This was a presentation to the Quad Cities Computer Society as well as several other Computer User Groups in 2015 & 2016. There are lots of great tips and in formation. The following were the subjects covered: * How to Prepare Your Computer for a Presentation * Signing into Windows 10 * Some Settings * The Start Menu * Microsoft Edge * Other Accessories * Taskview * Help with Windows 10 * Create a Shutdown Button on the Desktop

1. by Hewie Poplock
hewie@hewie.net
http://www.hewie.net
CUSTOMIZING & USING
WINDOWS 10

2. • How to Prepare Your Computer for a Presentation
• Signing into Windows 10
• Some Settings
• The Start Menu
• Microsoft Edge
• Other Accessories
• Taskview
• Help with Windows 10
• Shutdown Button
• Questions
AGENDA

3. TYPICAL DESKTOP

4. CHANGE VIEW

5. TURN OFF DESKTOP ICONS

6. CLEAN BACKGROUND

7. GO A STEP FURTHER

8. CHANGE BACKGROUND FROM PICTURE

9. CHANGE FROM A PICTURE BACKGROUND

10. TO A SOLID COLOR

11. NICE AND CLEAN

12. TURN OFF NOTIFICATIONS
If you use PowerPoint for your presentations,
you'll be happy to know that Windows 10
includes an option to turn off notifications during
presentations. As long as Windows 10 senses
that PowerPoint is running, notifications will be
squelched.

13. OPEN SETTINGS

14. ANOTHER PRESENTATION SETTING

15. TURN OFF NOTIFICATIONS

16. HIDE NOTIFICATIONS WHILE PRESENTING

17. HIDE NOTIFICATIONS WHILE PRESENTING

18. SIGNING INTO WINDOWS 10

23. SETTINGS - ACCOUNTS

24. CREATE A SIGN-IN PIN

25. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
http://www.howtogeek.com/232557/how-to-add-a-pin-to-your-account-in-windows-10/

26. CREATE A SIGN-IN PIN

27. TO CHANGE A SIGN-IN PIN

28. TO CREATE A PICTURE PASSWORD

29. DESCRIPTION OF PICTURE PASSWORD

30. CREATE A PICTURE PASSWORD
1. Steps to follow to create a picture password:
2. First step is to connect your Microsoft account to your
PC
3. Open Settings, and click on the Accounts icon and then
click Sign-in options
4. Under Picture Password option click on Add button.
5. Enter your Microsoft account password when prompted
6. From left use Choose image to browse and pick an
image to use for password
7. Once you have selected the image, draw three different
gestures on the image and repeat them at exact same
spot on the image to save your gesture pattern

31. OTHER SETTINGS

32. WHEN UPDATING OR BACKING UP

33. CONTROL PANEL IS STILL IN WINDOWS 10

35. CONTROL PANEL

36. USING SMALL ICONS FOR CONTROL PANEL

37. SYSTEM SCREEN – ABOUT – MY DESKTOP

38. SYSTEM SCREEN – ABOUT – MY LAPTOP

39. SYSTEM SCREEN – ABOUT – MY DESKTOP 2

40. ADJUST THE VIEW OF THE START MENU

41. ADJUST THE WIDTH – CLICK & DRAG

42. NOW NARROW & LONG

43. CHANGE THE TILES

44. RESIZE - MEDIUM

45. SMALL

46. WIDE

47. LARGE

48. UNPIN FROM THE START

49. IT’S GONE

50. CLICK & DRAG TO MOVE TILES

51. IT’S NOW MOVED UP

52. HOW TO FIND APPS QUICKLY

53. Let’s Look at All Apps under the Start Button

54. CLICKING ALL APPS GIVE YOU A LIST

55. CLICK ON A LETTER

56. YOU GET A LIST OF ALPHA HEADINGS

57. CHOOSING “W” TAKES YOU TO THE APPS
STARTING WITH W

58. Under Windows Accessories are several old favorites

59. WINDOWS 10
ACCESSORIES

60. WAIT… THERE’S MORE!

61. The New Browser - Microsoft Edge

62. Google News in Edge

63. The Menus in Edge

64. Make a Web Note

65. Hamburg Menu (Hub)
• Favorites
• Reading List
• History
• Downloads

66. Reading View

67. Add Favorites or Reading List

68. Share
• Mail
• Reading List App
• Facebook
• OneNote

69. Other
Choices

70. Web Notes

71. Reading List

72. Where is my Internet Explorer?

73. Using the Snap Feature

74. Snap to the side
Windows Key + Left Arrow or Windows Key + Right Arrow

75. Snap ¼ Page
Windows Key + Up Arrow or Windows Key + Down Arrow to get it into the desired quadrant.

76. Let’s add a second Window

77. Now Let’s add a Third Window

78. Ready to jot some notes

79. Maybe a Final Step, if desired

80. Task View – Virtual Desktops

81. Jumping into Task View is as simple as hitting the Windows logo key +
Tab (or the Task View Button.)
To create a new virtual desktop, hit the Windows logo key + Ctrl + D (or
the + New Desktop.) To close the current desktop you’re on, it’s
Windows logo key + Ctrl + F4.
Note: It’s very easy to forget what you’re doing and hit Ctrl + Alt and
the arrow keys instead of the Windows logo key + Ctrl. If you do that,
which I’ve already done many times, you’ll change the orientation of
your display.

82. You Start with your Desktop

83. Click on New Desktop

84. Now you have 2 Desktops

85. I Like to work with 4 Desktops

86. I have several Windows open

87. Currently they all are in Desktop 4

88. I drag & drop into various windows

89. Desktop 1

90. Desktop 2

91. Desktop 3

92. Desktop 4

93. Find Help
By
Opening
Get Started

94. Find What you want in the Menu

95. A typical article in Get Started

96. Let’s Create A Shutdown Button
For the Desktop

97. Article Explains How
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=faq-Windows-10&faq=43

98. I Am Choosing “Shutdown”
So I copied the line that is highlighted in YELLOW
%windir%System32shutdown.exe /s /t 0

99. On a Blank Area on the Desktop, Right Mouse
Click & Choose “New” - Then “Shortcut”

100. You Get This Dialog Box

101. Paste the Copied Item in the Box
Then Click “Next”

102. Dialog Box Changes and
Wants a Shortcut Name

103. I Chose “Shutdown”

104. Clicking “Finish” creates the Button

105. But I Want a Different Icon
So Right Click on the Button

106. When You Click on “Properties”

107. Click on “Change Icon…”

108. You Get A Box that says there
are No Icons

109. Click “OK” and Get Default Icons

110. I Selected the On/Off Button

111. Clicking “OK” completes the Shortcut
To Power Off Your Computer

112. I Now Have a Shutdown Button
on My Desktop

113. Thank You!
Hewie Poplock
hewie@hewie.net
http://www.hewie.net
Most of this Presentation can be found at
https://youtu.be/MssbfD7j7qQ

114. Time for Q & A
(Questions & Answers)