Overview
This lab is part of a series of lab exercises designed to supplement coursework and provide students with a hands-on training experience based on real-world applications. This series of lab exercises is intended to support courseware for CompTIA A+® certification.
This lab will explore the desktop customization features of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Students will explore ways to make a desktop more organized and help file searching become easier on Windows-based computer systems. Organization and customization can increase performance and make managing and maintaining a computer easier.
Outcomes:
In this lab, you will learn to:
- Examine the desktop customization features of Windows.
- Set the folder options.
Courses
Key terms and descriptions
Taskbar
A bar displayed on an edge of the GUI desktop, used to launch and monitor running applications.
Start Menu
Provides a central launching point for application and tasks.
Pinned
Adding an application to the taskbar, allowing instant access to the applications commonly used by the user.
Aero Peek
Located at the end of the taskbar, when hovered over, displays the desktop by turning all open windows transparent.