Windows

 

MS-WINDOWS

 

       Windows is a multitasking operating system. It is the most used operating system in all over the world. Windows is more advanced than MS-DOS, but it can’t be started without help of DOS. Windows is a graphical application; it means Windows works in graphics mode. We can create drawings, charts, play video songs, games, and create documents etc. by the help of Windows. It is also called GUI (Graphical User Interface). There are many types of windows versions are available in the market now a days, Such as Windows 2000(Millennium), windows 7, windows 8, windows, windows 8.1, windows XP, windows 10 etc. Windows 8.1 and windows 7 is the most using operating system now days. Windows 10 is the latest versions ever.

 

Desktop :-

              Desktop is the Starting screen of MS-Windows. After Windows started ‘Desktop’ appears on the screen. All the programs are started from the ‘Desktop’. There are many shortcut icons are present on the desktop. The picture behind desktop is called Wallpaper or Background.

 

Components of Desktop :-

(i)     Wallpaper or Background.

(ii) Shortcut Icons

(iii)   Start Menu

(iv)    Taskbar

(v)  Mouse Pointer

(vi)    Date & Time Display

 

Changing Date & Time

Double click on ‘Date & time display’ icon on Taskbar. The ‘Date & Time Properties’ dialog box appears.

 

 

In the ‘Date & Time Properties’ box change Date And Time as you want, then click on ‘Apply’.

 

To change wallpaper or background :-

      

       Right click on Desktop.

‘Display Properties’ dialog box appears.

In this box click on ‘Desktop’

 

Choose a wallpaper from the list in ‘Background’ box and click on ‘Apply’ or Click on ‘Browse’ for more wallpapers.

 

 

Setting the screensaver

 

1.              Single right click on the desktop in free space. A new small dialog box will be open.

2.              Click on properties

3.              Click on screensaver

4.              Search the favorite screensaver from the box then after click on preview.

5.              At last click on apply then after ok. Screen –saver will be affected.

REFRESH THE COMPUTER

1.                Single right click on the desktop in free space. A new small dialog box will be open.

2.                single left click on “refresh”

3.                Repeat this process, 3-4 times regularly.

Or

Press F-5 button from keyboard at 3-4 times.

Create a shortcut of any program

1.              Go to start menu and click on all programs.

2.              Single right click on any program.

3.              Click on send to, then click on desktop (create shortcut).

4.              A new shortcut icon related that programs will be displayed on the desktop.

Delete any shortcut icon from desktop

1.              Single left click on the shortcut icon on the desktop.

2.              Press delete button from keyboard for remove temporarily and press “shift+delete” from keyboard for remove permanently.

Turn off the computer

1.              Click on start—power---shutdown.

Or

2.              Press “ALT+F₄” then press enter.

Or

3.              Press “ALT+F₄”then press “enter”.