Tech Advisor - UK (2020-02)

FEBRUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 105

example, allows Windows to display your next calendar

appointment when you return to your PC. It’s a great

way to mentally reset and plan your next move.

How to organize the Start menu and Taskbar

Windows offers many different ways to do the same

thing – in this case, launch apps. The Windows 10 Start

menu (accessed by clicking the Windows icon in the

bottom-left corner) is an amalgamation of Windows

7’s list of apps and the tiled interface of Windows 8.

Right next to it is the Search box, where you can type

an app name to launch it. And right next to that is

the Taskbar, where you can pin frequently used apps

for easy access. (Your currently active windows will

also show up in the Taskbar.) How you organize things

will be a matter of preference. But consider a few

suggestions to help you get started:

Here, you can designate

various apps to display

updates via the lock

screen, which appears

when you’re away from

your PC for a time

FEBRUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 105

example, allows Windows to display your next calendar
appointment when you return to your PC. It’s a great
way to mentally reset and plan your next move.

How to organize the Start menu and Taskbar
Windows offers many different ways to do the same
thing – in this case, launch apps. The Windows 10 Start
menu (accessed by clicking the Windows icon in the
bottom-leftcorner)is anamalgamationofWindows
7’slist of apps and the tiled interface of Windows 8.
Right next to it is the Search box, where you can type
anappnametolaunchit.Andrightnexttothatis
theTaskbar, where you can pin frequently used apps
foreasyaccess.(Yourcurrentlyactivewindowswill
alsoshow up in the Taskbar.) How you organize things
will be a matter of preference. But consider a few
suggestions to help you get started:

Here, you can designate

various apps to display

updates via the lock

screen, which appears

when you’re away from

your PC for a time