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WINDOWS 10 CRASH COURSE

CANON CITY SCHOOLS 2017

Table of Contents

What's New with Windows 10

Personalize

Start Menu

Task Bar

Notification Center

Snap Windows

Virtual Desktops

How do I find my Z drive

Setting Your Default Browser

Setting Your Default Printer

Setting Adobe as your Default PDF Program

Where is my Computer Icon?

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What is New in Windows 10?

1. The biggest change is the Start Menu

a) You will no longer see the File Explorer or Computer when you click on start.

b) The Shut down and log off button placement has moved into icons.

2. Default Browser is Microsoft Edge

a) This new browser was designed to give Windows users a better experience on the Web.

It's faster, more secure, and includes a lot of new features. Microsoft Edge is meant to

replace Internet Explorer as your default web browser, but you'll still be able to use IE

we use Chrome as our default in the district.

3. Cortana

a) Similar to Siri and Google Now, you can talk to this virtual assistant with your

computer’s microphone.

4. Action Center

a) An Action Center, with notifications and buttons for common system tasks, appears on

the right side. It completely replaces the now‐defunct Charms menu.

5. Windows Media Center does not exist

a) Your guess is as good as ours, because it’s nowhere to be seen on Windows 10. Instead,

Microsoft has replaced it with $15 shareware. Don’t worry, We have installed VLC on all

staff computers so you can still run your DVDs.

6. Virtual Desktops – Multiple Deskops and Task View:

a) Instead of keeping everything open on the same desktop, you can move some of your

windows to a virtual desktop to get them out of the way. And the new Task View

feature makes it easy to manage all of your open windows.

7. What happened to Windows 9?

There was never a Windows 9, Microsoft skipped this number and went to 10 instead. Company

officials decided to choose 10 because they believe this release is a 'Perfect 10' and to also

signify this is the last major release of Windows. There will still be revisions of Windows 10, just

don't expect there to be a Windows 11, Windows 12 etc. Initially revealed at BUILD 2014 as a

minor update called ‘Threshold’, Windows 10 was originally intended be a minor Update 2 for

Windows 8.1. Somewhere along the way, plans changed and the operating system evolved into

the major revision we have today.

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Personalize

Right click on your desktop and select the “Personalize”

option.

1. Background

a. Set your background wallpaper

2. Colors

a. Select colors for your start, taskbar and

action center

3. Lock Screen

a. Set your background for the lock screen

and a few other settings.

4. Themes

a. Give Windows a theme

5. Start

a. See Handout for “Start Menu”

6. Taskbar

a. See Handout for “Taskbar”

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Start Menu Navigate the Start Menu

1. Click on the Start Menu

a. Start Icons ‐ The Start menu now has three sections instead of two. On the far left,

you'll find icons representing important menu items that vary depending

on your settings (more on this later), including your account, settings, and

power options. These icons are unlabeled by default, but if you need help

figuring out which is which, you can tap or click the menu button at the

top of this section (looks like three horizontal lines) to reveal labels for

each icon.

b. Applications List ‐ Most used apps list

c. Scrolling Start Menu and Tiles ‐ You get a scrolling Start menu that's restricted

to a single column, with jump lists and flyout menus for

extra options, divided into frequently used and recently

installed programs, with the option to switch to a

scrolling view of all your applications, sorted

alphabetically. You also get an extra pane where you can

pin tiles, complete with 'rotating 3D cube' animations of

live tiles.

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d. The Right Click Feature – When you right click on the start menu you get a

whole new set of options.

Customize/Personalize the Start Menu

1. Customize the Start Menu Settings

a) Click on the start menu

b) Click on the settings icon c) Locate “Start” on the left and turn on and off the settings to fit

how you would like your start menu to function.

i. Show more tiles

ii. Occasionally show suggestions in Start

iii. Show most used apps

iv. Sow recently added apps

v. Use Start Full Screen

vi. Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the Taskbar.

The right click option gives you some of the items

that you normally would see using Windows 7.

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vii. Choose Which Folders icons appear on start

2. Customize the Tiles

i. Rename Start Menu Tile Groups ‐ You can rename your column tile groups by

clicking on the name above the group of tiles.

ii. Remove Tiles – You can remove the tiles by right

clicking on them and selecting “Unpin from Start”.

You can also resize the tile or select ‘more’ for a

couple more options.

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iii. Add Tiles – You can add tiles by right clicking on

the app and selecting “Pin to Start” or drag and

drop it to the tile section of the Start menu.

3. Change the Start Menu Size ‐ You can drag the Start

menu to be a larger size or even set it to be full screen. Put your cursor on the edge of

the Start Menu Box and drag out to make larger and drag back to make smaller.

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Task Bar 1. What is the Task Bar?

a. The bar located at the bottom of the screen.

Navigate the Task Bar

1. Search Windows (Magnifying Glass icon)

a. You can search for anything on your computer, apps, documents, folders,

etc.

2. Task View/Virtual Desktops

3. Opened or Pinned Apps

4. Right Side of Task bar – The right side of the task bar has more options like

Volume, Time, Action Center, and a few others.

Customize/Personalize the Task Bar

1. You can add items to the task bar by going to the Start Menu, right clicking

on an app, going to “More”, and selecting “pin to taskbar”

This will pin the app to the taskbar on the bottom of your computer.

