Windows 10: The No-Nonsense Video Guide

The Desktop is where everything happens on your PC. So for our first video, we'll take a quick tour of the new Desktop, Taskbar and Start menu.

The Start menu is your launchpad for getting to everything on your computer. In this video, we'll show you the quickest and most efficient ways to use it to get to all your apps, content and settings - all from one place!

The Taskbar has several uses that help you work more efficiently, so for this video, we'll take a closer look at its features, including Cortana, Task View, app switching and the notification area.

We'll take a tour of the Action Center in this video, which helps you keep track of all your app and system notifications, plus provides quick access to common tasks.

We'll show all the different ways you can switch between your apps, whether you're using the mouse, keyboard or touch!

Learn how to move and resize your apps, plus snap up to four apps side-by-side, so you can work on multiple apps at once!

With Task View, you can multitask like a pro and get more done in less time with features like task switching and multiple desktops, giving you more space to spread your work!

In this video, we'll show you how to take advantage of Jump Lists to access your favorite and most frequently used files, folders and content right from your desktop!

See how to find anything on your PC in an instant, whether its an app, a file, a folder or even a system setting!

Fancy having your own personal assistant? With Cortana - Windows 10's built-in assistant - you can! Cortana can help out lots of with everyday tasks, like finding info, setting reminders, dictating notes, organizing your schedule and much more! We'll show you how in this video.

Got a touchscreen on your computer? Awesome! Experience the power of touch with Windows 10 and get around faster with the all-new Tablet Mode!

Access the information that's important to you - right from the Lock Screen, including your own background image or slideshow, status info for your apps, and even Cortana.

Get to your favorite content quicker by adding desktop shortcuts to your most used apps, files, folders and locations!

Jazz up the desktop using themes, or create your own by adding your own background picture or slideshow, color scheme, sounds and more!

Learn how to pin, organize, group and resize your apps and tiles on the Start Menu, plus change it's size, color and more!

Get quick access to your most used apps by pinning them to the taskbar, as well as change its size, color and even its on-screen location!

Keep track of what's important to you by choosing which actions, app and system notifications you want to see in the Action Center.

Cortana's most useful once she gets to know you, so get the best experience by telling her more about yourself - your interests, preferences, and any news or info you'd like to keep track of.

Surf smarter with Microsoft's newest web browser, using features like Reading View, Web Notes, Extensions and more!

Learn how to setup the Mail app to fetch email from all your accounts - all from one place!

With OneNote, you can take notes on anything - class/meeting notes, ideas, to-do-lists etc, and keep them all organised in one place and accessible from any PC or device!

With OneDrive, you can sync your favorite files online to the Cloud and access them from any PC or device!

We'll show you how to add sticky notes to your desktop that you can use to jot down anything, like reminders, phone numbers etc, as well as resize, re-position, and re-color them!

With the Snipping Tool, you can take snapshots of your screen in a variety of ways, and either save them as an image, or copy them to other apps.

With Wordpad, you can create and edit documents, including their font style, size, color and alignment, plus add things like lists and images. We'll show you how in this video.