Run Two Apps at the Same Time in Windows 8

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Steps

  1. 1
    Click the Start Menu icon in the lower left corner of the screen
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  2. 2
    Click on an application to open it
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    For example, let's open Weather.
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    Go back to the desktop by clicking on the upper left corner of the screen
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    Now we want to make both apps run at the same time on the same screen.
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  4. 4
    Move the mouse to the upper left corner of the screen
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    Click and hold.
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    Drag downwards
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    Now we will see that there is a divider in the middle of the screen. If we let go of the application, it will fill half the screen and go on running.
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    Divided by a black bar, there are two applications running
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    On the left is Weather, and on the right is the desktop.
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    Click and drag on the black divider to change the sizes of the application Windows
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    Disable the divider by clicking and dragging it to the far edge of the screen
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    This concludes our tutorial on how to run two apps at the same time on Windows 8 computers
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    Thank you for watching VisiHow. If you have any other comments or questions, please leave them in the comments section below.
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Recent edits by: Amanda, Lukward Thomason

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