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    Lab – Explore the Windows Desktop

    Introduction
    In this lab, you will explore the Windows Desktop, Start Menu, and Taskbar.

    Required Resources
    Windows PC

    Instructions
    Step 1: Explore the Windows Desktop.
    After logging into Windows, you are presented with the Windows Desktop.
    Questions:
    List some of the icons that are on the Desktop.
    RTA: 5
    What type of information is available on the Desktop and Taskbar?

    RTA:

    Step 2: Explore the Start Menu.


    The Start Menu is where you can locate your installed program and find files or folders.
    a. Click Start. The images show the differences in the Windows Start Menu in the different Windows
    versions.

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    Windows 10 Windows 8.x Windows 7
    Lab – Explore the Windows Desktop

    Question:
    Name a few applications listed in the Start Menu.
    RTA: Fotos, barra de juegos, 7-zip
    b. Right-click an application or a Windows tile from within the Start Menu.
    Question:
    What are some of the available options?

    Step 3: Explore the Taskbar.


    a. To search for a program or file, enter the name in the Search bar to the right of the Start button. You
    could also use your voice to ask Cortana to search for the desired program or file.

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    For Windows 7, click Start > enter the name in the Search programs and files to search a program or
    file.
    For Windows 8.1, click Start > click the Magnifying glass > enter the name of the desired program or file.
    b. Right-click the Taskbar to select the Taskbar settings.
    Windows 7: Right-click the Taskbar > click Properties to select Taskbar and Start menu Properties.
    Windows 8.x: Right-click the Taskbar > click Properties to select Taskbar and Navigation properties.

    Question:
    What are the available options in the Taskbar settings?
    RTA: búsqueda, mostra botón de vista de tareas, mostrar contactos en la barra de tareas,
    administrador de tareas, bloquear barra de tareas…

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    c. Task View is the native virtual desktop feature for Windows 10. This allows you to view multiple desktops
    and used applications at the same time. Click Task View. (The icon is normally to the right of the Search
    bar.)

    Question:
    What are the available options in the Task View settings?
    RTA: nuevo escritorio
    d. In the Task View, create a new desktop.

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    e. Navigate to Desktop 1 and open an application in Desktop 1.

    f. Open the same application in Desktop 2 that was opened in Desktop 1.

    Question:
    What happened?
    RTA: se puede abrir la misma aplicación en los dos escritorios sin ningún problema

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    g. The Notification area on the right edge of the Taskbar provides system information.

    List some examples of system information below.


    RTA: administrar notificaciones, borrar notificaciones, notificaciones, contraer
    h. In Windows 7 and 8.x, you can customize the Notification Area. Click the triangle > Customize or click
    Start > navigate to Control Panel > Notification Area Icons.

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    Lab – Explore the Windows Desktop

    Questions:
    What are the behavior options for the icons?
    RTA:

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    Click Turn system icons on or off.

    List the system icons that can be enabled.


    RTA: todos se pueden tanto habilitar o deshabilitar excepto energía que se encuentra bloqueado
    In Windows 7, 8.x, and 10, click the triangle, try to rearrange the icons or add/remove icons from the
    notification area by dragging them from the expanded triangle to the taskbar. For example, you can
    move the battery icon from the expanded triangle to the Taskbar.

    i. Action Center is a new feature in the notification center in Windows 10. Click the Notification icon in the
    Taskbar > select All settings or click Start > search for Settings. Then click System > click
    Notifications & action.
    Question:
    What can you do in the Notification & actions Settings window?
    RTA: Permite notificar al usuario sobre lo que pasa en el sistema
    End of Document

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