How to access the Quick Link / Admin Menu in Windows 8 using touch?

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Published on 2012-11-02T15:01:10Z Indexed on 2012/11/04 5:08 UTC
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In Windows 8 and Windows RT you can right-click in the bottom-left corner to access a menu of commonly used desktop links. You can access the same menu with the keyboard using Windows+X.

Is there a way to access this menu using touch?

I have a Surface RT and have tried a number of gestures in the corner (e.g., press and hold, swipe down) on both the Desktop and the Start Screen without any luck.

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