🪟 Windows Basic, E-mail and Internet Related Questions & Answers
1. To set a wallpaper or assign a wallpaper
Steps:
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Right-click on the Desktop → click Personalize.
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Choose Background → select a picture or browse one.
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Click Apply / Save changes.
2. To set a screen saver
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Right-click on Desktop → Personalize → Lock screen → Screen saver settings.
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Choose a screen saver from the list.
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Set Wait time and click Apply → OK.
3. To adjust Date and Time
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Right-click the clock on the taskbar → Adjust date and time.
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Turn off “Set time automatically” (if needed).
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Click Change → set date and time manually.
4. Show and hide clock
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Right-click taskbar → Taskbar settings.
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Under Notification area, click Turn system icons on or off.
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Toggle Clock → On or Off.
5. Move the taskbar (4 sides)
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Right-click on taskbar → Unlock the taskbar.
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Click and drag the taskbar to the Top, Bottom, Left, or Right of screen.
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Right-click again → Lock the taskbar.
6. To widen the taskbar
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Unlock the taskbar.
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Move your mouse to the edge of the taskbar, when pointer changes to ↕ drag upward to increase width.
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Lock the taskbar again.
7. To create a folder
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Right-click on Desktop or inside a drive → New → Folder.
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Type folder name → press Enter.
8. To arrange icons on Desktop
Right-click on Desktop → View → Auto arrange icons or Align icons to grid.
Or choose Sort by → Name / Size / Type / Date modified.
9. Search a file or folder or program
Click Start Menu or Search bar → type name of file, folder, or program → press Enter.
10. Set www.psc.gov.np as home page (Internet Browser)
For Chrome:
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Click ⋮ (three dots) → Settings.
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Go to On startup → choose Open a specific page or set of pages.
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Click Add a new page → type https://www.psc.gov.np → Add.
11. Create a folder in Desktop & insert file "Rich Text Format (.rtf)"
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Right-click Desktop → New → Folder → name it.
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Open the folder → right-click → New → Rich Text Document.
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Type content → save as
.rtf.
12. Add a program to Start Menu
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Right-click on a program icon → Pin to Start.
13. Add a program to Taskbar
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Right-click program icon → Pin to taskbar.
14. Show your Name & Roll No. on Taskbar
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Right-click taskbar → Toolbars → New toolbar.
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Browse → create a folder with your Name & Roll No.
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Select that folder → click Select Folder.
→ Your name appears on taskbar as toolbar title.
15. Change the Tool bar settings / Quick Launch Toolbar
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Right-click taskbar → Toolbars → New toolbar.
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Select Quick Launch folder or custom folder.
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Drag icons in or out to modify it.
16. Control the size of Start Menu
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Open Start Menu → hover over its edge → when cursor changes, drag to resize.
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Settings → Personalization → Start → adjust options.
17. Show hidden files
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Open File Explorer → click View tab.
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Check Hidden items box.
→ Hidden files become visible.
18. Searching the file from Name
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Open File Explorer.
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Type file name in Search box (top-right) → press Enter.
19. Add/Remove or Show/Hide program to taskbar
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Add → Right-click → Pin to taskbar.
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Remove → Right-click → Unpin from taskbar.
20. Change desktop background
Same as wallpaper:
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Right-click Desktop → Personalize → Background → choose picture → Apply.
21. Display properties of file or folder
Right-click file/folder → Properties.
→ Shows Size, Type, Location, Date created, etc.
22. Cut and Paste / Move a file or folder
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Right-click file → Cut (or press Ctrl + X).
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Go to target folder → right-click → Paste (or Ctrl + V).
23. Copy and Paste / Copy a file or folder
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Right-click file → Copy (or Ctrl + C).
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Go to destination → Paste (or Ctrl + V).
24. Move and Copy with Mouse
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Drag and Drop (same drive) → Moves file.
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Drag and Drop (different drive) → Copies file.
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Hold Ctrl while dragging → Copies file.
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Hold Shift while dragging → Moves file.