Windows 10 is packed with a lot of new features that its predecessors lacked. When you upgrade to Windows 10, you'll have access to these features, many of which you'll want to make use of right away because they make for an easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable computing experience. This graphic shows you what you'll want to look at first after you download Windows 10.

1. 10 Things You’ll Want to Do
Right Away with Windows®
10
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2. 1Windows® allows several people to work on the same
computer, yet it keeps everybody’s work separate.
Set up unique
user accounts.

3. 2If you protect your computer with a username
and password, nobody can access your files.
A password is more important than ever in
Windows® 10 because some accounts can be
tied to a credit card.
Keep your
account private
with a password.

4. 3This is required to access many of Microsoft’s
services and consists of simply an e-mail address
and password. Having an account allows you to
store files on OneDrive®, download apps from
the Windows Store, and monitor your children’s
online activities.
Set up a
Microsoft®
account.

5. 4The Start menu is back in Windows® 10, and
you can organize it by purging unwanted tiles
while adding in your favorites.
Customize the
Start menu.

6. 5The Windows® Start menu shows many of your
apps. You might spot everything from your
Calculator to 3D Builder, which lets owners of
three-dimensional printers create plastic doodads
from computer files.
Get to know
your free apps.

7. 6Once you tire of the built-in scenery, feel free to
replace it with a picture stored on your computer.
Jazz up your
desktop’s
background.

8. 7The new digital assistant bundled with Windows®
10 is CortanaTM
. CortanaTM
understands speech
commands and can help you find information on
your computer or on the Internet.
Chat with
CortanaTM
.

9. 8The Windows® Store offers tons of games. Many of
them, including some free ones, are well worth trying.
Download
some games.

10. 9Spot something on the web you want to read later?
Add it to your Reading List, which acts as a
storage space.
Add something
to your Reading List.

11. 10Coveted mostly by owners of a
tablet and stylus, use this feature
to mark up a web page and
save it as a graphic.
Make a
Web note.

12. Windows® 10 is full of both new and familiar features that you’re
going to want to jump into right away. Now that you know there’s
so much worth exploring, what are you waiting for?
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