Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Accessing & Managing Files

Organize and access your personal files in Windows 10. Explore the Start menu and File Explorer. In addition, discover how to use folders and libraries to organize files, and the search function to locate files.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Configuring & Optimizing a System

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Configuring & Optimizing a System

• Using the Control Panel
• Configuring your Windows features menu
• Checking your computer's performance
• Checking for issues on your computer
• Managing your startup applications
• Freeing up hard disk space
• Limiting hard disk usage
• Creating a task
• Modifying or deleting a task

Keep Windows 10 running its best. Explore optimization techniques, including working with the Control Panel, Task Manager, and Resource Monitor; creating and using tasks; and managing disk space.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Configuring & Using Peripheral Devices

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Configuring & Using Peripheral Devices

• Managing your audio devices & volume settings
• Configuring your mouse settings
• Customizing your mouse pointer
• Using the Windows Ink Workspace tools
• Annotating a screenshot
• Creating quick notes

Let Windows 10 handle your peripheral devices. Discover how to configure and manage audio devices, customize mouse settings and mouse cursor, and use the Windows Ink Workspace for sketches and annotations.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Configuring Network & Share Settings

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Configuring Network & Share Settings

• Sharing a folder with other users
• Creating a HomeGroup
• Joining a HomeGroup
• Modifying your HomeGroup sharing settings
• Configuring your HomeGroup settings
• Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
• Accessing your connection properties
• Configuring your Wi-Fi connection
• Setting up the Windows Firewall

Windows 10 lets you create a network with other computers to share folders and files. Discover how to create, configure, and manage a HomeGroup; share files and folders; and connect and configure a Wi-Fi connection.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Customizing System Appearance

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Customizing System Appearance

• Activating Tablet mode
• Using Tablet mode
• Customizing your Start menu
• Organizing your Start menu applications
• Customizing your Windows theme
• Downloading & installing desktop themes
• Customizing the taskbar
• Customizing the notification area
• Using the Action Center
• Managing notifications in the Action Center
• Using Focus Assist
• Configuring Focus Assist
• Changing your desktop background
• Customizing your background & accent colors
• Customizing your display options
• Activating your default desktop icons
• Customizing your desktop icons
• Changing a folder icon
• Adding & removing toolbars
• Customizing your sound alerts
• Adjusting your time & date settings
• Managing your time zone
• Turning on a screensaver

Windows 10 lets you customize many of the interface items. Discover how to use Tablet mode; customize the Start menu, taskbar, and desktop icons and background; add and remove toolbars; and configure date, time, and sound alerts.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Ease of Access and Accessibility Tools

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Ease of Access and Accessibility Tools

• Activating the voice recognition feature
• Using the voice recognition feature
• Activating & customizing the narrator
• Activating Windows features for visually-impaired users
• Activating Windows features for users with physical or motor skill impairments
• Activating Windows features for hard-of-hearing users

Windows 10 includes a number of tools to make it accessible to everyone. Discover how to activate and use the Windows 10 accessibility tools to assist users with physical, visual, and hearing impairments.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Installing & Using Windows Universal Apps

Browse and download apps with the Windows Store application in Windows 10. Discover how to configure and use the Windows Store. Also, explore some Windows 10 apps, including Calculator, Weather, Maps, and Voice Recording.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Managing Program & Files Types

Adjust how programs and devices in Windows 10 react when used. Discover how to associate a file type with a specific program, manage settings for devices, change default programs, and use Task Manager to close an unresponsive application.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Managing User Accounts

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Managing User Accounts

• Creating a user account
• Switching between user accounts
• Editing a user account
• Managing your password or pin
• Creating a picture password
• Setting up family accounts
• Managing & configuring Family safety settings
• Setting up assigned access

In many cases, multiple users share the same computer. Discover how to add, configure, and manage user and family accounts; create and manage passwords; and configure Family Safety settings in Windows 10.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Navigating in a Desktop Environment

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Navigating in a Desktop Environment

• Getting started with the Windows 10 desktop
• Using the Start menu
• Finding & opening an application
• Moving from one application to another via the Start menu
• Accessing the desktop
• Using the desktop
• Using the taskbar
• Pinning applications
• Managing your pinned applications
• Managing multiple desktop views
• Using Timeline
• Configuring Timeline
• Locking, signing out, & shutting down
• Performing a search
• Getting to know your PC

To get the most out of Windows 10, you need to know how to navigate its interface. Discover how to access folders, documents, and program shortcuts; use the taskbar and notification area; and lock, log off, and shut down Windows.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Protecting & Backing up Data

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Protecting & Backing up Data

• Using an external storage device
• Copying data from an external storage device
• Formatting your storage device
• Backing up your files
• Recovering your data from a backup file
• Creating a restore point
• Getting to know Windows Security
• Running a virus scan
• Configuring your virus scan settings
• Configuring your account protection settings
• Configuring your overall privacy settings
• Customizing your privacy settings for input & output devices

To prevent data loss, you should always protect and back up your data. Discover how to work with external devices for backing up and restoring data, create restore points, and use Windows Defender to protect your computer.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Using Cortana

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Using Cortana

• Setting up Cortana
• Using Cortana
• Managing your calendar through Cortana
• Customizing Cortana
• Using Cortana to translate phrases
• Managing your connected accounts with Cortana
• Using Cortana from the lock screen
• Creating ink reminders with Cortana
• Creating lists with Cortana

Cortana is the personal assistant in Windows 10 and is accessed via keyboard or voice recognition. Discover how to customize and use Cortana to help locate documents, manage your calendar, translate phrases, and create ink reminders.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Using Screenshot Tools

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Using Screenshot Tools

• Taking a screenshot
• Using a screenshot
• Editing a screenshot
• Customizing the Snipping tool
• Creating a tutorial using the Steps Recorder
• Using the Snipping tool
• Using the clipboard

It's easy to create an image of what is displayed on your screen. Discover how to use and customize the Windows 10 Snipping Tool, edit and work with screenshots, and create a tutorial using the Steps Recorder tool.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Using Windows

A window is the container that displays documents, files, and applications. Discover how to open, close, and hide windows; move, resize, and manage multiple windows; and use scrollbars in Windows 10.