First Encounters with Windows 10


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level


Overview/Description
Windows 10 integrates the modern Windows 8 app interface and the classic Windows Start Menu into one keyboard, mouse, and touch-friendly interface. In this course, you'll learn about new features of the Windows 10 interface, including the Start Menu and Virtual Desktops, and improvements made to existing tools, such as the Command Prompt and File Explorer.

Target Audience
Windows users looking to get a preview of the new interface features coming in Windows 10, and decision makers seeking to evaluate Windows 10 as an upgrade to existing Windows systems

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.8

Lesson Objectives

First Encounters with Windows 10

  • start the course
  • describe the broad features of Windows 10 and where it fits in the marketplace and the Microsoft product portfolio
  • configure and use the Start Screen in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
  • configure and use the Start Menu in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
  • launch and configure modern apps in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
  • use Task View in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
  • create and manage Virtual Desktops in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
  • use the enhanced Windows Snap feature in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
  • use the enhanced Command Prompt in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
  • use the enhanced File Explorer in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
  • manage virtual desktops and updates in the Windows 10 Technical Preview

    • Course Number:
    mw_wttp_a01_it_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate