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Chapter 2: Windows desktop
Identifying the Windows desktop features
The Windows desktop is where you start when you turn on your computer. It includes the notification area at the far right of the taskbar, icon shortcuts that are used to start programs, and the Start menu.
✎The desktop of your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section.
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Norton Internet Security | Displays the status of Norton Internet Security |
| antivirus software. |
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Synaptics Pointing Devices | Opens the Mouse Properties window. |
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Intel® Graphics Media | Opens the Intel Graphics window. |
Accelerator Driver for Mobile |
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HP Wireless Assistant | Displays the status of your wireless device. |
(select models only) |
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Notebook Essentials | 5 |