Chapter 2
Starting with the Start Menu
IN THIS CHAPTER
Signing in to Windows
Understanding the Start menu
Switching among apps
Seeing all your apps
Customizing the Start menu
Turning off your computer
People use computers to enjoy their favorite apps. These apps might be for socializing online, staying informed, creating content, ordering take-out, writing code, and all kinds of other things. Opening an app usually begins with the Windows Start menu. Click the start icon or tap the Windows key on your keyboard, and the Start menu rises, offering access to all your apps. But before you can do even that, you need to turn the computer on and sign in. And when you’ve finished for the day, you’ll need to leave the computer. You discover how to do all that in this chapter.
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