Windows 11 For Seniors For Dummies

Index

A

accessibility features, 57–61

accounts

adding profile picture, 54–55

email, 140–141

local

creating, 79–83

deleting, 85

overview, 74–77

securing with passwords, 83–84

switching to Microsoft account, 77–79

Microsoft, 71–74

overview, 65–66

active windows, 96

Activity section in Teams, 151–153

ad-blockers, 123–125

administrators, 79, 85

Airplane Mode, 70–71

alarms, 177–178

albums in Photos app, 217–218

alerts

events, 173

settings management, 63

Teams, 160–161

anti-virus software

overview, 264–265

Virus Protection, 259

app bar, 30–31

apps. See also specific apps

arranging, 40

buying, 202–203

closing, 28–29

defined, 18

deleting, 40–41

downloaded, 198

icons and, 25, 88

installing, 74, 195–197

managing startup, 89, 254–255

in Microsoft Store, 190–193

navigating, 31

overview, 26–30

pinning, 38–39

programs

installing, 248–250

uninstalling, 250–254

rating, 199–200

recently opened, 282

searching for, 35–38

settings management, 34–35

snapping, 25

on Start screen, 61

stopping with Task Manager, 103–104

switching between, 29

troubleshooting, 29

uninstalling, 40–41, 201–202

aspect ratio, 210

attachments

email, 134–136

Teams, 148–149

Audacity, 248–250

audio

accessibility settings for, 60

defined, 227

enabling during call, 156–158, 183

file formats, 230–231

recording, 243–244

Automatic Maintenance, 259

AutoPlay window, 213–214

B

backgrounds

changing desktop, 100–101

filter in Teams, 156–157

backing up files

external hard drive, 303–304

factory reset, 317–319

flash drive, 304–308

OneDrive, 308–310

billing information, adding to Microsoft Store, 202–203

Bing, 114

Bluetooth, 270

bookmarks in Edge, 115–118

browsers, web

blocking ads, 123–125

bookmarks, 115–118

Collections, 121–123

features, 119–123

Google Chrome, 108

InPrivate browsing, 120–121

Mozilla Firefox, 108

navigating, 109

overview, 107–111

search bar, 113–115

shortcut keys, 109–112, 114, 116

tabs, 112–113

burning CDs, 240–243

C

Calculator app, 38

Calendar app, 170–174

calibrating touchscreens, 276–278

Camera app

adding profile picture with, 54

editing tools, 209

overview, 206–208

settings management, 208–210

videos, 206–208

cameras

importing photos from, 210–214

as plug-and-play device, 268

CDs (compact discs)

burning, 240–243

copying, 228–231

installing program from, 248–250

chats

Activity section, 151–153

managing, 153–155

overview, 146–151

clicking

contextual menus and, 38

dragging and, 11

overview, 11

Clock app, 177–179

closing windows, 93

cloud storage, 308–310

Collections (Edge), 121–123

commands, shortcut keys

closing app, 28, 284

copy, 13

cut, 15

delete, 298

locking computer, 54

paste, 213

print, 222

redo, 295

save, 180, 280

screenshots, 215

select all, 133

undo, 295

zooming in/out, 216

compact discs (CDs)

