[[File:Windows 8 Tutorial.png|thumb|The tutorial that appears after the installation of Windows 8 and when a new user signs in for the first time]]
The interface also incorporates a taskbar on the right side of the screen known as "[[Windows shell#Charms|the charms]]" (lowercase), which can be accessed from any app or the desktop by sliding from the right edge of a touchscreen or compatible trackpadtouchpad, by moving the mouse cursor to one of the right corners of the screen, or by pressing {{key press|Win|C}}. The charms include Search, Share, [[Start menu|Start]], Devices and Settings charms. The Start charm invokes or dismisses the Start screen. Other charms invoke context-sensitive sidebars that can be used to access app and system functionality. Because of the aforementioned changes involving the use of [[screen hotspot|hot corners]], user interface navigation in Windows 8 is fundamentally different when compared with previous versions of Windows. To assist new users of the operating system, Microsoft incorporated a tutorial that appears during the installation of Windows 8, and also during the first sign-in of a new user account, which visually instructs users to move their mouse cursor into any corner of the screen (or swipe the corners on devices with touchscreens) to interact with the operating system.<ref name="Windows8OOBE">{{cite web |url=http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-to-get-oobe-tutorial |title=Windows 8 to get OOBE tutorial |last=Sams |first=Brad |publisher=Neowin |date=May 3, 2012 |access-date=February 23, 2015}}</ref> The tutorial can be disabled so that it does not appear for new user accounts.<ref name="DisableT">{{cite web |url=http://windowsitpro.com/windows-8/stop-windows-8-intro-animation-users |title=Stop the Windows 8 Intro Animation for Users |last=Savill |first=John |date=April 14, 2013 |publisher=[[Penton]] |work=Windows IT Pro |access-date=February 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916083456/http://windowsitpro.com/windows-8/stop-windows-8-intro-animation-users |archive-date=September 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Windows 8.1 introduces navigation hints with instructions that are displayed during the first use of the operating system, and also includes a help and support app.<ref name="Help+Tips">{{cite web |url=http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/hands-windows-81-help-tips |title=Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Help + Tips |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Thurrott |date=August 17, 2013 |publisher=[[Penton (professional information services)|Penton Media]] |work=Supersite for Windows |access-date=February 22, 2015}}</ref>
In Windows 8.1, the aforementioned hotspots in the upper right and the upper left corners can be disabled.<ref name="verge-81handson">{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/26/4465888/windows-8-1-preview-video |title=Windows 8.1: a first look at what Microsoft is changing |last=Rodgers |first=Evan |date=June 26, 2013 |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |work=[[The Verge]] |access-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref>
