Windows Fundamentals (Summarized)
GUI: Graphical user interface The Windows Desktop, aka the graphical user interface or GUI in short, is the screen that welcome you once you log into a windows machine. Traditionally, you need to pass the login screen first. The login screen is where you need to enter valid account credentials; usually, a username & password of a preexisting Windows account on that particular system or in the Active Directory environment (if it's a domain-joined machine). https://assets.tryhackme.com/additional/win-fun1/win-desktop2.png The above screenshot is an example of a typical Windows Desktop. Each component that makes up the GUI is explained briefly below. 1.The Desktop 2.Start Menu 3.Search Box (Cortana) 4.Task View 5.Taskbar 6.Toolbars 7.Notification Area The Desktop The desktop is where you will have shortcuts to programs, folders, files, etc. These icons will either be well organized in folders sorted alphabetically or scattered randomly with no specific organization on the deskto