This document provides instructions for customizing various Windows settings, including adding a language bar to the taskbar, customizing folders, mouse settings, fonts, user account pictures, and display settings. It describes a 5-step process to add an input language through the Region and Language dialog box in the Control Panel, selecting the language, and using the left Alt+Shift keys to switch between keyboard layouts.

1. Customizing
Windows
Using the Computer with Windows

2. Customizing the Taskbar

3. Lock and Hide the Taskbar

4. Customizing the Notification Area

5. Changing Date and Time

6. Adding a Language Bar to the
Taskbar
• Step 1: Open the Control Panel, then click Region and Language…
• Step 2: In the Region and Language dialog box, click the Keyboards
and Language tab, then click the Change Keyboards… button.

7. Adding a Language Bar to the
Taskbar
• Step 3: In the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box, click
the General tab, then click the Add… button.
• Step 4: In the Add Input Language dialog box, select any input
language, then click OK.

8. Adding a Language Bar to the
Taskbar
• Step 5: To preview the keyboard layout, click the Preview… button

9. Adding a Language Bar to the
Taskbar
In order to switch between
keyboard layouts, use
<Left Alt>+<Shift>

10. Customizing Folders

11. Customizing Folders

12. Mouse Settings

13. Mouse Settings

14. Customizing Windows Fonts

15. Changing User Account Picture

16. Customizing Display Settings

17. Customizing Display Settings