Unit 2

WINDOWS 10
Lesson 1:
GETTING STARTED
Features of Windows10

■ Start Menu. Now, when you click on the Start button at the bottom left of the screen,
you get two panels side by side, with the left column showing pinned, recent, and most-used
apps as well as power button (shutdown, restart etc) while the right column features a selection of
live tiles that you can customize, resize, and reorganize

■ Cortana, your personal assistant, is right on your desktop. Ask to set up a meeting or send an
email to a friend. Can even find your files for you and tell you jokes. Select the search box
and type what you want Cortana to do, or just select the microphone to talk instead. Windows
key + S Launch Cortana in text mode, Windows key + C Launches Cortana Voice Assistant.

■ Microsoft Edge is the first browser that lets you take notes, write, doodle, and highlight
directly on webpages. Use the reading list to save your favorite articles for later, then read
them in reading view. Hover over open tabs to preview them and brings your favorites and
reading list with you when you use Microsoft Edge on another device. Plus, Cortana is built
into Microsoft Edge to help you do things faster and easier.

■ Sign-in-Option Windows Hello changes how you sign in - it uses your face or
fingerprint instead of a password.
Logging in to Windows10
Want to quickly boot to your Windows 10 desktop by clicking the login screen which appear as
below.
Exploring the Desktop

Windows Desktop
Windows Desktop: a desktop is a computer display area that represents the kinds of objects
might find on a desktop:
Documents, phonebook, Recycle bin. Windows key +D Shows/hides open apps on the desktop.
Windows key + M Switch to the desktop and minimize all open windows.

Desktop Icon
Icon: A picture on a screen that represents a specific file, directory, window, option, or program.

Tool Tip
Tool Tip: a hint is a common graphical user interface
element. It is used in conjunction with a cursor, usually a
pointer. The user hovers the pointer over an item, without
clicking it, and a tooltip may appear - a small "hover box"
with information about the item being hovered over.

Working on the Desktop

Views of the Desktop Icons

Right-click on the Windows
desktop, then select View. You can
select the icon’s size as one of three options, Large icons, Medium icons and Small icons. The
figure below is an example.

Arranging Icons
To arrange icons by name, type, date, or size; right-click a blank area on the desktop, and then
click Arrange Icons. Click the command that indicates how you want to arrange the icons (by
Name, by Type, and so on). If you want the icons to be automatically arranged, click Auto
Arrange. If you want to arrange the icons on your own, click Auto Arrange to remove the check
mark.

Showing and Hiding the Desktop Icons

Right-click (or press and hold) the desktop, point to View, and then select Show desktop icons
to add or clear the check mark.
Creating and Deleting Shortcuts

Creating Shortcuts
Right-click and then click Create Shortcut OR Right-click the item and the new shortcut appears
in the same location as the original item.

Deleting Shortcuts
Move your mouse over the shortcut you wish to delete and
press the right mouse button. then select delete.
The Recycle Bin

Exploring the Desktop Recycle Bin

The Recycle Bin is a location where deleted files are temporarily stored in every
version of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95. The Recycling Bin allows users to
recover files that have been deleted in Windows.

Open the Recycle Bin

Double click on Recycle Bin icon.

Sending Files to Recycle Bin

When we delete any file or folder in Microsoft Windows, it shows a confirmation dialog with
message “Are you sure you want to delete “. You can skip this confirmation message and
deleting file or folder.
Restoring files from Recycle Bin
Open the Recycle Bin by double-clicking, then Right click on your file / folder and select
Restore.
The Recycle Bin Emptying the Recycle Bin
To delete all the contents of Recycle Bin, right-click on it.

Lock Screen
Windows key + L Lock the computer and go to the Lock screen.

Zoom
Windows key + Plus (+) Open Magnifier and zoom in
Windows key + Minus (-) Zoom out in Magnifier
Windows key + Esc used to Close Magnifier

Summary
In this lesson we learned briefly about desktop, taskbar, start button and looks of new interface.

Questions

Choose (True or False) for this Statement.

