What is after the upgrade to Windows 10

What is after the upgrade to Windows 10 - Microsoft has thoroughly renovated the new Windows 10. It is faster, more stable and can be controlled more easily than the predecessor of Windows 7 and Windows 8. In order to maintain an overview, as upgraders, however a quick check is necessary: five points which are worth the rework.

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What newcomers first noticed on Windows 10: the new taskbar. The search box is in the new Windows right in the Quick Launch bar. Also, Microsoft has equipped the launch with new icons and programs. What is not so tragic, because the Windows 10 taskbar adaptable.

On the taskbar, and four other places, Microsoft's operating system requires your attention again once the upgrade to Windows 10 has been made.

HERE'S HOW
To remove object on the start menu, right click on the icon. (Source: t-online.de) Internet Explorer Windows 10 11 to get back. (Source: t-online.de) Stop online searching in Windows 10. (Source: t-online.de)
Tidy start menu in Windows 10
1 awarded default browser

For Windows 10 to accept a different Web browser than Microsoft edge to surfing the Internet, you must kill some lever. How about get back the Internet Explorer 11 on the taskbar, shows you our photo slideshow. As an alternative, browser is recommended such as t-online.de and Firefox.

The most important steps for entry into Windows 10 show you our photo series: change default programs and Customize Start menu in Windows 10.

Before and after: Corrections to the user interface of Windows 10.Vorher and after: corrections to the user interface of Windows 10.

2. standard programs on Windows 10 set

In addition to the Web browser, Windows 10 forces further changes the user. So Microsoft has for example the photo display by the "photos app" replaced. Good for touch owners, bad for the workplace. Who wants to show his pictures on the monitor and print out, is better served with the Windows Photo Viewer. You bring them back.

HERE'S HOW
In the settings, click the system button. (Source: t-online.de) Set this program as default. (Source: t-online.de) Select the standard apps according to file type. (Source: t-online.de)
Change default programs in Windows
In the start menu under "Settings" and "System", it goes pretty fast. There some predefined areas of application in the section "Default apps", click on the respective entry at the end of the selection, you can choose your favorite program.

3. privacy settings

In the next step, you customize the privacy settings of the new operating system. The settings are set according to the consumer protection automatically so that Microsoft will be fully informed about the usage behavior of computer users.

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Privacy settings in Windows 10
Click on the "Privacy" button in "Settings". There, you can lock down among other things access individual programs on private information such as the contact list. The land Commissioner for data protection in Baden-Württemberg has published a guide for this.

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4. Start menu customize

Disturb prominently placed icons or Metro tiles, then, feel free to delete it. Right clicking on a tile on the start menu and the command "from ' start ' solve ' them away. So, Microsoft in the factory setting of Windows 10 has reserves, for example, space for advertising tiles.

The default, combined Web and hard drives search is handy. If you but don't want each of your private search queries through Microsoft's servers to run, turn off this function. To do this, click the search box, and then select the gear icon. Here you put the switch under "online search and Web results include" to "Off".

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