View All Apps from the Desktop in Windows 8

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Video: View All Apps from the Desktop in Windows 8

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Hi, you're watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to view all applications from the desktop on Windows 8 computers. As we have mentioned in previous tutorials, we can go to the Start Menu and then view the list of all applications; but the same thing can be done from the desktop.

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   Right-click on an empty space on the desktop

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   Click or hover over "New"

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   Click "Shortcut"

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   In the location field, type in "explorer shell:appsfolder"

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   Click "Next"

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   Name the shortcut

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   We can type any name here. For example, "all apps".

   

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   Click "Finish"

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   Now a shortcut has been created.

   

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   Double-click the shortcut

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   We will be taken to a folder showing all the applications that are installed on our computer.

   

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   Scroll to browse

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    This concludes the tutorial on how to view all applications from the desktop on Windows 8 computers

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