1. Microsoft Edge is considered Features of windows10? ( T / F )
2. Cortana is browser in windows 10? ( T / F )
3. Recycle Bin contain deleted files ( T / F )

Choose the Correct Answer:

This icon refer to ?

a. This PC
b. Recycle Bin
c. Google Chrome

What is Shortcut key to Lock computer ?

a. Win + L
b. Win + S
c. Win + K
 Unit 2
WINDOWS 10
Lesson 2:

PERSONALIZING WINDOWS 10
Taskbar
It is the bar that spans the bottom of the screen and contains the Start button on the left side and
the sys tray on the right. The task bar also includes the current time on the far-right side and can
hold shortcuts to programs directly to the right of the Start button.

Using the Taskbar

Show Desktop
Right-click the Windows taskbar, and then click Show the
Desktop.

Show Desktop
The Quick Launch toolbar is a convenient way to open programs, and it’s located on the taskbar
when added. You can add or remove shortcuts in the Quick Launch folder so that you have easy
access to items from the Quick Launch toolbar that you frequently use.
Notification Area

The notification area is located at the right end of the taskbar. It contains icons you might find
as: battery, Wi-Fi, volume, Clock and Calendar, and action center. It provides status and
notifications about things like incoming email, updates, and network connectivity. Windows
key +B Highlight the notification area.

Action Center
In Windows 10, the new action center is where you'll find app notifications and quick actions. To
open Action Center, do any of the following: On the right end of the taskbar, select the Action
Center icon. Press the Windows key + A.
Jump-Lists

The Jump-List let you jump quickly

to previously visited locations,

letting you work faster.

Jump list items work any time.

Even if you haven’t opened Internet

Explorer, for example, you can

right-click its taskbar icon and jump

to a listed website. Windows key +

T circle through the taskbar icon or app on the taskbar.

Taskbar Properties

Right-click on the empty area of the taskbar and click

“Toolbars”. The Windows 10 taskbar works much like
previous Windows versions - it offers buttons for every
application you are running and lets you pin icons for
later, and a system tray for icons. The main difference is
that Windows 10 has a Cortana search box located right
on the taskbar, although you can easily disable it.

Adding Toolbar to Taskbar

You can use the Toolbars feature to create a new toolbar
on the taskbar to quickly access a folder and its files
located anywhere on your PC. To create a new toolbar,
right-click on the empty area of the taskbar then Toolbar and click “New toolbar”.
Browse to the location where the folder is saved and then click “Select Folder” button to add the
toolbar.
Customizing Taskbar
Configure or Remove Cortana
You do not actually need the Cortana / Search box to search; if you press the Windows key and
start typing, you will get the same search experience. If you want to perform a voice search -
normally accessed by clicking the microphone icon in the search box, just press “WIN + C”.
Since the search box takes a lot of space, you can configure Cortana as an icon instead. Right-
click the taskbar and choose “Cortana > Show Cortana icon” from the pop-up menu.

Remove the Task View Button

The task view button provides access to a thumbnail view of all your open apps and windows,
and lets you create a new virtual desktop. But you do not need a button to access task view,
simply press “WIN + Tab” to start using this feature. To get rid of the button, right-click the
taskbar and de-select “Show Task View button” to free up even more space.
Hide Application Icons in the System Tray

As you keep installing desktop applications you use every day, you’ll find that they often place
unnecessary icons in the system tray. You can simply hide them and remove the clutter from the
taskbar, freeing up more space on your taskbar. Open Settings (WIN + I) and navigate to
“System > Notifications & actions”. From the right pane select the link “Select which icons
appear on the taskbar”.
Now from this window hide the icons you never want to see.

Move Taskbar to the Right or Left of the Screen

The bottom edge of the screen is the default location of the taskbar in Windows 10. However, if
you’re on a tablet or netbook with small screen, you could move it to the left or right to get more
vertical space for applications. To change the
default position, right-click on the empty area of the taskbar and click “Properties”.
Under the “Taskbar” tab, next to Taskbar location on screen, select Left or Right, and then click
“Apply”.

