Check Out the Windows 7 Desktop

1. After you turn on the computer and log in with your user name and (if necessary) password, you see a screen indicating that Windows is starting. Then you see the Windows desktop.
   Often, an interesting picture or photo is displayed on the desktop.
2. Examine your desktop for icons - small pictures that represent programs, which perform functions, or documents such as letters and photos. Icons provide a way to run a program or open a document. The Windows 7 desktop displays an icon for the Recycle Bin, where deleted documents go. The Recycle Bin may be the only icon on your desktop, or you may see others.
3. Finally, the desktop displays gadgets, which are usually larger than icons. Gadgets display information, such as the time (in a clock) or the current weather report.