Your first steps

Open apps, find the settings and find your way around the desktop.

Take a look around

The taskbar is at the bottom. The start icon opens the app menu, the gear icon opens the settings. On the right you reach the sections for connections and sound. You can change the exact layout later.

1. Open the start menu by clicking the start icon or with Windows + R.
2. Choose an app. With Alt + Tab you switch between open windows.
3. Open your files with Windows + E.
4. Click the gear icon and have a look at the Background, Appearance and Input sections.

What does “Windows key” mean?

It means the key with the Windows logo, usually to the left of Alt. Technical guides also call it Super or Meta. Hold it down for a shortcut and tap the second key.

What to try next

Change the wallpaper, pin an app you use often and take a screenshot. You do not need to edit any configuration file for that.

All keyboard shortcuts · Customize the desktop