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Exploring Your Computer’s Features

Exploring the desktop

Finding your way around the desktop
Your computer’s desktop includes several standard features: icons,
Start button, Taskbar, Notification Area, and background pattern.

(Sample Image) Windows® operating system desktop
Icons
An icon represents a folder, file, or program that can be quickly
activated by double-clicking the icon.
You can create a new desktop icon for any folder, file, or program
by dragging the element’s icon from its location in a window to the
desktop area.
The icons initially displayed on your system desktop include:
Recycle Bin—Holds files you have deleted. You may be able to
retrieve these files until you empty the Recycle Bin.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a file from a diskette or flash media,
it does not go into the Recycle Bin. For more information on the
Recycle Bin, see Windows® online Help.
Internet Explorer®—The Microsoft® browser that provides access
to the Internet.
Windows Media® Player—Plays and organizes digital media files
on your computer and on the Internet.
Start button Taskbar
Icons
Notification Area