The Lock and Sign On Screens
When Windows starts, you see the Lock screen, which displays just a picture, the time, and the date. Click anywhere on the screen with your mouse or, if you have a touch screen, touch it and slide your finger upward. (This gesture is called a swipe.) The Lock screen slides up and out of view to reveal the Sign On screen, shown in Figure 3.1, which has a large icon (tile) for each person (user, in computer parlance) who has been authorized to use the computer. Press Tab, or touch or click your account’s tile to sign on.
Figure 3.1. The Sign On screen is the starting point for logging on.
By default, Windows will prompt ...
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