burning, 240–243

copying, 228–231

installing program from, 248–250

composing email, 130–132

computers

connectivity between, 67–68

hardware and, 10

locking, 54

powering off, 22–23

powering on, 16–18

shutting down, 23

Sleep mode, 22–24

troubleshooting & maintaining

anti-virus software, 259, 264–265

apps, 29

Automatic Maintenance, 259–260

hardware, 275–276

installing programs, 248–250

managing startup apps, 254–255

Reliability Monitor screen, 260–261

resetting, 317–319

restarting, 23, 56

Security and Maintenance window, 257–261

speeding up, 261–263

System Information, 256–257

uninstalling programs, 250–254

connectivity

Bluetooth, 270

between computers, 67–68

Internet

connecting hardware via, 272

connecting to, 66–70

disconnecting from, 70–71

passwords, 67

USB, 268–270, 272–273

contextual menus

accessing, 38–39

defined, 89–90

Control Panel

list of hardware, 273

overview, 250–253

Cortana, 184–186

cropping images, 220–221

cursor

accessibility settings for, 58–59

overview, 14

D

defragmenting drives, 261–263

desktop

changing background, 100–101

date and time, 90–92

opening additional, 99–100

overview, 87–88

Start screen

adding folders and files to, 62

adding location in Weather app, 32–33

adding websites to, 119

app bar, 30–31

apps, 26–30, 34–41, 61

customizing, 61–62

opening, 18–22

overview, 25–26

searching in, 35–38

widgets, 41–48

taskbar

overview, 87–90

pinning icons to, 102–103

Start screen button, 88

windows

active/inactive, 96

arranging, 95–96

overview, 93–94

pop-out, 154

resizing, 95

Snap Layout, 97–99

device driver, 269

dragging

mouse, 11

touchscreen gesture, 12

drives, 260–263, 268

duplicating files

external hard drive, 303–304

factory reset, 317–319

flash drive, 304–308

OneDrive, 308–310

E

Ease of Access screen, 57

Edge

blocking ads, 123–125

bookmarks, 115–118

Collections, 121–123

features, 119–123

folders in, 117

InPrivate browsing, 120–121

overview, 107–111

search bar, 113–115

shortcut keys, 109–112, 114, 116

tabs, 112–113

editing

images, 219–222

text, 132–134, 180

email

adding account, 140–141

composing, 130–132

deleting, 136–137

flagging, 137

formatting, 132–134

forwarding, 136

links in, 133–134

marking, 137

moving, 137

organizing, 142–143

overview, 127–130

replying to, 136–138

sending attachments, 134–136

settings for, 138–140

signature, 131

spam, 129

spell-checker, 131

syncing, 138–139

viewing, 136–138

emojis, 15, 148–149

events (Calendar app), 171–174

F

face recognition, 217–219

factory reset, 317–319

favorites

Edge, 115–118

Photos, 217

Weather, 32–33

File Explorer

overview, 289–291

Quick Access, 287–289

viewing modes, 289–291

file formats, audio, 230–231

File History

enabling, 311–314

overview, 315–317

files

backing up

external hard drive, 303–304

factory reset, 317–319

flash drive, 304–308

OneDrive, 308–310

defragmenting drives, 261–263

deleting, 298–299

as icons, 88–89

moving, 296

naming, 213, 296–297

opening, 280–282

organizing, 291–293

overview, 279–280, 301–302

recently opened, 282

renaming, 296–297

restoring, 299–300

saving, 180, 280–282

searching for, 35, 282–286

selecting, 293–294

sending as attachment

email, 134–136

Teams, 148–149

sharing over network, 67–68, 302

filtering search, 35, 283

firewalls, 259

flagging email, 137

flash drive, backing up files to, 304–308

flicker reduction in videos, 210

flicking gesture, 12

Focus Sessions, 177–178

folders

adding to Start screen, 62

creating, 291–293

deleting, 298–299

in Edge, 117

in Mail, 142–143

moving files between, 296

naming, 213, 296–297

for photos, 206

restoring, 299–300

searching for, 35, 282–286

formatting text

email, 132–134

WordPad, 180

forwarding email, 136

G

games

buying, 202–203

installing, 195–197

rating, 199–200

searching for, 193–195

uninstalling, 201–202

gestures, touchscreens, 12

gigabytes, 301

Gmail, 127, 140–141

Google, 114

Google Chrome, 108

Groove Music

overview, 231–235

playlists, 236–238

group chats, 147

H

hard drives

backing up files to, 303–304

defragmenting, 261–263

external, 268, 303–304

overview, 302

hardware

cameras

importing photos from, 210–214

as plug-and-play device, 268

connecting, 268–270, 272–273

displaying list of, 270–272

flash drive, 304–308

hard drives

defragmenting, 261–263

external, 268, 303–304

overview, 302

keyboards, 12–16

microphone

enabling during call, 156–158, 183

as plug-and-play device, 268

mouse

accessibility settings for, 58–59, 61

accessing contextual menus with, 38

clicking, 11, 38

closing app with, 28

dismissing Lock screen with, 23

navigating websites with, 28

