Configure Windows User Settings Flashcards
Lesson 10A
windows startup menu
Windows desktop
windows settings app
Windows setting apps
control panel
user account
general privacy settings
language settings
ease of access settings
file explorer
directory structure
File Explorer config
indexing options
system settings
windows update
Device Settings
Devices and Printers applet in Control Panel.
audio settings
power settings
apps settings
email set up
Admin tools
management console
run dialog
device properties
device manager
disk management console
Optimize drives
disk clean up
task scheduler
local users group
certificate manager
Group policy editor
regristry editor
editing regristry
custom console
Operating System (O.S.)
Is the interface between hardware, software and the user
Microsoft’s Disk Operating System (DOS)
used
a command-line user interface or simple menu systems.
graphical user interface
(GUI)
make computers easier to use by non-technical staff and
home users. Graphics/verisons.
desktop
top level of the user interface:
* start up menu
* icons
* taskbar
Windows 10
- Instant Search box - find programs
- Taskbar - open icons
- notification area - background processes
Windows 11
Has multiple desktops
admistrating windows
Confirguation of user accounts, add/delete devices/Apps:
* Window Settings app
* Control Panel
*All Windows
configuration data is ultimately held in a database called the registry.
Windows Settings
is a newer, more streamlined and user-friendly tool for accessing common system configurations and personalizations
Control panel
is an older interface (legacy) with more complex options for advanced users
applet
a small, specialized program that functions within the larger Control Panel, like antivirus add their own applets in panel.
o.s. settings
user account
controls access to the computer and permissions on folders/ files/ printers.
Accounts Settings
- local account - one pc
- Microsoft account - cloud
Account settings components
- Your info
- email other accounts
- sign-in options
- access work/school
- family/others
- sync
user account applet
config account name/ privileges btw adminstrator /standard user and User Account Control (UAC) settings.
User Account Control (UAC) settings
is a system to prevent unauthorized use of administrator privileges
control panel
Privacy settings
determine what data collection and app permissions are allowed
Desktop Settings
include screen resolution, display layout, and desktop icons
Control Panel
Ease of Access
- vision: cursor, color contrast
- Hearing
- keyboard/mouse
Control Panel
File Explorer
File management, enables you to open, copy, move, rename, view, and delete files and folders.
System Objects
They provide a way for applications to interact with underlying system resources without directly accessing the raw data.
System object
“This PC” object
has drives referred to by letters
and optional labels.
This PC object
drive
can be a single physical disk or a partition on a disk, a shared network folder mapped to a drive letter, or a removable disc.
This PC object
C: drive
is the partition on the** primary** fixed disk holding the Windows installation.
A: drive
is the floppy disk (very rarely seen these days)
Drive
root directory
Every drive contains and is
represented by the backslash ( \ ). ie. C:\
C:
root directory hierarchy
- root directory
- subdirectories
- folders
- subfolders
- files
System Files
aka
System 32
are the files that are required for the operating system to function.
sys 32
windows folder
containing drivers, logs, add-in applications, system and configuration files (notably the System32 subdirectory), fonts, and so on.
sys 32
Program Files (x86)
In 64-bit versions of Windows, folder is created to store 32-bit applications.
sys 32
Users
Storage for users’ profile settings and data.
File Explorer Options
is an applet govern look of file/folders:
1. General tab -customize
2. View tab-hidden,protect and file types
File Explorer Options
Search tab
can configure file search behavior
Indexing Options applet
a control panel feature in Windows that allows users to manage which files and folders are included in the system’s search index
