The Desktop

The Desktop is the name given to the initial screen which appears once Windows has fully loaded. Although it can use a variety of backgrounds, the Desktop very often uses the 'Clouds' background by default.

Below is an image of a typical Desktop:

On the left of the Desktop are a series of icons or shortcuts. On the right of your screen you may have a Program Shortcut bar (not illustrated). At the bottom left-hand corner is the Start button and running along the bottom of the screen is the Task Bar.

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