4. Personalizing Windows

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Getting to Know the Windows Control Panel

• Changing the Look of Your Desktop

• Organizing Shortcut Icons

• Changing the Way the Start Menu Works

• Resetting the Time and Date

• Setting Up Additional Users

When you first turn on your new computer system, you see the Windows desktop as Microsoft (or your computer manufacturer) set it up for you. If you like the way it looks, great. If not, you can change it.

Windows presents a lot of different ways to personalize the look and feel of your desktop. In fact, one of the great things about Windows is how quickly you can make the desktop look like your desktop, different from anybody else’s.

Getting to Know the Windows Control Panel

Virtually all of Windows’ ...

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