Definition
Simplyandvividlyspeaking,thedesktopisthestartingpointforallapplicationoperations,andisthemainscreenareawheretheoperatingsystemrunstothenormalstateafterthecomputerisstarted.Thecomputerscreenisarrangedlikethedesktopofanactualdesk.Youcanputallthecommonlyusedtoolsandfilesonthedesktop,justlikeworkingatthedesk.Youdon’thavetosearchforthemeverytimeyouturnonthecomputer.Configurethedesktopaccordingtoyourhobbiesandhabits.Infact,thedesktopisanimplicitsubfolderonthecomputer'sharddrive.
Inabroadersense,thedesktopsometimesincludesataskbar.Thetaskbarisahorizontalstripatthebottomofthescreen.Unlikethedesktop,thedesktopcanbecoveredbyopenwindows,andthetaskbarisalmostalwaysvisible.Thetaskbarismainlycomposedofthreeparts:themiddlepart,whichdisplaystherunningprogramsandcanswitchbetweenthem;italsocontainsthe"Start"buttononthefarleft,whichcanbeusedtoaccessprograms,folders,andcomputersettings;Thenotificationareaislocatedatthefarrightofthetaskbarandincludesaclockandasetoficons.Theseiconsindicatethestatusofaprogramonthecomputerorprovideawaytoaccessspecificsettings.Whenyoumovethepointertoaspecificicon,youwillseethenameoftheiconorthestatusofasetting.Double-clickinganiconinthenotificationareausuallyopenstheprogramorsettingrelatedtoit.
Desktoplocation
Thedesktopfolderisgenerallylocatedinthecorrespondinguserfolder,assumingitisanXPsystemandinstalledontheCdrive,thecurrentuserisUSER,thenUSER’sdesktopfolderThelocationis"C:\DocumentsandSettings\USER\Desktop".Inaddition,bydefault,thedesktopwiththeusernameUSERwillinheritthecontentsofthetwofolders"ALLUSERS"and"DEFAULTUSERS".AssumingitisaWindows7systemandinstalledontheDdrive,thecurrentuserisUSER2,thedesktopfolderlocationofUSER2is"D:\Users\USER2\Desktop".
MobileDesktop
Itiscustomaryforuserstoputthemostcommonlyusedandimportantdocumentsonthedesktopforeasyoperation,butthisalsocausesinconvenienceandisreinstalledwhenthesituationisnotclear.Thesystem,especiallytheuseofclone(ghost),isverylikelytocausedataloss.Inthiscase,itisnecessaryfortheusertomovethelocationofthedesktopfolder.
Ifyoujustcutthedirectoryonthedesktopandpasteitdirectlyintoanotherpartition,youwon’tbeabletomovethelocationofthedesktopfolder.Becausethefolderwherethedesktopislocatedisalsoaffectedbymultipleregistryentriesintheregistry.ForcingthefolderlocationwherethemobiledesktopislocatedmaycauseerrorssuchasfailuretologintoWindowsandfailuretocreateabroadbandconnection.
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Desktopicons
Theseiconseachrepresentaprogram.Double-clicktheicontorunthecorrespondingprogram.Afewcommonsystemiconsarelistedbelow.
WindowsXPSP|WindowsXPSP2andpreviousnames:
a-MyComputer,b-NetworkNeighborhood,c-RecycleBin,d-MyDocuments,e-ControlPanel,f-InternetExplorer.
WindowsXPSP|WindowsXPSP3andpreviousnames:
a-MyComputer,b-NetworkNeighborhood,c-RecycleBin,d-MyDocuments,e-ControlPanel,f-InternetExplorer.
NameinWindowsVista/718:
a-computer,b-network,c-recyclebin,d-(computerusername),e-controlpanel,f-InternetExplorer.
NameinWindows8.1:
a-thiscomputer,b-network,c-recyclebin,d-(computerusername),e-controlpanel,f-InternetExplorer.
NameinWindows10:
a-thiscomputer,b-network,c-recyclebin,d-(computerusername),c-controlpanel,d-MicrosoftEdge.
Shortcut
Userscanalsocreateanicononthedesktopfortheirfrequentlyusedprograms.Runtheprogrambydouble-clickingthisicon.Thiswayofrunningtheprogramiscalledashortcut.