Auto-Hide the Taskbar

If you would like to have more screen real estate, you can configure the taskbar to auto-hide
when not in use. The hidden taskbar can be revealed by moving the mouse cursor to the bottom
edge or where taskbar is positioned on the screen. To auto-hide the taskbar, right-click on the
empty area of the taskbar and click “Properties”. Under the “Taskbar” tab, check the option
titled “Auto-hide the taskbar”, and then click -Hide “Apply”.
Use Small Icons to Show More Icons on the Screen

Change the Color and Transparency of the Taskbar

Unlike previous Windows versions, Windows 10 doesn’t
automatically change the taskbar to match the window
border color. To change the color of the taskbar, open
“Settings” and click “Personalization”.

Under “Personalization”, click “Colors” from the left

pane and from the right pane turn on the option titled
“Show color on Start, taskbar, and action center.”
Right above you can click on one of the tiles to
choose an accent color and use it as a taskbar color.
To make the taskbar transparent, turn on this option
“Make Start, taskbar, and action center transparent”.

Resize the Taskbar

If you want to create additional space on the taskbar, you can do so by increasing the default
height of the taskbar. To increase the height, right-click on the empty area of the taskbar and
uncheck the “Lock taskbar” option.
Place the mouse pointer at the top edge of the taskbar until the pointer changes into a double-
headed arrow, then drag it toward the top of the screen to increase the height.
Lock the taskbar again by right-clicking on the empty area of the taskbar and checking “Lock

Start Button/Menu

A new interface intended to bridge the gap between tablets, i.e. touchscreen devices and desktop
users. the Start screen ended up being a mess that confused people with its seemingly split
personality. Windows key or Ctrl + Esc” to open start menu

The Contents of the Start Menu

The Contents of the Start Menu such as all apps (programs), Power, Most used, Your Account,
Games, File Explorer (Jump). Windows key or Ctrl + Esc” to open start menu

Windows 10 offers the user an online store that can be used to download any programs that
are available on the store. In order to access the store, you need to be connected to the
internet network. To explore the store, press on the icon below which is available on the task
bar.
All Programs
You can find all your programs by pressing on start then
select all Apps.

Power Button
You can Shut down, Restart, sleep your computer as shown in the picture.

Search Box
The Search box on your taskbar makes it easier for you to search the web and Windows. It also
allows you to be able to turn on or off to have Cortana give you suggestions, ideas, reminders,
alerts, and more.
Run Command
First, we’ll need to access the Run command’s
icon, and there are two primary methods to do
this. The first is to access the Run command in
its current location, buried in the Start Menu at
All Apps > Windows System > Run. The second
method to access the Windows Run command
icon is to use Start Menu (or Cortana) Search.
Just click the Search or Cortana icon in the
Windows 10 taskbar and type “Run.” You’ll see
the Run command appear at the top of the list.

Changing the Desktop Background

Opening Desktop Background window (Personalization Window), Applying Desktop

background. Windows key + I Open the Settings app
1. Right click on desktop then select Personalize to show the settings.

2. From settings box select background.

Picture Position and Color Selection
If you want to decide how your picture (if you use one) will fit on your desktop, whether it fills,
fits, stretches, etc.
choose an accent color from a palette, or you can elect to have Windows 10 automatically pick a
color from your background.
Desktop Slideshow
Desktop Slideshow uses only pictures
that fit the screen. With this last
option, you can set the screen to turn
off after a certain duration of time, or
not at all.
Setting Picture as Background
Press right click on the desktop and
select “Personalization”. A new
window will appear as shown below
in the picture. At the background tab, you can
change the background to a picture by choosing “Picture” from the drop-down menu as shown
below.

Applying a Screen Saver

1. Right click on desktop then select Personalize to show the settings.
2. From settings box select Lock Screen.
3. Select Screen saver settings
4. Select from screen saver type (3D text, Photo, Blank….) from drop down box and set
time.
5. Press apply then ok

In this window, you can modify the screen saver settings as needed.

Display Settings / Screen Resolution

Go to your Desktop, right-click your mouse and go to Display
Settings. Windows key + U Launch the Display settings.

To change the resolution settings, scroll down

this window and click on Advanced Display
Settings.
You may want to modify if you want the items
in your PC to appear larger. Please note that the
lower the resolution is, the larger the content on
your screen. From the available options in the
drop-down menu, select the one you want and
click Apply.

