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Windows 11 For Dummies, 2nd Edition, 2nd Edition
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Windows 11 For Dummies, 2nd Edition, 2nd Edition

by Alan Simpson
November 2024
Beginner
416 pages
10h 9m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 2

Starting with the Start Menu

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Signing in to Windows

Bullet Understanding the Start menu

Bullet Switching among apps

Bullet Seeing all your apps

Bullet Customizing the Start menu

Bullet 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.

Being Welcomed to the World of Windows

Starting Windows is as easy as turning on your computer — Windows leaps onto ...

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