Page 20 What's in Windows 10?


As we usher in the new era of Windows 10, the more apprehensive among us are concerned that the new operating system may be full of bugs or missing some of the vital tools they use. Let's take a look at what's changed in Windows 10 compared to Windows 7 and 8.


Start Screen Unlike Windows 8, with its full page start screen, Windows 10 has a start screen closer resembling the start menu from Windows 7. Like Windows 7, the start screen is hidden by default, and opens by clicking or tapping the start button on the screen or on your keyboard. The appearance of the new start screen is a mixture of the Windows 7 “All Programs” view, and the Windows 8 “Tile” view, showing a list of the installed applications (apps), and a selection of tiles which act like short-cuts for your favourite apps.


Windows Store Originally introduced in Windows 8, the Windows store provides a way to easily download and install a varied selection of apps, in much the same way as you would on the Apple App Store or Android Play Store. You will need to login using a Microsoft account to download from the Windows store.


Default Apps By default, Windows 10 comes installed with some fairly standard apps. They include: • Mail – For retrieving your emails. A cut down form of, the now discontinued, Outlook Express • Calendar – As the name suggests, a calendar management system that will sync with any existing Google Calendars you may have. • People – Contact management system used by the Mail app to store email addresses and phone numbers. • News – A news aggregation app that pulls news from various places around the internet and displays them in an easy to read format. • Microsoft Edge – Replacing Internet Explorer, Edge is a faster, feature rich internet browser for accessing your favourite websites.


There are quite a few other apps that we don't have the page space to discuss here, so feel free to pop into Quesada Computers to discuss how Windows 10 compares to your existing operating system, or any of the default applications it contains.


Find Quesada Computers behind the Sabadell and Santander banks in Quesada, or call 96 627 2416. 10 Laws of Computing


1. If you have reached the point where you really understand your computer, it's probably obsolete.


2. When you are computing, if someone is watching, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen.


3. When the going gets tough, upgrade your computer.


4. The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you'd least expect to find it.


5. For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction.


6. To err is human ... to blame your computer for your mistakes is even more human, it's downright natural. 7. He who laughs last, probably has a back-up.


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8. The number one cause of computer problems is computer solutions (unless you call the expert).


9. A complex system that doesn't work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.


10. A computer program will always do what you tell it to do, but rarely what you want it to do.


Famous Computer Quotes


'I think there is a world market for maybe five computers' - Thomas Watson, IBM, 1943.


'32 bits ought to be enough address space' - Vint Cerf, 1977.


'640K should be enough for anybody' - Bill Gates, 1981.


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