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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Exploring the desktop
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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.
If you place the cursor over an icon, a popup description of the
file contents appears.
Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your
configuration. See Windows
®
online Help for more specific
information on each icon and how to use it.
Start button
You use the Start button to:
❖ Start programs
❖ Access Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system update
❖ Open documents
❖ Adjust system settings
❖ Find files
❖ Access Windows
®
Help
❖ Run programs
❖ Suspend system activity and shut down the computer
NOTE