opening Start screen with, 18

overview, 11

pinning apps to taskbar with, 102

as plug-and-play device, 268

resizing windows with, 95

selecting text with, 133

waking computer with, 22

zooming in/out of images, 216

optical disk drive, 240

overview, 10, 268–270

printers, 268, 272–273

scanners, 268

settings management, 273–276

stylus, 11

System Information, 256–257

touchpads

accessibility settings for, 58–59, 61

accessing contextual menus with, 38

clicking, 11, 38

closing app with, 28

dismissing Lock screen with, 23

navigating websites with, 28

opening Start screen with, 18

overview, 11

pinning apps to taskbar with, 102

as plug-and-play device, 268

resizing windows with, 95

selecting text with, 133

waking computer with, 22

zooming in/out of images, 216

touchscreens, 11–12

trackball, 11

webcams

as plug-and-play devices, 268

taking photo with, 54, 206

wirelessly connecting, 272

hearing impairments, accessibility settings for, 60

Hotmail, 127

hyperlinks

in email, 133–134

overview, 107–108

search engines, 114

I

icons

defined, 88

jumplists, 103

overview, 25

pinning to taskbar, 102–103

selecting, 89

images

cropping, 220–221

as desktop background, 100–101

editing, 219–222

folders for, 206

importing from camera, 210–214

for Lock screen, 52–53

organizing, 213, 217–219

printing, 222–223

scanning, 223–225

sending as attachment

email, 134–136

Teams, 148–149

zooming in/out, 216

importing photos from camera, 210–214

inactive windows, 96

InPrivate browsing, 120–121

installing

apps, 74, 195–197

programs, 248–250

Internet

browsing

blocking ads, 123–125

bookmarks, 115–118

Cortana, 184–185

features, 119–123

overview, 107–111

search bar, 113–115

security settings, 259

tabs, 112–113

connecting hardware via, 272

connecting to, 66–70

disconnecting from, 70–71

passwords to access, 67

J

jumplists, 103

junk mail, 129

K

keyboard shortcuts

app-specific

Edge, 109–112, 114, 116

File Explorer, 289

Maps, 175

Task Manager, 29

Voice Recorder, 244

WordPad, 180

commands

closing app, 28, 284

copy, 13

cut, 15

delete, 298

locking computer, 54

paste, 213

print, 222

redo, 295

save, 180, 280

screenshots, 215

select all, 133

undo, 295

zooming in/out, 216

navigation

desktop, 88

Ease of Access screen, 57

opening Start screen, 18

switching between apps, 29

zooming in/out, 109

overview, 12–13

keyboards

accessibility settings for, 61

Alt key, 13

arrow keys, 13

Backspace, 14

Ctrl key, 13

Delete key, 14

dismissing Lock screen with, 23

emojis, 15

End key, 14

Enter key, 13

Function keys, 14

Home key, 14

layout, 14–15

overview, 12–16

Page keys, 14

selecting text with, 133

Shift key, 13

Tab key, 13

waking computer with, 22–23

Windows key, 13

L

links

in email, 133–134

overview, 107–108

search engines, 114

lists (To Do app), 168–170

Live website, 127

local accounts

creating, 79–83

deleting, 85

overview, 74–77

passwords and, 83–84

switching to Microsoft account, 77–79

location information, 32–33

Lock screen

customizing, 52–54

overview, 23–24

M

magnifying screen, 58–60

Mail app

adding email account to, 140–141

composing email, 130–132

deleting email, 136–137

flagging email, 137

folders in, 129, 142–143

formatting email, 132–134

forwarding email, 136

inbox, 136–138

marking email, 137

moving email, 137

overview, 127–130

replying to email, 136–138

sending attachments, 134–136

settings management, 138–140

signature, 131

spam, 129

spell-checker, 131

syncing email accounts, 138–139

maintenance & troubleshooting

anti-virus software

protecting with, 264–265

Virus Protection, 259

apps, 29

Automatic Maintenance, 259–260

factory reset, 317–319

hardware, 275–276

installing programs, 248–250

Reliability Monitor screen, 260–261

restarting computers, 23, 56

Security and Maintenance window, 257–261

speeding up computer, 261–263

startup apps, 254–255

System Information, 256–257

uninstalling programs, 250–254

Maps, 174–177

marking email, 137

maximizing windows, 93

media, 227

meetings in Teams, 155–160

menus, contextual

accessing, 38–39

defined, 89–90

microphones

enabling during call, 156–158, 183

as plug-and-play device, 268

Microsoft accounts

overview, 71–74

switching local account to, 77–79

Microsoft Edge

blocking ads, 123–125

bookmarks, 115–118

Collections, 121–123

features, 119–123

folders in, 117

InPrivate browsing, 120–121

overview, 107–111

search bar, 113–115

shortcut keys, 109–112, 114, 116

tabs, 112–113

Microsoft OneDrive

backing up files with, 308–310

overview, 302

Microsoft Print to PDF, 274

Microsoft Store

