Basic Programs

These are programs that are integrated into the operating system. That is, they do not need to be installed, they are already in your computer from the first time it is started.

Notepad

This is a simple text editor. You can use it to enter text, edit it, and save it on your computer. All text files created by Notepad have the ".txt" extension. If you change the font or character size - it changes in the whole file. You cannot change the style of individual characters.  Documents created in Notepad take up very little space on your computer.

If you put the code sequence ".LOG" in the topmost line of the program and save it, the current date and time are added to the file after opening it.

This program is mainly used as a day planner. More advanced users can write special commands into the notepad and use it to make a simple web page, or write simple programs.

Calculator

The calculator is designed to perform computational operations. Its interface imitates the appearance of a real calculator. Its buttons are pressed with the mouse, and numeric input is possible with the keyboard.

You can paste already prepared mathematical expressions into it and get the final result. For example, if you type "2*2=" in notepad, copy and paste it with "Ctrl+V" key combination into the calculator window, you will see the number 4 in the calculator window.

Operation modes

The calculator has several operation modes: normal, engineering, graphing, programmer, and date calculation. Also, the calculator is capable of converting currencies, volume, length, weight and mass, temperature, energy, area, speed, time, power, data, pressure and angle.

Paint

This is a multifunctional graphics editor. It is designed to create and edit drawings of different colors and designs.

You can use it to delete, paint over, or blur any unwanted parts of an image.

Tools

• Tool for freehand drawing of lines.
• A tool for drawing lines in the form of a pen.
• Creates a spot of pixels in the workspace.
• Deletes elements of the image, leaving the background color.
• Creation of standard shapes in the form of a rectangle, a rounded rectangle, a polygon, an ellipse.
• Fill fills areas outlined by curved lines with color.
• Allows you to select a color from the drawing. If you put the cursor on the desired color and press the left mouse button, the color you choose becomes the main color, and if you press the right mouse button, it becomes the background color.
• Allows you to select any required fragment of the area with the left mouse button pressed. You can do any manipulations with the selected area (move, paste into drawing or remove to clipboard, cut).

Paint 3D

This is an improved version of the graphics editor. Here you can create 3D objects in volume.  You can add three-dimensional objects to your project from the built-in library, or you can use special tools to create your own.

Windows Explorer

This program allows the user to navigate the file system of your PC and manage their folders and files. It is the main graphical shell for the user. Without this program the user would not be able to fully use the operating system.

Windows Explorer includes the following tools:

• Desktop icons and the desktop itself
• Taskbar

In the latest versions of Windows, the Start menu is used separately from Windows Explorer. If for some reason Windows Explorer hangs up, the Start menu works independently of it. This is implemented in Windows 7 and higher.

Capabilities

• Create, open, copy, delete, rename files and folders.
• Manage connected disks, flash drives, and local storages.

Recycle bin

This is an element of the graphical user interface. It is designed to delete and temporarily store deleted objects. If you right-click on the recycle bin and select "Clear Recycle Bin" - all files in the recycle bin are irretrievably deleted.

1 – Empty recycle bin

2 – Recycle bin with files