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Windows will run a series of steps preparing the computer for you, so it will take a few minutes to log you in the first time on a new computer.

There is now a Cortana search box next to the Start menu.

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• You can easily navigate to a program you want - such as Word - by typing part of the name in the Search box and clicking on the right program.
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• This will also work to navigate to things like Mouse settings.
  
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The Windows 10 Start menu now includes a mix of the classic Windows 7 menu and the active tiles introduced in Windows 8. Below is a picture of the Drew Start menu. You will find an alphabetical list of programs to the left, and tiles for the browsers and Office suite programs most commonly used on campus, as well as to This PC ("Computer" in Windows 7) and File Explorer (another way to access your files, especially ones you've used recently).

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To shut down or restart your Windows 10 computer: Image Added

1. Open the Start Menu.
2. Click the power icon at the bottom of the left-most piece of the menu.
3. Choose Shut Down (Closes all apps and turns off the PC) or Restart (Closes all apps, turns off the PC, and then turns it on again).

To sign your own account out of the computer so that someone else can log in (such as in the classroom): Image Added

1. Open the Start Menu.
2. Click the person icon at the top of the left-most piece of the menu.
3. Choose Sign Out.

• Browse better, faster with Microsoft Edge
• A new way to organize Start Menu
• Personalize the look of Windows 10