Windows 10 installation issue

Retro6 · 24 Aug 2024 at 13:44

I don't understand why Windows 10 is doing this at all...

I have a tablet. It came with Windows 10 preinstalled and I set it up. The desktop didn't look right, taskbar looks basic, with this awful Windows 8 style menu which is permanent, its always there, I can't get rid off it. When I open a window the close, minimize are missing. So I wiped the drive and started from scratch but its doing it again.... why is the desktop looking like this?

Edited, photos below

Retro6 · 24 Aug 2024 at 13:44

Sorry for the photos I guess today is not my day.

Retro6 · 24 Aug 2024 at 13:47

Retro6 · 24 Aug 2024 at 13:59

Mcnumpty2323 · 24 Aug 2024 at 15:07

Is it in tablet mode?
Either look in settings/system
Or press windows key +a

Looks like desktop of original surface devices
Though those were running windows rt

Make and model number would be helpful

Retro6 · 24 Aug 2024 at 16:18

Its in tablet mode... I sorted it. I didn't know what it was because I did a Windows 10 install on another tablet of the same kind and it displayed the regular desktop. I've never seen tablet mode before. All sorted now.

Mcnumpty2323 · 24 Aug 2024 at 19:22

Peculiar if both were the same
But one installed different from the others
But that's computers for you lol
Never say never something can't happen

Glad it was easy to fix though

Retro6 · 24 Aug 2024 at 21:00

An issue I get now is every time I shutdown the tablet and turn it on again it asks to restart because the Panasonic firmware update keeps looping every time. I need to get rid of it because its really annoying. Something went wrong during the firmware update.

So every time I turn on the tablet I have to restart.