2. You can unpin an item from the taskbar by right clicking and selecting “Unpin from

Taskbar”

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Notifications & Actions Settings 1. To adjust how your Notification settings go to the Search icon and type “Notification”

Select the “Notification & Actions setting”.

2. You can turn on or off notifications for calendar, mail, or apps.

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Snap Windows To Corners An impressive feature for the multi-tasker in you. This feature lets you snap the current window to one side and simultaneously open the second one on the other side.

Windows Key + Left – Snap current window to the left side of the screen.

Windows Key + Right – Snap current window the the right side of the screen.

Windows Key + Up – Snap current window to the top of the screen.

Windows Key + Down – Snap current window to the bottom of the screen.

(You can also use the mouse — drag and drop a window to the left or right edges of your screen, or drag and drop them into one of the four corners to snap into quadrants.)

Pinned App Shortcut:

Win + 1 — first app Win + 2 — second app, and so on.

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Virtual Desktops

Virtual Desktops – Multiple Desktops and Task View:

a) Instead of keeping everything open on the same desktop, you can move some of

your windows to a virtual desktop to get them out of the way. The new Task

View feature makes it easy to manage all of your open windows.

1. Add a desktop

To add a virtual desktop, open up the new Task View pane by clicking the Task View button (two overlapping rectangles) on the taskbar, or by pressing the Windows Key + Tab. In the Task View pane, click New desktop to add a virtual desktop. If you have two or more desktops already open, the "Add a desktop" button will appear as a gray tile with a plus symbol. You can also quickly add a desktop without entering the Task View pane by using the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + Ctrl + D.

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2. Switch between desktops

To switch between virtual desktops, open the Task View pane and click on the desktop you want to switch to. You can also quickly switch desktops without going into the Task View pane by using the keyboard shortcuts Windows Key + Ctrl + Left Arrow and Windows Key + Ctrl + Right Arrow. At the moment, you can add an unlimited number of virtual desktops -- I stopped at 368 -- but there doesn't appear to be a way to quickly switch to a certain desktop without cycling through all of them with the keyboard shortcuts. The Task View pane only shows nine desktops at a time and has no scrolling functionality, which is likely a bug that will be fixed in the final version of Windows 10.

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3. Move windows between desktops

To move a window from one desktop to another, you first have to open up the Task View pane and then hover over the desktop containing the window you want to move. The windows on that desktop will pop up; find the window you want to move, right-click it, and go to Move to and choose the desktop you want to move the window to.

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4. Close Desktop

Keyboard shortcuts for VD,

Open TaskView – Win + Tab New Desktop – Win + Ctrl + D Close the current desktop – Win + Ctrl + F4 Scroll through VDs – Win + Ctrl + right/left

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How do I find my Z Drive?

Finding your Z drive, may seem tricky but this tip will give a couple of options to find your Z drive.

Option 1:

1. There is a shortcut on your desktop called “This PC”

2. A window will pop up and you can locate your Z drive and all other drives you have access to.

(The “My Computer” name has now been replaced with

the “This PC” name)

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Option 2:

Locate “My PC” through File Explorer

1. Go to the “Search” button on the taskbar

2. Type “File Explorer”

3. You can create a shortcut on the by pinning

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4. Now when you select the start button, “This PC” will be pinned to the start

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Setting Your Default Printer

How do I set my Default Printer?

1. Go to the Search button on the task bar 2. Search for “Devices and Printers”, 3. Right click on the printer you want as your default printer.

4. Close window

OR 1. Go to Start and Select the Settings button

2. Select Devices

3. Under “printer & scanners ” scroll down to the very bottom and select “Devices and

Printers”

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5. Right click on the printer you want as your default printer.

6. Close window

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How to Set Your Default Browser

1. Go to the Search Icon 2. Type in “Default Program”

3. Under the “Web Browser” Section, select which web browser you want to

use as your default.

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How to Set Adobe Reader as your Default PDF Program

1. By default, Windows 10 is set to use Edge with PDf files.

2. To set pdfs default to Adobe Acrobat:

a. Search for ‘Default Programs’ on your computer by selecting the search icon and

typing “Default Programs”. Select the Default Programs Desktop App.

b. Under Default apps, scroll down on the right to ‘Choose Default aps by file type’

c. Scroll down until you locate “PDF” file extension on the left.

d. To change the default, click on the app to the right (next to it). Change the app to

show Adobe Acrobat.

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Where is “My Computer” Icon?

Where did the “My Computer” icon go?

The “My Computer” Icon is now named “This PC” and can be found in Explorer.

This icon “My PC” has also been pushed out to all staff computer desktops for easy accessibility to Mapped Drives. (Z drive, T drive and other shared drives)

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1. Select the Start button, then select Settings .

2. Select Personalization

3. Select Themes

4. Desktop icon settings.

5. Select the Computer check box, Apply.

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Put the Recycle Bin on the Desktop

Here's how to get the Recycle Bin on your desktop in Windows 10:

1. Select the Start button, then select Settings .

2. Select Personalization

3. Select Themes

4. Desktop icon settings.

5. Select the Recycle Bin check box, Apply.

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