1.Right-clicktheblankareaofthescreen,select"New"fromthepop-upmenu,andthenclick"Shortcut".
2.Entertheprogramnamecorrespondingtotheshortcutinthedialogboxorclickthe"Browse"buttontoselectaprogram,clickthe"Next"and"Finish"buttonstocreateaprogramonthedesktopShortcut.
3.Youcanusetheleftmousebuttontoholddownthisicon,anddragittoanyplaceonthescreen.
Thelongbaratthebottomofthedesktopisthetaskbar,whichdisplaystheprogramsyouarerunning(Windows7/8systemcanalsodisplayfixedprograms).Whenthetaskbarisunlocked,holddownthetaskbarwiththeleftmousebuttonanddragittothefoursidesofthescreen;thesizeofthetaskbarcanalsobechanged.Movethemousecursortotheborderofthetaskbar,andyouwillseethecursorbecomesClickanupanddownarrow,thenpresstheleftmousebuttonanddragittochangethesizeofthetaskbar.Atthefarrightofthetaskbarisadigitalclockthatdisplaysthecurrenttime.Ontheleftistheiconofthebackgroundprogram,clicktheicontoactivatethebackgroundprogram.Ifthecomputerisequippedwithasoundcard,therewillalsobeasmallspeakerhere,whichisavolumecontrolicon,clickitwiththemousetoadjustthevolumeoftheplayingsound.Therewillbealanguageindicatorontheleft,throughwhichyoucanselectandswitchinputmethods.Onthefarleftofthetaskbaristhestartbutton.Everytimetheuserusesthecomputer,hecanstarthisownworkfromhere.
Startbutton
Clickthestartbutton,andthestartmenuwillpopup(Windows8andWindows8.1willpopupthestartscreen).Thismenucontainsseveraloptions,allofwhicharecomparativeImportantandcommonlyused.
StartmenuofWindowsXP
Programs:containsmostoftheapplications,includingWindowsExplorer,accessoryprogramgroupsandmostoftheprogramsinstalledbyusers.
Document:Containsthenamesof15recentlyopeneddocuments.Ifyouwanttousearecentlyopeneddocument,youcandirectlyclickthenameofthedocumenthere.
Settings:Varioussettingsofthesystemcanbesethere.
Search:Itcanbeusedtosearchforfilesorfoldersinthecomputer.
Help:Openthehelpfileofthesystemandconsultthehelpinformation.
Run:Entertheprogrampathandprogramnametoberuninthecolumn,andthesystemwillruntheprogram.
Shutdown/Logout:Youcanchoosewhetheryouwanttoshutdownthecomputerorrestartthecomputer,oryoucanlogofftheuser.
Windows7startmenu
Documents/Pictures/Music/Games:displaytheirrespectiveitems,thatis,openpersonalfolders.
ControlPanel:Openthecontrolpanel,whichcontainsthesettingsforthecomputer.
Devicesandprinters:managehardwaredevices.Ifthecomputerisequippedwithaprinter,youcanalsomanagetheprinter.
Defaultprogram:Setthedefaultprogram.
HelpandSupport:DisplayhelpinformationaboutWindows7.
Shutdown:Sameas"Shutdown/Logout"ofWindowsXP.
Allprograms:sameasthe"programs"ofWindowsXP.
Inaddition,someprogramscanbefixedtothestartmenu,andsomeprogramscanalsohaveajumplist.
Windows8doesnothaveastartmenu,onlyastartscreen.ThestartmenuofWindowsVistaissimilartothatofWindows7.
StartmenuofWindows10
Leftside:Sameas"AllPrograms"ofWindows7.
Rightside:Sameasthetilesinthe"StartScreen"ofWindows8.
YoucanfreelyadjustthesizeoftheWindows10startmenu.
Desktopiconformat
Aniconisactuallyacollectionofmultiplepicturesindifferentformats,anditalsocontainsacertaintransparentarea.Becauseofthediversityofcomputeroperatingsystemsanddisplaydevices,thesizeoficonsneedstobeinmultipleformats.Whentheoperatingsystemdisplaysanicon,itwillselectthemostsuitableimageforthecurrentdisplayenvironmentandstatusaccordingtocertaincriteria.Therearefourcommonlyusedformatsforwidowssystemdesktopicons,namelyico,png,icl,andip.
