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Icons
Desktop background
Taskbar
Icons
An icon is a small graphical representation of a program or file that appears on the desktop. 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.
Taskbar
It 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 disappears the taskbar. But it will reappear only
when the mouse cursor moves down to that area. It contains the various important components. Let us learn about
them.
Quick Launch Program Icons Notification Area
Widgets
Start Button
Start Button
It is a small button with a window logo present on the centre. 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 it into
the hassle of going through different menus and submenus. It also displays small popup rectangle windows of the
already opened programs. We can easily add and remove program 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:
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