4. Accessories. Window control

4.1. Desktop

The MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10 desktop is the view you see when you boot the operating system. The appearance of the desktop depends on the version of the operating system being used. On the desktop you can find icons for various applications, files or shortcuts. These icons appear when installing applications or when loading various files, folders or shortcuts to the desktop.

At the bottom of the desktop there is a taskbar. It has buttons for running applications and open documents, and the right-hand side for the time, etc. On the left-hand side is the Start button, which you can click to see a menu with the applications listed. This is the main tool for launching applications.

Usually, the user arranges the desktop according to his/her wishes and tastes. The main things that are handled are: a set of links and icons for the applications that are permanently on the desktop; the names of the links and icons for the applications; the Start menu; the colour and image of the desktop background; and the toolboxes.