To start windows 7, you need to just turn ON the computer. You may need to insert the username and password if you created it you created it during the installation of Windows 7. Once you logon to the desktop environment, the Windows 7 desktop appears.

If you haven't any username and password during the installation, you will be directly directed to the Windows 7 desktop. This is shown in the following figure.


The parts of the Windows screen are:

  • The desktop, which occupies most of the part of the screen. The desktop is the entire screen, except for the bar at the bottom. Windows, dialog boxes, and icons, such as the Recycle Bin, are displayed on the desktop.
  • The Start button in the lower-left corner, which opens the Start menu.
  • The taskbar across the button, identifies programs that are running or "pinned" to it.
  • The notification area in the lower-right area holds icons of running system programs.
  • The Show Desktop button, at the rightmost of the taskbar, minimizes all open windows so you can see the desktop.
  • desktop icons, which can be in any number and anywhere on the desktop, are in the upper-left corner of the above shown figure. Desktop icons are used to start programs or open files or folders.