Learning how to navigate Windows 10

Lynda.com Videos

On Lynda.com, you can access a set of video clips using the link below that will give you some basic information on how to use and navigate through the Windows 10 interface.  Login with your RIT Computer Account when prompted.

The complete set of videos includes far more detail then needed for basic usage, so below are the sections of the video we recommend watching.

Link: https://www.lynda.com/Windows-tutorials/Windows-10-Essential-Training/379064-2.html?org=rit.edu

1. Getting Started

• Introducing the Action Center, Settings, and Control Panel

2. Launching and Managing Applications

• Launching applications from the taskbar
• Launching applications from the Start menu
• Interacting with windows, menus ,and ribbons
• Quitting applications
• Pinning applications to the Start menu and taskbar and customizing the Start menu
• Multitasking to switch between multiple applications
• Managing several desktops using Task View

9. Essential Settings and Customization

• Customizing the desktop wallpaper and other visual details.

Setting Default Applications

Windows 10 will default to some applications that you may not want to use.  Here's how you change them.

Click on the gear cog in the Start Menu or search for Default App Settings.

Once you have opened the Default App Settings.  You can change them to your preference.  Email and Web Browser are the two that most users will want to change.