Getting to know Windows 11
- What has really changed compared to Windows 10
- The sign-in screen and signing in with Windows Hello
- System requirements explained briefly: TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, supported processors
The new Start menu
- Centred taskbar and Start menu – getting used to it in five minutes
- Customising pinned apps and recommendations
- Finding all apps and using search effectively
- Setting up the Start menu and taskbar to suit your own way of working
Desktop, taskbar and window management
- Snap layouts and Snap groups: arranging multiple windows in one go
- Virtual desktops for projects and task areas
- Showing and hiding widgets
- Connecting multiple screens and keeping window positions
File Explorer
- The new toolbar instead of the ribbon
- Using tabs in Explorer
- Setting up the navigation pane, Quick access and favourites
- Searching, filtering and sorting files and folders
Files and OneDrive
- Copying, moving, renaming – what has changed
- Understanding OneDrive as the default storage location
- Files On-Demand: files available online and offline
- Version history and Recycle Bin in the cloud
Settings and personalisation
- Overview of the new Settings app
- Appearance, theme and night mode
- Controlling notifications and focus sessions
- Printers, devices and network connections
Everyday security
- Windows Hello: face, fingerprint, PIN and passkeys
- Windows Security – what the system already provides
- Understanding updates and planning restarts
- Dealing with phishing messages and warnings
Microsoft Edge
- Interface, tabs and vertical tabs
- Favourites, Collections and profiles
- Keeping work and personal profiles cleanly separated
- Reading, annotating and filing PDF files
Collaboration and Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Teams in everyday use: chat, calls and screen sharing
- Clipboard history and Snip & Sketch
- Dictation and voice typing
- A look at Copilot: what’s already possible today
Help yourself
- The most important keyboard shortcuts for the switch
- Where do I find what? Windows 10 and Windows 11 compared
- First steps when you run into problems
