[PLUG] Guiding Windows user to Linux

Richard Owlett rowlett at cloud85.net
Fri Oct 8 16:49:13 UTC 2021


On 10/08/2021 10:49 AM, wes wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 7:02 AM Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:
> 
>>
>>    2. Do recent versions of Windows still have icons titled "Windows
>>       Explorer" and "My Computer"?
>>
>>
> In Windows 10, "My Computer" was renamed to "This PC" - however it is not
> displayed on the desktop by default. Microsoft has gone to the "search for
> what you're looking for" methodology rather than the old "choose from this
> set of options" plan. So we are expected to click the Start menu, then type
> in things like "this" and it will show "This PC" as one of the search
> results.
> 
> There is a file-folder icon displayed by default which opens Explorer (what
> we used to refer to as "Windows Explorer") which will then allow one to
> navigate to the top level (C:). Disk usage info will be shown right on that
> screen.
> 
> -wes

1. Is it labeled "Explorer"?
2. What does it display by default?
    Does the string "C:" appear?
I have to give clear instructions in an email as they and I will not be 
home at the same time for a few days.

Thank you.







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