Elements of the Windows Desktop


When you login a windows computer system, you will get dozens of applications, so you can choose any option of you requirements.
The desktop contains many of the options have shortcut icon readily available on your computer screen.

Examples:

  • Start menu
  • Icons
  • Taskbar
  • Notification
  • Viewable toolbar

Start menu

It provides access to windows programs, documents, and information in the system.
The following list down the options that appear after clicking on the start menu.
Options Descriptions
All programs All programs option displays all those programs, which are installed in your system.
Log off It helps a user to log off the currently logged in user of the screen.
Sleep It makes the system non-functional.
Restart Its function is to shut down and again start (log on) system.
Shut down It simply shut down the system.
Settings Settings has more options that helps to manage different settings of the computer system.
Hibernation It puts the open programs and documents on hard disk and than turn off your computer, It uses very low power.
Help It helps users to know how to do a particular task.
Run It helps to start an application program.
Search Search bar helps a user to find out any file in the system.
My computer My computer displays the drive of computer where user keeps his/her works, folders, files, picture, song, video, document, etc.
Document It displays a list of documents used by the user.
My music It displays a list of the music/songs.
My picture It displays a list of picture/images.
Recent file It displays the recently used file by the user.
Printer It displays the installed printers.
Control Panel It displays all the installed software (computer programs).

Icons

It represents an object available to your computer.

Desktop

Desktop is workplace on the screen.

Desktop picture or Background

It displays the colours and graphics of your computer.

Notification area

It shows icons of various utilities. It was once called the Status stay.

Recycle bin

Recycle bin is a trash location where deleted file and folder remain stored. when you delete any sort of files, it gets stored automatically into recycle bin. however if you deleted file from recycle bin, then it delete from system permanently.

Taskbar

It contains related commands tools and programs currently running. It is commonly located in the lower right corner of the desktop.

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