adding billing information to, 202–203

browsing, 190–193

downloaded apps, 198

installing apps, 195–197

overview, 189–190

rating apps, 199–200

searching in, 193–195

uninstalling apps, 201–202

Microsoft Teams

Activity section, 151–153

chats

managing, 153–155

overview, 146–151

meetings

background filter, 156–157

enabling audio and video during, 156–158

overview, 155–158

scheduling, 159–160

overview, 145–146

settings management, 160–162

Skype vs., 145

Microsoft To Do app

lists, 168–170

reminders, 164, 184–185

syncing, 169

tasks, 164–168

minimizing windows, 93

mouse

accessibility settings for, 58–59, 61

accessing contextual menus with, 38

clicking

contextual menus and, 38

dragging and, 11

overview, 11

closing app with, 28

dismissing Lock screen with, 23

navigating websites with, 28

opening Start screen with, 18

overview, 11

pinning apps to taskbar with, 102

as plug-and-play device, 268

resizing windows with, 95

selecting text with, 133

waking computer with, 22

zooming in/out of images, 216

Movies & TV app, 238–240

Mozilla Firefox, 108

music

app for, 231–235

copying from CD, 240–243

playback controls, 228–231

playlists, 236–238

muting

chats, 154–155

Windows Media Player, 230

N

Narrator settings, 60

navigating Windows 11

apps, 29, 31

Calendar, 170–171

desktop, 88

Ease of Access screen, 57

Edge, 109

keyboard shortcuts

desktop, 88

Ease of Access screen, 57

opening Start screen, 18

switching between apps, 29

zooming in/out, 109

Microsoft Store, 190–192

Photos, 214–215

Quick Access, 287

Start screen, 18–21

touchscreens, 12

websites, 28

network drive, 302

Network Firewall, 259

notifications

events, 173

settings management, 63

Teams, 160–161

O

OneDrive

backing up files with, 308–310

overview, 302

operating system (OS)

defined, 9

System Information, 256–257

optical disk drive, 240

optimizing drives, 261–263

organizing files and folders, 291–293

Outlook, 127

P

passwords

to access Internet, 67

case-sensitive, 75

securing local accounts with, 83–84

strong, 72

peripherals

cameras

importing photos from, 210–214

as plug-and-play device, 268

connecting, 268–270, 272–273

displaying list of, 270–272

flash drives, 304–308

hard drives

defragmenting, 261–263

external, 268, 303–304

overview, 302

keyboards, 12–16

microphone

enabling during call, 156–158, 183

as plug-and-play device, 268

mouse

accessibility settings for, 58–59, 61

accessing contextual menus with, 38

clicking, 11, 38

closing app with, 28

dismissing Lock screen with, 23

navigating websites with, 28

opening Start screen with, 18

overview, 11

pinning apps to taskbar with, 102

as plug-and-play device, 268

resizing windows with, 95

selecting text with, 133

waking computer with, 22

zooming in/out of images, 216

optical disk drive, 240

overview, 10, 268–270

printers, 268, 272–273

scanners, 268

settings management, 273–276

stylus, 11

System Information, 256–257

touchpads

accessibility settings for, 58–59, 61

accessing contextual menus with, 38

clicking, 11, 38

closing app with, 28

dismissing Lock screen with, 23

navigating websites with, 28

opening Start screen with, 18

overview, 11

pinning apps to taskbar with, 102

as plug-and-play device, 268

resizing windows with, 95

selecting text with, 133

waking computer with, 22

zooming in/out of images, 216

touchscreens, 11–12

trackball, 11

webcams

as plug-and-play devices, 268

taking photo with, 54, 206

wirelessly connecting, 272

Photos app

albums, 217–218

editing tools, 219–222

organizing photos, 217–219

overview, 214–217

printing with, 222–223

pinching gesture, 12

pinning

apps

defined, 26

overview, 38–39

chats, 154–155

icons to taskbar, 102–103

pixels, 210

playback controls, 229–230

playlists

Groove Music, 236–238

Windows Media Player, 240–242

plug-and-play devices, 268–270

pop-out windows, 154

powering computer on/off

steps for, 16–18, 22–23

system tray, 89

updates and, 56

printers

connecting, 272–273

overview, 222–223

as plug-and-play device, 268

privacy

anti-virus software

protecting with, 264–265

Virus Protection, 259

events, 174

Microsoft accounts and, 74

Network Firewall, 259

passwords

case-sensitive, 75

Internet, 67

securing local accounts with, 83–84

strong, 72

Security and Maintenance window, 257–261

User Account Control, 259

profile picture, adding, 54–55

programs. See also apps

installing, 248–250

uninstalling, 250–254

Q

Quick Access section, 287–289

R

rating apps, 199–200

recordings, 243–244

Recycle Bin

deleting and restoring files with, 299–300

overview, 88

Reliability Monitor screen, 260–261

reminders (To Do app)

