Windows 10

[mikey4444]

I have bought a new PC today, as my trusty old 10 years-old trusty Packard Bell died on me over night.

I have managed to get the new Lenovo one to work but I am completely unused to Windows 10 !

When I access AB, I am missing about an quarter of an inch all around, so I need to address that. Where is the start button and how do I access the Control Panel ( if indeed it still has one ! )

I shall also be wanting to change over my Norton anti-virus software, from the now defunct PC to the Lenovo, but I shall leave that until Wednesday.

I am using my small Acer notebook at present.

[Togo]

Mikey three little dots top right. Left click and set zoom.

[Old_Geezer]

The start button should be bottom left where it always was. Now sports a window symbol. Will accept left and right clicks.

[mikey4444]

Togo...I can't see any three little dots !

I'm using Internet Explorer, at least for the time being, if that helps.

Sorry...being a bit thick this evening !

[mikey4444]

OG...because the display is set just a little too large, I can't see the Start button, although if I click in the extreme bottom left-hand side of the screen, what I would expect to see when I press the Start button, appears !

So my problem still seems to be the zooming....if I could reduce that a smidgeon, I think my problem would be solved.

[hc4361]

To access the control panel, right click on the Windows logo, bottom left.

If you use another website, do you still have the problem of everything being too big?

How about in a different browser? Have you tried Edge?

[Old_Geezer]

Not a monitor control then ?

[hc4361]

If you can't see the Windows logo on your screen, hold the Windows logo on your keyboard and the x together

[Togo]

Mikey if it has come with W10 loaded I can only assume that it is starting you up using the Edge browser. If so on all pages you should have a row of symbols top right of the page just below the top bar which shows any opened tabs. One of the symbols is three horizontal lines (called the hamburger) this the left of the four. Far right of the four will be a row of dots like this ... Left click on them and you will get a drop down menu. Other wise either press the key with the windows symbol or click on the windows icon bottom left on the screen.

[mikey4444]

Thanks hc...that works

I think I have found the solution...

start button
Settings
Advanced display settings

I have changed the resolution to 1152 x 864, and it all looks OK now !

Thats all for now folks but I may be back in the morning, for my more advice

Thanks to everybody !

PS...is there a petition I can sign to bring back Windows XP ?

[mikey4444]

Thanks Togo. I shall change to CHROME in the morning.

[Togo]

Mikey if I am not mistaken Lenova products are sold to use a browser of their choosing that I am almost sure is a Russian browser, you will need to get your own browser up and running and if you are running W10 you have the Edge browser already installed. You are also loaded with the new defender security system with W10 and do not need any third party bolt on security systems. I am using Edge and Defender and have kicked AVG and Norton well into touch.

[mikey4444]

Thanks Togo...the young lad in PC World told me that Windows 10 has its own
protection built in, so maybe 10 isn't so bad after all !

[Togo]

W10 is fine Mikey. With a clean machine I would get the edge browser up and running and make sure defender is on and set to update automatically as is the norm.

[mikey4444]

One last question...does Windows 10 have a simple word=processing program ? I don't want to pay for Microsoft Office.

[hc4361]

One Note is included, mikey.

[Old_Geezer]

Ask Chris for some free suites ;-)

[hc4361]

If that's not enough for you, try Libre which will read Word Docs and save in that format

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/download/office-business/libreoffice-productivity-suite-52-3330536/

[SlackAlice]

Open Office available here,

https://www.openoffice.org/

[mikey4444]

One last question for tonight....how do I switch the bloody thing off ?

I used to just go to start and shutdown !

Hang on....just found it !

[hc4361]

By the way, I use Google Docs and have done for some years. It suits me

https://www.google.com/docs/about/