The Computer People
To view the whole file with all the notes and links on Getting to know your Windows PC, just click the PDF (Portable Document Format) icon below. Once it opens in the Adobe PDF Reader, you can even download it to your computer.
If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, you can download it here:
http://adobe_reader.en.downloadastro.com/
Starting “Getting to know your PC”
Here is an overview of the steps needed to display important icons on your desktop and creating a new user “Practice” for the purpose of practicing without messing up your existing setup.
To show “Computer” icon ( and other icons ):
Win 10: RIGHT CLICK Desktop
Click Personalize > Themes >
Desktop Icon Settings
Win 7: RIGHT CLICK Desktop
Click Personalize > Change desktop icons
To: Sign out (Win 10) Log off (Win 7)
Win 10: Alt + F4, use ↑↓ keys to select Sign out
Win 7: same as for Win 10
Creating a new “Practice” user:
Win 10: RIGHT CLICK This PC
Click Manage > Local Users and Groups >
Users > More Actions > New User
Win 7: RIGHT CLICK Computer icon
.. same as Win 10 ..
To see what version you have (all Windows)
RIGHT CLICK the Computer icon, Click Properties
To prevent Desktop icons from aligning themselves automatically. ( You want to re-arrange them yourself ).
Win 10 & Win 7:
RIGHT CLICK Desktop
Click View
and make sure "Auto arrange icons" is UNchecked!