Chapter 3
Adjusting Windows 10 Settings
IN THIS CHAPTER
Visiting the Settings screen
Changing how the Lock screen looks and works
Making the Start menu work for you
Dealing with notifications
Out of the box, Windows 10 is showy and colorful. If you don’t like that look, however, you can change the photos and colors you see on the screen. Adjusting Windows 10 settings can also make Windows 10 easier and more fun to use. When you're ready, you can dive in and make Windows 10 yours.
In this chapter, you personalize the Lock screen. You see this screen many times a day, so it should please you. You also choose a picture to identify your account on the Start menu. This chapter also explains how to make your screen easier to see and enable features such as Narrator, which reads aloud content from the screen. Finally, you discover how to customize the Start menu and decide which notifications pop up in the lower-right corner of your screen.
Many people leave Windows 10 largely as they found it. Some love to tweak, tinker, and tune. How far you go in personalizing Windows 10 is up to you ...
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