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3 Windows 10 is very similar to Windows 7 in a lot of ways. It is much more similar to Windows 7 than it is to Windows 8, and there are many things that work the same way as in Windows 7.
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7 == {{id name="Desktop"/}}Desktop ==
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9 Your desktop is pretty much the same as it's always been. Your shortcuts and files on your desktop behave as they always have and there isn't really anything that different about it. The task bar is still located at the bottom by default. The notable difference with the task bar is the search bar at the bottom.
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11 [[image:attach:desktop.PNG||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" height="400"]]
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13 If you don't like the search bar you can hide it, you will still be able to use it by opening the start menu, but it won't take up space on the taskbar all the time. To disable it **right click** on the taskbar, go to **Search** and then select the visibility of the search bar. //Hidden //will hide the search bar completely, //Show search icon// will show a magnifying glass that when clicked on will bring up the search menu, and //Show search box// will display the whole box, which is the default option.
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15 [[image:attach:search.PNG||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" height="250"]] [[image:attach:bar1.PNG||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center"]]
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17 You may have noticed the new addition of Task View to the task bar. This feature allows you to view all your open windows so you can see them and select which one you'd like to have in the foreground. You can disable this as well by right clicking the taskbar and clicking Show Task View button so that the check next to it goes away.
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21 == {{id name="Start-Menu"/}}Start Menu ==
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23 The familiar start menu of Windows 7 is there in Windows 10 as well. There are a few key differences, namely the live tiles that appear on the right of the start menu. These live tiles are there to show you useful information and the tiles are customizable. To bring up the start menu it is the same as before: either click on the start button in the lower left corner or hit the windows key on your keyboard.
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25 ===== {{id name="Navigation"/}}Navigation =====
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27 Navigating the start menu is much like before. You have your most used apps at the top of the start menu, and more options to navigate your computer at the bottom. You cannot directly change your most used apps, they will changed over time based on your actual useage.
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29 * File Explorer will bring up a file explorer window
30 * Settings brings up your computer's settings. **Note** that this version of settings is different than the control panel of Windows 7.
31 * Power gives you the options of putting your computer to sleep, shutting it down, or restarting it. \
32 * And all apps shows you **almost** all your apps. Some apps, like Microsoft Paint are absent from this menu but you can find it if you search for them.
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36 ===== {{id name="Customization"/}}Customization =====
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38 There is a lot of customization that you can do with the start menu. You cannot change your most used apps but if there is an app that you do use frequently although not frequently enough that it shows up automatically you can pin it to the start menu and it will show up in the live tiles.