Windows 10 – A FREE Basic Course on Windows 10 with Tutorials

Getting Started
4 Topics
Overview and Preview
The Opening ‘Lock’ Screen
Desktop / Start Screen
In Brief – Desktop Mode and Tablet Mode
Interacting with Windows 10
2 Topics
Touch Controls (Tablet Mode)
Mouse Controls and Keyboard Shortcuts (Desktop Mode)
Working with Live Tiles in Start
5 Topics
The Start Screen (tablet mode) and Start Menu (desktop mode)
VIDEO: Moving Tiles on Start Screen (1 min)
VIDEO: Adding and Removing Tiles (1 min)
VIDEO: Resizing Tiles (1 min)
INTERACTIVE EXERCISE – Unpinning, Moving, and Resizing Tiles (1 min)
Logging Out, Shutting Down, and Restarting
1 Topic
Signing Out and Shutting Down Windows 10
Working with the Desktop and Windows
11 Topics
The Desktop
In Brief: ‘Apps’ or ‘Applications’?
INTERACTIVE – Identifying Parts of a Window (1 min)
VIDEO – Moving and Resizing Windows (1 min)
VIDEO – Minimize, Maximise, and Restore (1 min)
INTERACTIVE – Maximize and Minimize (1 min)
VIDEO – Scrolling (1 min)
VIDEO – Working with Multiple Windows (Desktop Mode) (1 min)
VIDEO – Working with Multiple Windows (Tablet Mode) (1 min)
VIDEO – Arranging Windows using the Taskbar (1 min)
VIDEO – ‘Peek’ and ‘Shake’
Working with the Quick Access Toolbar
2 Topics
The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)
INTERACTIVE – Moving and Customising the Quick Access Toolbar (3 mins)
Working with the Ribbon and Dialogue Boxes
1 Topic
VIDEO – The Ribbon and Dialogue Boxes (3 mins)
Getting Help
1 Topic
VIDEO – Getting Help and Support (4 mins)
File Explorer
8 Topics
File Explorer
INTERACTIVE – The File Explorer Window (3 mins)
VIDEO – File Explorer ‘Views’ (3 mins)
VIDEO – Working with Folders (3 mins)
VIDEO – Selecting Multiple Files and Folders (3 mins)
Video – Moving and Copying Files (3 mins)
VIDEO – Rename and ‘Undo’
VIDEO – Searching for Files and Folders (3 mins)
The Recycle Bin
1 Topic
VIDEO – The Recycle Bin (3 mins)
Sharing Data Between Applications
1 Topic
VIDEO – Sharing Data Between Applications (2 mins)
File Management Exercise
1 Topic
INTERACTIVE – File Management Exercise
Customising – Settings
7 Topics
Introduction
VIDEO – Settings (2 mins)
VIDEO – Setting the Desktop Background (2 mins)
VIDEO – Power Settings (2 mins)
INTERACTIVE – Personalise the Desktop Background and Lock Screen (3 mins)
VIDEO – Control Panel and Mouse Settings (4 mins)
INTERACTIVE – Changing Power and Mouse Settings (3 mins)
Customising – Shortcuts, Tiles, Start
3 Topics
VIDEO – Shortcuts (3 mins)
VIDEO – Customising Start (2 mins)
VIDEO – Start Menu Width and Categories (3 mins)
Customising – the Taskbar
3 Topics
VIDEO – Adding Icons to the Taskbar (2 mins)
VIDEO – Taskbar Settings (4 mins)
VIDEO – Taskbar Peek and Task View (3 mins)
Customising Exercise
1 Topic
INTERACTIVE – Customising Exercise
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Getting Started

Windows 10 – A FREE Basic Course on Windows 10 with Tutorials Getting Started

Getting started with Windows 10: overview, the lock screen, the login screen, the desktop screen (desktop mode) and start screen (tablet mode), switching between desktop mode and tablet mode.

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