Applying Themes

Windows Borders
Press right click on the desktop and select “Personalization”. A new window will appear as
shown below in the picture.
At the “color” tab, you can change the file’s borders’ color by selecting the wanted color as
shown below.
Summary
In this Lesson, you are expected to handle Screen Saver and Desktop Background
and you are introduced to more parts in windows 10 with new Features and how you
can handle with them.
Questions

Choose (True or False) for this Statement.

1. Search box: search the web and Windows? ( T / F )
2. You can jump to other tasks by jump lists? ( T / F )
3. Run command Also known as system tray or status area. ( T / F )

Choose the Correct Answer:

This icon used to ?

a. Restart system
b. sleep system
c. Choice One and Choice Two

This icon refer to ?

a. User tile
b. Toolbar
c. Mouse

This icon refer to ?

a. Store
b. Start Button
c. Desktop

Unit 2
WINDOWS 10
Lesson 3:

WORKING WITH WINDOWS

Activate Windows
Press right click on the “This PC” icon, and then press on “Properties”. The below window will
show up that provides you with system related information. As shown below, you can press on
“Activate Windows” button to activate the windows.

Menu Bar
Whenever a user accesses any window, a menu bar that consists of multiple tabs will be
available to provide the user with assistance in controlling and modifying different settings as
shown below.
Parts of a Window
Menu Bar, Title Bar, Maximize / Minimize / Close buttons, The Restore Button, Scroll Bars.
■ At any window, you will have the following details:
■ Menu bar: This bar has the assisting options that the user can use.
■ Title bar: This bar has the title of the selected folder.

■ Maximize / Minimize / Restore button: This button is used to

minimize, restore, and maximize windows.

■ Close button : This button is used to close the current windows.

■ Scroll Bar: This is used to navigate through the windows.

Resizing & Moving Windows

Once a window is not maximized, you should be able
to move the mouse cursor to any edge or corner of the
window until a double-headed arrow appears. Once
this arrow appears, click the mouse, and drag it up,
down, left, right, or diagonally if you are at the corner
of the window to make the window larger or smaller
(depending on what edge of the window is being
dragged). If this double-headed arrow does not appear,
the window cannot be resized Move Mouse on a
window. click the left mouse button and continue then
move the window.

Maximize a window using snap

Expand a window horizontally using snap
You can also press Windows Key +
Left arrow or Windows Key + Right
arrow to snap an app to the left or
right halves of your screen. For some
reason, the Snap Assist feature doesn’t
appear when you do this. You must
use the mouse to get that dialog.
Because those new “universal apps”
can now run-in desktop windows,
snapping them now works the same
way.

Expand a window vertically using snap

Windows 10 also adds support for vertical window-
snapping. Press
Windows Key + Up or Windows Key + Down to snap the
current app to the top alternatively, bottom halves on the
screen. Pressing Windows Key + Up a second time will
maximize the window, while pressing Windows Key +
Down a second time will minimize it.

Working with Multiple Windows

Cascade Windows
Show Windows Stacked
Show windows side by side

Switching between windows using Alt + Tab

Windows Flip 3D and switching between windows using Flip 3-D
Microsoft released a new feature called Aero Flip 3D to show up the capabilities of hardware
acceleration. To use it, you had to have the appropriate hardware and be using an Aero theme.
This feature stuck around in Windows 10 also and it can be activated by using the Windows
Key + TAB combo.

Summary
In this Lesson, you are expected to handle the windows operations with its parts,
change the size, color and to deal with multiple windows.
Questions

Choose (True or False) for this Statement.

1. The title bar has the title of the file/folder? ( T / F )
2. Press Windows Key + Up be is snap? ( T / F )
3. File is part of Menu Bar ( T / F )

Choose the Correct Answer:

What is Shortcut key to switch between windows?
a. Alt + Tab
b. Shift + Tab
c. Enter + Tab
Identify the image of Maximize button?

a.

b.

c.
 Unit 2
WINDOWS 10
Lesson 4:

WINDOWS EXPLORER
File Explorer and Navigation Pane

Use File Explorer to show Recent files or show your files / folders on your computer.
Windows key + E Launch File Explorer with the Quick Access tab displayed.
Use Navigation Pane to quick access your files / folders.

Files, Folders and Libraries

File

The file is single, the image for notepad file will be like this
Creating Files using Notepad Application
Click Start Menu then select All apps and from Windows Accessories select Notepad.

