Remote Assistance lets you turn control of your computer over to a trusted expert for advice, troubleshooting, or general support. Remote Desktop allows you to control a remote computer from whatever computer you happen to be using. Read more...
How to balance two occasionally conflicting concerns: the legitimate needs of users for a customized and comfortable experience, on the one hand, and the organization's needs for security and manageability on the other. Read more...
You use the taskbar to manage your apps and open windows. The taskbar displays buttons for pinned and open items that allow you to quickly access items you've opened and start applications. Read more...
The desktop is what you see after you start your computer and log on. It's your virtual workspace, and you must master it to begin using your computer faster and smarter. Read more...
One of the more frustrating aspects of using a PC is when you click or tap on a file to open it only to find that it doesn't open in the program you were expecting it to. Read more...
In this tutorial, we'll outline various ways to streamline access to commonly used files, how to switch between multiple open files, and how to organize open files on screen. Read more...
You tell the Windows Search service about locations that should be indexed by designating them as searched locations. After you've designated a folder as an indexed location Read more...
Normally, you shut down or restart Windows 10 by clicking the Power button on the Start menu, and then clicking Restart or Shut Down as appropriate. Sometimes, however, Windows 10 won't resume, shut down, or restart normally, and you must try to resolve t Read more...
So far we've concentrated on some of the skills needed to use various apps on your PC. Let's build on those, use multiple apps and once and finally, look at shutting down the PC. Read more...
One of the biggest differences of Windows 10 from its predecessors is the fact that upon turning the computer on, you'll see not just a Start Menu, but also a Settings Menu. Read more...
Each user account is like its own separate PC. Every user has his or her private Documents, Pictures, Music, and Video folders for storing files. Each user account can have its own Windows apps, e-mail account, and Internet favorites. Read more...
Windows 10 provides four options for controlling how your children (or anyone) can use the computer. Read more...
In this tutorial, we focus on how to keep your computer, and the data on it, safe and secure. Read more...
Some of these features can be activated with the mouse or with touch, however unless you are editing text on a touch screen, you are much better off learning the shortcut keys for the commands in this tutorial at least. Read more...
This tutorial explores the layout of an app window in more detail, and gives an opportunity to practice opening, closing and navigating around several types of apps. Read more...