Getting Started
The Desktop
Documents & Files
Internet
Printers, Displays & Accessories
Security & Privacy
Universal Access
The Desktop
Introduction to Endless
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A quick introduction to your desktop and some of its cool features.
Apps
Add apps and website shortcuts
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Install free apps, folders, and website shortcuts onto your desktop.
Install apps that don't come on Endless
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Learn about installing software that doesn’t already come on Endless.
Organize your apps
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Use folders to stay organized.
Remove apps and folders from the desktop
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Learn how to remove things from your desktop.
Update Endless
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Learn how to update your computer.
Updating apps
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Learn how to install available updates for your apps.
Find apps that work without the internet
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Discover all the offline content on your computer.
Searching on Endless
Use global search
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Search for things on your computer and on the internet right from your desktop!
Window Management
Close your apps
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Learn a trick to close your windows in case you get stuck.
Hide your windows without closing them
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Temporarily hide, then bring back windows.
Maximize and unmaximize a window
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Double-click or drag a titlebar to maximize or restore a window.
Move and resize windows
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Arrange windows in a workspace to help you work more efficiently.
Switch between windows
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Learn how to switch windows quickly.
Customize Endless
Add folders to the desktop
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Learn how to create new desktop folders to store and organize your apps.
Choose a photo for your background
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Choose a picture, color, or gradient as your desktop background.
Notifications and the message tray
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Messages pop-up at the bottom of the screen telling you when certain events happen.
Screenshots and screencasts
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Take a picture or record a video of what's happening on your screen.
Time and Date
Change the date and time
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Click the clock on the task bar and go into the
Date & Time Settings
to alter the date/time.
Change your region and language
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Switch to a different language for user interface and help text.
Change your timezone
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Update your time zone to your current location so that your time is correct.
Restart, Shut Down & Lock
Automatically lock your screen
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Prevent other people from using your desktop when you go away from your computer.
Log out, power off or switch users
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Learn how to leave your user account, by logging out, switching users, and so on.