8. Learning About the Windows Desktop
In This Chapter
• Learn About the Desktop
• Run Programs on the Desktop
• Keep the Desktop Organized
• Work with Desktop Windows
• Work with the Taskbar
If you have any experience with previous versions of Windows, you probably had a typical reaction after signing in for the first time: “Where is my stuff? Where is that program I used for this or that?” If you are missing something that you just know should be part of Windows, it’s probably hiding on the Windows Desktop. The Desktop is the kind-of (but not really) secret place where Windows 8 keeps many of the tools and programs that were an important part ...
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