Folder
A folder is called a directory, may contains files, other folders, and shortcuts on a computer. The

image of folder is like this

Creating Folders
Right click on the desktop then new then click on Folder do
as shown in the below picture to create a new folder.

Library

While the library may contain folders and files.

Show Library
If library is not available on navigation panel, then right click on empty place on navigation
panel then click on Show libraries

Creating Libraries
1. Right click on Library then click on new then Library to create it.

Add from Folder to Library

2. Click on (Include a folder) to add what you want from folders to the Library.

Working with Files and Folders

Selecting Multiple Files

Select one file/folder then press Ctrl key then click on other files/folders. To select all press Ctrl
+A
Copying (Ctrl + C), moving (Cut (Ctrl + X)) and Pasting (Ctrl + V) File
or Folder
Right click on the file / folder and select copy / cut Then do paste where you
want.

Copy or Move a File or Folder Using Drag and Drop

Move the mouse on your file, press and hold to drag your file to the new location then release
the button.
Renaming Files and Folders
Right click on the file / folder and select Rename Then change the name.

Hidden files/Read-Only
Right click on the file and select
Properties Then check Hidden/Read-
Only.
Setting a folder to read-only
To change the read-only Setting, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the file or folder icon.

2. Remove the check mark by the Read Only item in the file’s Properties dialog box. The
attributes are found at the bottom of the General tab.

3. Click OK.

Summary

In this Lesson, you are expected to know how to handle files\folders operations like
delete, rename, cut, copy, and mark them as read-only; also, you are expected to be
able to handle File Explorer and Libraries’ operations.

Questions
Choose (True Or False) for this Statement.
1. Right click on file to Rename? ( T / F )
2. Left click on file to cut? ( T / F )
3. Right click on desktop to create folder ( T / F )

Choose the Correct Answer:

This icon refers to ?
a. File Explorer
b. System
c. a+b
Central place to manage files that are in multiple locations?
a. Folder
b. Libraries
c. Mouse
 Unit 2
WINDOWS 10
Lesson 5:

CUSTOMIZATION
Control Panel

The Control Panel is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and
change system settings.

In the Search box to the left of the taskbar, just type “Control Panel.” Click “Control Panel” in
the search results to launch it.

Control Panel can also be accessed by using the Run window. Press Windows+R key to open the
Run window. In the Open box, type “Control Panel” and click “OK” to open it.

Category View
The following is an example of how to arrange the icons available in the control panel. As you
can see in the top right corner of the screen below, the icons are arranged by “Category”.

Date & Time Settings

Changing System Date and Time

To change Date and Time, access the control panel and choose “Date and Time”. A new
window will appear as below, then choose “Change Date and Time”
Changing Mouse Settings
Access to the control panel, and then select the “Mouse” icon. A new window with multiple tabs
will appear as shown below. You can modify the mouse settings such as the pointer settings and
the mouse speed.

Region and language

Installing and removing

Languages
Access to the control panel, and
then select the “Language” icon.
A new window will show up.
You can select “Add
Language” to add a language, and
“Remove” to remove a language.

Changing Windows Interface (Display Languages)

Access to the control panel, and then select the “Region” icon. A new window will show up
with multiple tabs. You can modify the date and time formats by selecting the “Formats” tab.
Windows key + SPACEBAR Switch input language and keyboard layout or use Alt + Shift to
change keyboard languages

System

Specifications of the Computer and the Operating System

Press right click on the “This PC” icon, and then press on “Properties”. The below window will
show that provides you with system related information.
Summary

In this Lesson, we learned the introduction to the contents of the control panel and
some of the settings that we can modify and change. Moreover, we learnt how to get
information about in the device’s settings and how to use gadgets.
Questions
Choose (True or False) for this Statement.
1. Type in search for “Control Panel” to open it? (T/F)
2. Right click on desktop to open Properties to see specification of Computer? (T/F)
3. To change Date and Time, access the control panel and choose “Date and Time”? (T/F)
Choose the Correct Answer:
The Control Panel is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to
view and change system settings?
 a. Explorer
b. System
c. Control Panel
Which one command after right click on This PC icon is used to see computer
specification?
a. Properties
b. Manage
c. Open