Windows 11 Inside Out

Chapter 6

Using and managing built-in Windows apps

• Apps included with Windows 11

• Mail, Calendar, People, and To Do

• Using Microsoft Teams

• Music, photos, and movies

• Performing screen captures with Snipping Tool

• Using Maps

In this chapter, we discuss the apps that are included with a default installation of Microsoft Windows 11. Windows 11 offers a whole set of modern productivity and communication apps, all designed for touch and pen as well as more traditional input methods. Our goal is to provide an overview of those productivity apps, as well as the apps you can use to manage and edit media files. We also mention (albeit briefly) a handful of legacy utility apps, including Notepad and Paint, which have been updated for Windows 11.

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