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You can easily change the desktop background to a picture or colour of your
choice.
Icons
Small graphical representation of various
files/folders, programs or applications
are known as icons. An icon is a link to Recycle Bin Computer This PC
any item on the computer, such as a Network Icon
program, file, folder, or printer at any location on This PC. These icons help to
quickly open the files/folders or programs by double-clicking on them.
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Desktop also has some shortcut icons. A shortcut is a link to any item on the computer
such as a program, file, folder or printer at any location in the computer. We just have
to click the shortcut icon and the associated program, file or folder opens up.
Taskbar
It helps to manage various currently active programs, opened in different windows.
We can switch between these programs by clicking their buttons on the taskbar. It
also has the Start button, a clock icon and Show desktop button.
Clock
Start Button Show
Quick Launch Notification Desktop
Bar Area Button
✶ Start Button: It is known as the gateway to Windows and its programs. It opens
the Start menu, when we click on it.
✶ Show Desktop Button: Windows 10 provides a new feature called Show
desktop button through which you can instantly minimize all the opened
windows on your screen to view the desktop.
✶ Clock: On the right side of the taskbar, current date and time is displayed. Even if
the computer is switched OFF, your computer keeps the date and time updated
automatically with the help of a small battery inside it.
✶ Quick Launch Bar: It lets user to launch programs without locating them in
Start menu. It contains the shortcut to open various programs.
✶ Notification Area: It contains icons representing various system and application
notifications.
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