We hope this guide gives you a good start at using Windows 10 and has given you the basic skills you need to navigate and personalize it. Elkhorn Rescue. A Definitive Beginners Guide for Windows 10 with pictures! August 7, What am I looking at? Do I need a password to log in? How can I organize all of this? The text is too small and how can I change my background? How do I connect to Wi-Fi?! Summary What am I looking at?
We will go over the Start Menu and Cortana a bit later in this article. To pin a program to the taskbar 1. To Find Files 1. Cortana can help you find anything on your computer The file explorer looks very similar to the previous version of Windows Do I need a password to log in?
Set password during installation or via the new user account menu 1. If you have a touch screen you can unlock your computer by drawing a pattern on the screen Certain computer models will even allow access to the Windows Hello feature which will let you use fingerprint or facial recognition and let you bypass the password! Right click in the file explorer window to create a new folder. To make the icons larger on the desktop just right click on the desktop and use the view option.
Select the percentage you wish to increase the text and sit back and enjoy the larger text! To change your background to a picture on your computer, click the browse button and navigate to where your picture is saved. In order to find a Wi-fi connection you need to locate the Wi-fi icon. You can find it in the lower right-hand corner of your screen and looks something like this: Look for the Wi-Fi icon in the bottom right hand corner.
Click on that icon to bring up a list of all the wireless networks your computer can see. When you click the icon a list of all currently available Wi-Fi networks will be brought up. Select your network 4. Click on your network to connect. If you get an icon that looks like this: If your icon looks like this, the Wi-Fi might be disabled on your device. Double-check and make sure you Wi-fi is turned on 1. If the Wi-fi button is not highlighted blue like this: If your Wi-fi button is grayed out like this, then you need to click it to turn Wi-Fi on.
Summary We hope this guide gives you a good start at using Windows 10 and has given you the basic skills you need to navigate and personalize it.
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While the user interface is extremely intuitive, you'll have to dig a little deeper to customize your experience, get maximum performance and make the most of features such as the Cortana voice assistant , Edge browser and multiple desktops. If you're still using Windows 7 and dread its impending death , then we've put together this helpful guide to ease your transition into Windows Below, you'll find over Windows 10 tips and tutorials, split into nine categories and designed to help you learn the basics, disable common annoyances, save storage or be more productive.
Learn how to install Windows 10 , tweak the most important settings, add users and perform key, everyday tasks. Tweak the Windows UI so it looks and feels just the way you like it. Change the theme, adjust the icon size , or turn the new OS into a dead ringer for Windows 7. We love Windows 10, but like a close relative, sometimes it can overstep boundaries and get on your nerves. Learn how to prevent the operating system from restarting to update without your permission, speed up a slow-opening Downloads folder or disable personalized ads.
Click: to press a mouse button. By default, to click means to click with the left mouse button. Right-click: pressing the right mouse button. When you right-click on an element, a context menu usually appears.
Highlight: to click on an object to select it, or click and drag the cursor over a portion of text in order to select it. The object or text highlighted usually turns blue. The Windows desktop is what displays on the monitor after Microsoft Windows loads. The desktop has a background picture also called wallpaper and icons, which are shortcuts to opening applications.
All versions of Windows allow the user to customize various settings such as Windows text font size, mouse controls, themes or background images, and so on. At the bottom of the desktop in Windows 7 and previous versions we see a blue strip called the Taskbar.
The Taskbar contains the Start button, the Quick Launch Toolbar , and the Notification Area which contains items such as the system clock. A placeholder for each open program also displays on the Taskbar.
Please see our separate tutorial, Using and Customizing the Windows Taskbar for more information. A KeynoteSupport. To customize Windows 8. Microsoft drastically changed the customization facility from Windows XP to Windows 7. The options shown in the image below display on the top of the left sidebar.
In Windows 7, from this list of items one can adjust screen resolution and brightness, calibrate monitor colors, choose Clear Type Font Tuner for easier text reading, change font sizes, and select other display settings such as selecting multiple displays or changing orientation.
At the bottom of the window is a link called Personalization. Clicking Personalization presents another window giving the opportunity to change desktop theme and sounds, and the desktop screen saver. Three options on the left sidebar of this window allow the user to select which system icons to show on the desktop, e. Recycle Bin, change mouse pointers, and change the user's account picture.
In Windows XP, the customizing options were well organized. After clicking Start , Control Panel and then clicking Display , a window pops up with five tabs. The first tab is labeled Themes, and a theme is defined as "a background, plus a set of sounds, icons, and other elements to help you personalize your computer with one click. The fourth tab is Appearance, and here the font size for Windows can be changed, The fifth tab, Settings, should be left alone by most Windows users.
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