creating with Cortana, 184–185

overview, 164

replying to email, 136–138

restarting computers

steps for, 23

updates and, 56

restoring

files and folders, 299–300

windows, 93

right-clicking. See clicking

ripping CDs, 228–231

S

saving files and folders

overview, 280–282

shortcut key, 180

scanners

connecting, 272–273

overview, 223–225

as plug-and-play devices, 268

scheduling meetings in Teams, 159–160

screens, accessibility settings for, 58–61

search bar in Edge, 113–115

search engines

Cortana, 184–185

overview, 114

searching

for apps, 35–38

button in taskbar, 88

for files, 35, 282–286

filtering and, 35

for folders, 35

in Groove Music, 234

in Microsoft Store, 193–195

in Start screen, 19–20, 35–38

widget for, 41

security

anti-virus software

protecting with, 264–265

Virus Protection, 259

Microsoft accounts and, 74

Network Firewall, 259

passwords

case-sensitive, 75

Internet, 67

securing local accounts with, 83–84

strong, 72

settings for browsing Internet, 259

User Account Control, 259

Security and Maintenance window, 257–261

selecting

basic actions for, 11–12

files and folders, 293–294

icons, 89

text, 133

Settings

accessibility features in, 57–61

accessing, 50–51

for apps, 34–35

checking for updates, 55–57

hardware, 273–276

Lock screen, 52–54

Mail app, 138–140

notifications, 63

Sleep mode, 24

Start screen, 61–62

Teams, 160–162

user account profile picture, 54–55

sharing files

email, 134–136

over network, 67–68, 302

Teams, 148–149

shortcut keys

app-specific

Edge, 109–112, 114, 116

File Explorer, 289

Maps, 175

Task Manager, 29

Voice Recorder, 244

WordPad, 180

commands

closing app, 28, 284

copy, 13

cut, 15

delete, 298

locking computer, 54

paste, 213

print, 222

redo, 295

save, 180, 280

screenshots, 215

select all, 133

undo, 295

zooming in/out, 216

navigation

desktop, 88

Ease of Access screen, 57

opening Start screen, 18

switching between apps, 29

zooming in/out, 109

overview, 12–13

shuffling music, 230

shutting down computer

steps for, 22–23

updates and, 56

signatures, 131

Skype

overview, 182–184

Teams vs., 145

Sleep mode, 22–24

Slideshow option (Settings app), 52–53

Snap Layouts, 97–99

spam, 129

speech, accessibility settings for, 60

Start screen

adding

folders and files, 62

location in Weather app, 32–33

websites, 119

app bar, 30–31

apps on

arranging, 40

opening, 26–30

overview, 61

pinning, 26, 38–39

settings management, 34–35

uninstalling, 40–41

button in taskbar, 88

customizing, 61–62

opening, 18–22

overview, 25–26

searching in, 35–38

widgets on

customizing, 45–48

organizing, 44–45

overview, 41–43

removing, 44–45

Status bar, 93

Sticky Note app, 181–182

storage

cloud, 308–310

overview, 301

stylus, 11

subfolders, 279

swiping gesture, 12

syncing

calendars, 174

To Do app, 169

email accounts, 138–139

OneDrive, 308–311

System Information, 256–257

system tray, 89

T

tabs

Edge, 112–113

in search engine, 114–115

tapping gesture, 12

Task Manager

apps and

startup, 254–255

troubleshooting, 103–104

overview, 29

taskbar

overview, 87–90

pinning icons to, 102–103

tasks (To Do app), 164–168

Teams app

Activity section, 151–153

chats

managing, 153–155

overview, 146–151

meetings

background filter, 156–157

enabling audio and video during, 156–158

overview, 155–160

overview, 145–146

settings management, 160–162

Skype vs., 145

terabyte, 302

text

accessibility settings for, 57–58

dictating, 60

entering, 14–15

formatting, 132–134, 180

selecting, 133

spell-checker, 131

WordPad, 179–180

writing, 15

time-lapse photo

settings for, 209

taking with webcam, 206–207

timers, 177–178

title bar, 93

To Do app

lists, 168–170

reminders, 164, 184–185

syncing, 169

tasks, 164–168

toolbar, 93

touch keyboards, 14–16

touchpads

accessibility settings for, 58–59, 61

accessing contextual menus with, 38

clicking

contextual menus and, 38

dragging and, 11

overview, 11

closing app with, 28

dismissing Lock screen with, 23

navigating websites with, 28

opening Start screen with, 18

overview, 11

