Ch02 Lesson05

Chapter 02 :
Windows 10 Operating Systems
CIS099
Chapter 02
Lesson 05 : Personalizing Windows 10
• Lesson objectives: students will be able to :
 Customizing Your Settings • Personalizing User Accounts •
Exploring the Control Panel
 Personalizing the Desktop Modifying the Color Scheme, •
Selecting a Screen Saver
 Adding and Removing Programs
 Adding and Changing User Accounts
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Devices for
Storing files
 Different devices are used to store files and
folders in MS Windows, the devices are:
1) Hard Disk: usually can be found inside the computer and all the
programs
installed on the computer , data files and user files are stored in it.
2) CD-RW (Compact Disk-Re-writeable): is used to store data files or
user files. It is portable which means you can take then wherever
you want.
3) DVD-RW (Digital Versatile Disk or Digital Video Disk Re-
writeable): these devices are similar to CD-RW but they can store
larger amounts of data than CD-RW.
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Devices for
Storing

files
Different devices are used to store files and folders in MS
Windows, the devices are:
4) USB Flash Drive: is an external and portable device that can be
connected
to the computer using USB ports.
5) Network Drive: this devise is used to store files that are shared between
several users. Hence , this device can be accessed by various computers
that are connected to a network.
Control Panel
• This area is the central location from which aspects of the Windows 10 operating
system can be managed. There are three views that can be used to display items in
the Control Panel.
• -Category – In this view, Control Panel items are divided into eight categories. Links
to the most common tasks are available under the category name.
• -Large Icons – When this option is selected, the All Control Panel Items window will
display. A list of all the Control Panel items will display.
• -Small Icons - When this option is selected, the All Control Panel Items window will
display. A list of all the Control Panel items will display.
• The most common tasks within each category are listed below the category name.
Within the Control Panel category, clicking the subcategory opens that item’s
window; clicking a task jumps to a specific command center available from the item’s
window.
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Category view “By default” Category view “By default”
Click the Control Panel link at the top of

the Start Menu.
Control Panel
• Personalization and Settings:
Settings gets a new “modern” look.

Basically, a condensed “control panel”
FYI, control panel is still available.
Windows 10:
Personalizing
Desktop
 Personalizing the Desktop: you can personalize your
desktop to change its appearance, you can change :
 The background image.
 The screen saver used.
 The sound scheme and more.
 To personalize your desktop:
1.RT-click anywhere within empty space on the desktop,
and then “Personalize” or
2. Start – Control panel – personalization
3. Strat –setting - personalization
Desktop background in windows 10
Desktop background in windows
10 (Cont.)
1. Click
Background
2. Choose
the Picture
2. Or Browse a Picture
form the PC
(Cont.)
1. Click
Background
2. Choose a
colure you like
Desktop
background

You can change desktop background by:
 RT-Click on any intended picture Set as desktop background
OR
 Click on “Desktop background” in “Personalization” window (see previous slides),
the below window will appear: as explained before
 To change desktop background
1) Right-click in any blank area on the desktop and select
Personalize to open it.
 RT-Click (on desktop) Personalize
Screensaver in
windows 10
 To change Screensaver
1) Open Control panel then open
Personalize
Screensaver in windows
10 (Cont.)
Screensaver in windows 10
(Cont.)
Personalizing
Desktop (Cont.)
Like most Windows versions since XP, Windows 10 allows you to log in to
different user accounts when using your computer. Like we discussed earlier,
you can choose which account you want to log in to after turning on the
computer.
But you can also configure
or manage your user
account after you’re logged
in. To do this, follow these
steps −
Step 1 − Open the Start
Menu.
Step 2 − Click on Settings
Step 3 − From
the SETTINGS window,
choose Accounts option.
Step 4 − In the ACCOUNTS window, choose the account setting you want to
configure.
If you want to change your sign-in options, like your password, select Sign-in options.
Under Sign-in options,
Windows 10 lets you
change your
password. It also lets
you choose when the
computer will ask you
to sign in.
Step 4 − In the ACCOUNTS window, choose the account setting you want to
configure.
If you want to change your sign-in options, like your password, select Sign-in options.
Under Sign-in options,
Windows 10 lets you
change your
password. It also lets
you choose when the
computer will ask you
to sign in.
Search in Win 10
From the search bar, you can search in side and out side of the
computer
The easiest way to start search window is by

press F3.
Here you can write what you looking for
Search in Win 10
You can search For an application in your PC : click on the Apps Icon
Here you can write application’s name

Apps Icon
Search in Win 10
You can search For an application in your PC : click on the Documents Icon
Here you can write document’s name

Documents Icon
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Search in Win 10
You can search on the internet : click on the Web Icon, whatever
you write, the internet explorer will be opened and searched on
www.Bing.com
Here you can what you want to search

Documents Icon
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Change
Desktop icons
 To display Native desktop icons:
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Windows 10 Operating Systems

Click the Control Panel link at the top of

Settings gets a new “modern” look.

The easiest way to start search window is by

Here you can write application’s name

Here you can write document’s name

Here you can what you want to search

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