Tweak the Number of Rows on the Start Screen IN WINDOWS 8

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By default, the Start screen fills your monitor up with as many rows of tiles as it

can fit, up to 6 rows. If you'd like to lower that number—maybe you have a

particularly cool background, or your groups just aren't that big—you can tweak 

this number by editing the Registry. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to let you

pack more tiles onto smaller monitors, but it's a cool little tweak if you want to

give your Start screen a more minimal look.