The desktop environment used in Tails is [GNOME](https://www.gnome.org).This page describes some important features of the desktop in the context of Tails.
The <span class="guimenu">Applications</span> menu provides shortcuts to the [[included software|about/features]] and to GNOME configuration utilities.
<p>By default, any setting that you change in Tails is lost when you shut down. Only the settings that you saved in the [[Persistent Storage|persistent_storage]] are restored when you restart Tails.</p>
<p>To learn about the many keyboard shortcuts in GNOME, open the <i>Settings</i>. At the bottom of the <b>Keyboard</b> section, choose <b>View and Customize Shortcuts</b>.</p>