Windows 11 Simplified. Paul McFedries

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CHAPTER 1

      Getting Started with Windows

To do something useful with your computer and with Windows, you need to learn a few basic tasks and techniques. These include exploring the screen, learning how to put your computer to sleep, how to restart and shut down your computer, how to connect to your network, and how to switch to a Microsoft account. You also need to learn how to work with apps, including installing them, starting them, and switching between them and arranging them when you have multiple apps running. This chapter also shows you how uninstall apps.

       Explore the Screen

       Explore the Start Menu

       Start and Close an App

       Connect to Your Wireless Network

       Put Windows to Sleep

       Restart or Shut Down Windows

       Switch to a Microsoft Account

       Install an App

       Switch Between Running Apps

       Arrange Running Apps

       Uninstall an App

Explore the Screen

      Before getting to the specifics of working with Windows, take a few seconds to familiarize yourself with the basic elements of the screen. These include the desktop, the Start button, and the taskbar. In most cases, the Start button and the taskbar are always visible. If you do not see them, move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen.

       Desktop Icon

      An icon on the desktop represents a program or Windows feature.

       Mouse Pointer

      When you move your mouse, this pointer () moves along with it.

       Desktop

      This is the Windows “work area” where you work with your programs and documents.

       Start Button

      Click Start () to start programs and launch many Windows features.

       Search Icon

      Click Search () to search for items on your PC or on the Internet.

       Taskbar Icons

      You use these icons to launch some Windows features with just a mouse click.

       Taskbar

      The programs you have open appear in the taskbar. You use this area to switch between programs if you have more than one running at a time.

       Notification Area

      This