pinning apps to taskbar with, 102

as plug-and-play device, 268

resizing windows with, 95

selecting text with, 133

waking computer with, 22

zooming in/out of images, 216

touchscreens

accessing contextual menus with, 38

calibrating, 276–278

closing app with, 28

dismissing Lock screen with, 23

navigating websites with, 28

opening Start screen with, 18

overview, 11–12

pinning apps to taskbar with, 102

resizing windows with, 95

selecting text, 133

waking up computer with, 22

zooming in/out of images, 216

trackball, 11

troubleshooting & maintenance

anti-virus software

protecting with, 264–265

Virus Protection, 259

apps, 29

Automatic Maintenance, 259–260

factory reset, 317–319

hardware, 275–276

installing programs, 248–250

Reliability Monitor screen, 260–261

restarting computers, 23, 56

Security and Maintenance window, 257–261

speeding up computer, 261–263

startup apps, 254–255

System Information, 256–257

uninstalling programs, 250–254

turning on computer

steps for, 16–18

system tray, 89

updates and, 56

TV app, Movies &, 238–240

U

UAC (User Account Control), 259

Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)

defined, 107–108

in email, 133–134

search engines, 114

uninstalling

apps, 40–41, 201–202

programs, 250–254

updating Windows 11

from older version, 10

overview, 55–57

URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)

defined, 107–108

in email, 133–134

search engines, 114

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

connecting hardware via, 272–273

plug-and-play devices, 268–270

User Account Control (UAC), 259

users

adding profile picture, 54–55

administrators, 75, 85

local accounts

creating, 79–83

deleting, 85

overview, 74–77

passwords and, 83–84

switching to Microsoft account, 77–79

V

video calls

Skype, 145, 182–184

Teams, 155–160

videos

defined, 227

enabling during call, 156–158, 183

importing from camera, 210–214

settings management, 210

taking, 206–208

watching, 238–240

viewing modes in File Explorer, 289–291

virtual assistant, 184–186

Virtual Desktop, 89

Virus Protection, 259

visual impairments, accessibility settings for, 58–61

voice commands

accessibility settings for, 60

Cortana, 184–185

Voice Recorder, 243–244

volume, controlling, 230

W

Weather

adding location in, 32–33

favorites, 32–33

opening, 27

web browsers

blocking ads, 123–125

bookmarks, 115–118

Collections, 121–123

features, 119–123

Google Chrome, 108

InPrivate browsing, 120–121

Mozilla Firefox, 108

navigating, 109

overview, 107–111

search bar, 113–115

shortcut keys, 109–112, 114, 116

tabs, 112–113

webcams

as plug-and-play devices, 268

taking photo with, 54, 206

websites

adding to Start screen, 119

defined, 107–108

navigating, 109

search engines, 114

zooming in/out, 109

widgets

adding, 42–43

customizing, 45–48

defined, 25

organizing, 44–45

removing, 44–45

for searching, 41

Wi-Fi

connecting hardware via, 272

connecting to, 66–70

disconnecting from, 70–71

passwords to access, 67

security settings for browsing Internet, 259

windows

active/inactive, 96

arranging, 95–96

closing, 93

maximizing/minimizing, 93

pop-out, 154

resizing, 95

restoring, 93

Snap Layout, 97–99

Windows 11

controlling, 10

overview, 9–10

powering off, 22–23

powering on, 16–18

troubleshooting & maintaining

anti-virus software, 264–265

apps, 29

Automatic Maintenance, 259–260

hardware, 275–276

installing programs, 248–250

managing startup apps, 254–255

Reliability Monitor screen, 260–261

resetting, 317–319

restarting, 23, 56

Security and Maintenance window, 257–261

speeding up, 261–263

System Information, 256–257

uninstalling programs, 250–254

updating, 55–57

Virus Protection, 259

Windows Media Player

burning CDs, 240–243

playing music, 228–231

playlists, 240–242

ripping CDs, 228–231

Windows Setup screens, 17

Windows Spotlight option (Settings app), 52–53

WordPad, 179–180

world clock, 178

X

Xbox, 127

Y

Yahoo!

as search engine, 114

website, 127

Z

zooming in/out

accessibility settings for, 58–59

images, 216

Maps, 175

touchscreens, 12

websites, 109