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Windows 10 is the successor to Windows 8.1, released in 2015. It includes features like interactive tiles, a search bar, taskbar, file explorer, settings, snap assist, Cortana digital assistant, Xbox integration, the Edge browser, universal apps, HoloLens, continuum mode, and accessories like Paint 3D, Notepad, and Snipping Tool. The document provides instructions on playing audio files, ripping CDs to copy music to a computer, burning CDs/DVDs, displaying windows side by side, finding the Pictures folder, using Disk Clean-up to free storage space, and lists additional Windows 10 features.
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- 2. About Windows 10 • Windows 10 is a series of operating systems developed by Microsoft and released as part of its Windows NT family of operating systems. It is the successor to Windows 8.1, released nearly two years earlier, and was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and broadly released for the general public on July 29, 2015.
- 3. How to play an Audio file 1. Open the Windows Media Player and click the Play tab. 2. Click the Library button and search or browse for the media file that you want to play OR 1. Double-click the item that you want to play, from the Details pane. OR 1. Drag the item/items from the Details pane to the List pane and the first item in the list will start playing.
- 4. How to Rip(Copy) CDs to the Computer “Ripping” refers to extracting audio files off a CD and copying them to your hard drive. Steps: i. Insert the CD into the computer’s CDROM drive. ii. Load the CD. iii. Songs pop up in Windows Media Player. iv. Select the songs that required to be copied in the hard drive. v. Press the button in the top of the application which is labelled as ‘Rip’. vi. This process stores the copies of songs onto the computer’s hard drive.
- 5. How to Burn a CD/DVD (Copy files to a CD/DVD) • "Burning" refers to the process of writing data onto a CD. Steps: i. Click on the burn button. ii. Click on the Edit Playlist. iii. A list consisting of all the music stored on the computer appears. iv. Drag and drop songs from library to the burn list. v. Insert a blank CD into the drive. vi. Hit the button labelled as 'Start Burn'. vii. CD pops out after the completion of the process.
- 6. How to display two windows side by side i. Right-click on a blank part of the taskbar (even the clock will do) and choose Show Windows Side by Side. ii. The windows align next to each other, like pillars. To align them in horizontal rows, choose Show Windows Stacked. OR i. To place four windows onscreen simultaneously, use the new Windows 10 feature and drag the title bar of each window to a different corner of the screen. Each window resizes itself to grab its own quarter of the screen.
- 7. How to find the Pictures folder 1) File Explorer-> Pictures Folder in left pan of the screen. OR 1) Start-> Photos. OR 1) In the search box on the taskbar, type Photos and then select the Photos application from the results.
- 8. Disk clean–up in Windows The Windows 10 comes with a new, easy-to-use tool for freeing up disk space on the computer. Windows 10 automatically scans the computer for unnecessary data that can be removed to free up space. It removes all the temporary files that the user may not need.
- 9. More features of Windows 10 • Interactive Tiles • Search bar • Taskbar • File Explorer • Settings • Snap Assist
- 10. More features of Windows 10 • Cortana • Xbox and Gaming • Edge browser • Universal apps • HoloLens • Continuum Mode
- 11. Accessories • Paint 3D • Notepad • Snipping Tool • WordPad
- 12. The End