voice, and Cortana answers your questions using information from the
Internet. To use Cortana, an internal or external microphone is required.
Action center
You can review important notifications from apps or Windows in action
center, and take action without having to open apps. It also provides quick
action buttons to access to most-used settings instantly. Select the action
center icon on the Windows taskbar to view your notifications and quick
actions.
Settings
Settings
provides system settings including advanced settings in the
Control Panel. They are divided in categories so that you can configure,
optimize, or personalize Windows.
You can also type in the keyword, and use
Search
to find any setting.
To open Settings, click
Start -> All apps -> Settings
( ).
You can pin it to the Start menu as a tile by right-clicking on
Settings
and
selecting
Pin to Start
.
Windows Store
Although many apps are pre-installed in your computer, you can also
download many others from the Windows Store.
You can search for and browse thousands of apps, all grouped into easy-
to-find categories there.
Sign-in options
Windows offers a number of sign-in options including
Password ( )
,
PIN
( )
and
Picture password (
)
authentication to prevent from
unauthorized access. If you have multiple sign-in methods set for a user
account, you can select an option on the Windows login screen by clicking
sign-in options. Password authentication is the default sign-in option.
Tablet mode
Tablet mode enables touch-optimized working environment without
keyboard and mouse.
After switching to tablet mode, Start menu and apps are running in full
screen, giving you more space to work in. To use two apps side-by-side,
drag an app to one side. You will see any open apps that can snap next to
it. To close an app, drag it to the bottom of the screen.
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