PNG
PNGisa"portablenetworkimagefileformat",whichisaprofessionalformatoffireworksproducedbyMacromedia.ThisformatisusedontheInternetGraphics,supporttransparentbackground,thedisadvantageisthatitdoesnotsupportanimationeffects.Thecompressiontechnologyitusesallowsuserstodecompressit,andtheadvantageisthatitdoesnotdistorttheimage.Forthefilesizeofthesameimage,BMPisthelargest,PNGisthesecond,andJPEGisthesmallest.Accordingtotheadvantagesofpngfileformatwithoutdistortion,wegenerallyuseitasascalableiconinDOCK.
ICO
ICOistheabbreviationofIconfile,whichisakindofWindowsiconfileformat,whichcanstoresinglepattern,multi-size,multi-colorboardIconfile.Thisfileformatwidelyexistsinthedllandexefilesinthewindowssystem.Foricofiles,sinceitisaspecialformatforwindowsicons,wewilldefinitelyuseitwhenreplacingsystemicons.Asimpleapplicationistochangetheiconfortheshortcutoftheapplication.Atthistime,theiconintheicoformatmustbeused.Inaddition,onlysystemsaboveWindowsXPsupporticonswithalphatransparencychannel.TheseiconswillbeuglywhenusedonsystemsbelowWindowsXP.
ICL
TheICLfileisjusta16-bitWindowsDLL(NEmode)withachangedname.Thereisnothingbuticonsinside,wecanunderstanditasaniconlibraryfilestoredinacertainorder.ICLfilesarerarelyseenindailyapplications,andaregenerallyusedinprogramdevelopment.Theiclfilecanbeopenedandviewedwithsoftwaresuchasiconworkshop.
IP
IPisthespecialfileformatofourcommonlyusedIconpackagersoftware.Itisessentiallyararfilewithachangedextension,whichcanbeopenedandviewedwithWinRAR(usuallyyouwillseethatitcontainsan.ipthemefileandan.iclfile).Theusageisverysimple,youcandirectlydouble-clicktheapplication,orclick"installnewpackage"iniconpackagertoloadit.
Virtualization
Ascloudcomputingtechnologyisveryhottoday,desktopvirtualization,asanimportantapplicationofcloudcomputing,hasachievedunprecedenteddevelopment.Desktopvirtualizationusesthecoreideasofcentralizedmanagement,centralizedcontrol,andcustomizeddisplaythroughthecombinationofvirtualizationtechnologyandcloudcomputingtechnologytoseparatetheuser'sdesktopenvironmentfromtheuser'scomputingenvironment.Fromtheuser'spointofview,theusercanobtainapersonalizedandcustomizedvirtualdesktopenvironmentthroughtheclient.Fromanenterpriseperspective,centralizedmanagementofusers'virtualresourcesthroughthedatacentercangreatlyreducemanagementcostsandlaborcosts.
Currently,theadvancementofcomputersandtheInternethasgreatlychangedthewaypeopleliveandwork,andmoreandmoreadvancedtechnologiesareappliedtotheofficeenvironment,amongwhichclouddesktoptechnologyisthemostcutting-edge.Thecurrentclouddesktoptechnologyintegratesalargenumberofinnovativetechnologiesrepresentedbycloudcomputing,virtualization,andserviceautomationmanagement.Intheclouddesktopplatform,virtualizationtechnologyusestheconvenienceandflexibilityofcloudcomputingtoimproveitsownapplicationvalueandresourceutilization.Clouddesktoptechnologyhasextremelyhighcommercialvalue,itcanmaketheworkofcompanyemployeesnolongerrestrictedbytimeandplace,andensuredatasecurity.
Clouddesktoptechnology
Clouddesktoptechnologyisanewwaytoobtaincomputingresourcesbasedonnetworksupport.Thedistinctivefeatureofcampusinfrastructureservicesbasedonitisflexibility.sex.Inadditiontotheadvantagesofconvenientmaintenance,centralizeddata,lowcost,andeasyexpansion,clouddesktopalsorealizescentralizedmanagementofdesktopmanagementarchitecturethroughtheuseofvirtualdesktoptechnology.
