While Tablet Mode isn't useful on a non-touchscreen device, it is something that could be used on a standard laptop, which doesn't have a detachable keyboard. How?

Windows 10 can work in tablet mode or desktop mode, no matter what type of device you have. What's the difference and how do you change from one to another?

Tablet Mode even controls how you multi-task in your apps. Here’s how to use Tablet Mode in Windows 10 and a breakdown of what it’s good for and what it’s not good for.

2. In tablet mode on your Windows 10 PC If you're using Tablet Mode on your desktop PC or laptop you can still use the mouse or trackpad to close an app just as you would with any, regular desktop ...

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Windows 10 can work in tablet mode or desktop mode, no matter what type of device you have. What's the difference and how do you change from one to another?

But in other ways it doesn't, and this is why Tablet Mode exists; it helps Windows 10 become touch friendly when you need it to, and non-touch friendly when you don't.