automatic change, deactivate it, or make Windows ask us before. At the same time, at this point it is worth knowing that we also have the possibility of making this operating mode activate automatically every time we start the computer.
This will be very helpful in the event that we use the convertible we have in a conventional way in tablet mode. Also, perhaps when we work in this way, the usual windows taskbar become a problem. It must be taken into account that the Microsoft operating system allows us to configure the disappearance of this element when we work in the aforementioned tablet mode.
To achieve this we only have to go back to the Configuration application, for example through the Win + I key combination. In this case we are in the section called Personalization / Taskbar. Here we are going to find several options to configure this important element. One of them refers to the fact that Windows will automatically hide said taskbar when the tablet mode that we are talking about in these lines is in operation. We can do the same when we are working in desktop mode.
