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• Icons: Some default icons like—My Computer, Network, User folder, Recycle bin are already present. Some other
icons can be added or removed as per the need.
• Programs: Shortcut of some of the programs installed in a computer can be added to the desktop for quick
and easy access.
Taskbar
Taskbar is the thin strip present at the bottom of the screen. By default it is always visible at the bottom but we can
choose the auto hide option in the taskbar settings which will hide the taskbar. But it will reappear only when the
mouse cursor moves down to that area.
Start button
Opened Program Notification Area
Windows 11 Taskbar
Taskbar contains the following important components:
• Start button: It is a small button with a window logo present on the left corner of the taskbar. It provides access
to all commands, programs and applications installed in a computer.
• Quick Launch Program Icons: There is a set of few program icons made available in the taskbar for its immediate
access without getting into the hassle of going through different menus and sub-menus. It also displays small
pop-up rectangle windows of the already opened programs. We can easily add and remove programs in this
taskbar by following the given steps:
Step 1 Select the program from start menu.
Step 2 Either drag or drop on the taskbar or right click on the program and select “Pin to Taskbar”.
• Notification Area: This area in earlier versions was known as System Tray. It displays the system notifications
and the status of the other tasks running in the background. It has:
✶ Speaker: This icon looks like a loudspeaker. It allows quick access to your computer’s volume settings.
✶ Power: It displays the power cord icon if connected to power otherwise total battery life in % is visible.
✶ Network connection: It displays the network connectivity status.
✶ Antivirus program: It displays the active status of antivirus if installed in a computer.
✶ Windows update notification: It notifies a user about Windows updates available for download and installation.
• System Clock: It is present at the right corner of the taskbar. It displays the system's date and time.
• Show Desktop Button: It is a thin rectangular vertical bar present just after the system clock at the right corner of
the taskbar. If multiple windows are open, then, we can simply display the desktop area by placing the mouse pointer
on it. The shortcut key to display the desktop when you are working in multiple windows is Windows Key + D.
Common Desktop Operations
We can perform different types of operations on desktop. Let us learn about some of them.
Changing Wallpaper
The image or pattern that appears behind the icons on the desktop is called the ‘wallpaper’. We can easily change
this default wallpaper into personalised form by doing the following steps:
Step 1 Right click on any area of desktop. Select the Personalize option from the pop-up menu.
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