Itnotonlyimprovestheutilizationrateoftheexistingcomputerroomresourcesandimprovestheteachingqualityofthecomputerroom,butalsoreducestheworkpressureofthemanagersthroughtheexistingtechnicalconditionsandmanagementmethods,makingthemanagementofthecomputerroomincollegesanduniversitiesformalandScienceandefficiencyareissuesthatmanagersmustconsider.
Relatedsettingsandoperations
Removeiconshadow
Inthedefaultsettings,therewillbeashadowunderthetextoftheicononthedesktop.Ifyouwanttoremovetheshadowofthetext,Youcandothis:Right-click"MyComputer",select"Properties→Advanced→Performance→Settings"inthepop-upmenu,andthenuncheck"Useshadowsforiconlabelsonthedesktop"in"VisualEffects"",click"OK"toexit(asshowninFigure1),andyoucangetagoodvisualeffect.
Eliminateshortcuts
Usewindowsoptimizertoachieve,thespecificstepsareasfollows:
1,downloadandinstallwindowsoptimizer,openthesoftware.
2.Systemoptimization---Systempersonalitysettings---Desktopsettings---Select"Eliminatethesmallarrowontheshortcuticon"---clickSettingsinthelowerrightcorner---closethesoftware.
Wallpapersetting
ThewallpapersettingmethodbasedonWindowsVistaandthefollowingsystemversions:
1.Firstdownloadthepictureandsaveittothecomputer.
2.Right-clickonablankspaceonthecomputerdesktopandselectproperties.
3.Inthepop-up"DisplayProperties"settinginterface,selectthe"Desktop"option.
4.Click"Browse"inthe"Desktop"option.
5.Inthe"Browse"window,findandselectthedesktopbackgroundimagethathasbeendownloadedtothecomputer.Afterselectingtheimage,click"Open".
6.Finally,click"OK".
ThewallpapersettingmethodbasedonWindows7andabovesystemversion:
1.Firstdownloadthepictureandsaveittothecomputer.
2.Right-clickontheblankareaofthecomputerdesktopandselectPersonalization.
3.Selecttheword"desktopbackground"below.
4.ClickBrowseandselectthefolderofthedownloadedpicture.
5.Afterselectingthepicture,click"SaveChanges".
Livewallpapersettings
Youneedtodosomepreparationsbeforestartingtomakedynamicdesktopicons.First,preparesomedynamiciconfilesthatneedtobereplaced.ItisrecommendedtouseGIFfilesorotherdynamicimageformats.DynamiciconscanbedownloadedfromtheInternetoryoucanmakethemyourself.Ifyoumakeityourself,youcanaddthecorrespondingtextbelowtheicon,whichisclosertothesystem'sdefaultdesktopicondisplaymode,andthenlookforawebpageeditingtoolthatyoucanuse.
Step1:Inthewebpageeditingtool,createablankpageandsetthewebpagebackgroundtoyourfavoritedesktoppicture.Youcanrefertotheoriginaliconlayoutonthedesktopandinsertthecreatediconfileinthecorrespondingposition.Ofcourse,youcanalsoplacetheiconinyourfavoritepositionaccordingtoyourpersonalpreference.Friendswhoarefamiliarwithwebpageproductioncanusetablesortheliketolocateit,itdoesn’tmatter,it’salsofeasibletousespacestoadjusttheposition.
Step2:Addhyperlinkstotheseicons.
Forsystemdefaulticons(forexample:MyComputer/Explorer),whencreatingahyperlink,youneedtoentertheabsolutepathofExplorer.exeintheaddressbar.
Step3:Afterlinkingalltheicons,savethefileasanHTMLwebpagefile,andplacetheusedpicturesinthesamefolder.
Step4:Onthedesktop,right-clickonthedesktopandselect"Properties".Select"Browse"inthedesktoptab,andselecttheHTMLwebpagefilejustmade.
Step5:Thenselect"CustomizeDesktop"intheDesktoptab.IntheWEBtabofthedesktopproject,check"Lockdesktopproject"andconfirm.Inthisway,thecreatedHTMLfilebecomesthedesktopofthecomputer,butthecreatediconsoverlapwiththeoriginaliconsonthedesktop,anditlooksmessy.Soweneedtoshieldtheoriginalicon.
Step6:Onthedesktop,right-clickonthedesktopandselect"ArrangeIcons",andcancel"ShowDesktopIcons".