January 2025
Beginner
352 pages
7h 8m
English
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Chapter 3
Adjusting Windows 11 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 11 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 11 settings can also make Windows 11 easier and more fun to use. When you're ready, you can dive in and make Windows 11 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 11 largely as they found it. Some love to tweak, tinker, and tune. How far you go in personalizing Windows 11 is up to you ...
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