TryHackMe Windows Fundamentals | Complete Walkthrough

This comprehensive guide delves into the foundational aspects of the Windows operating system, as outlined in the TryHackMe Windows Fundamentals room. It covers essential topics such as the Windows interface, file systems, user account management, system configurations, and security features.

Complete post and room answers can be found here (sorry it’s too long).

Windows OS | The Desktop

The desktop serves as a convenient space for storing shortcuts to applications, folders, and files. These icons may be neatly arranged alphabetically in folders or scattered randomly without a particular order. Regardless of their placement, they are generally positioned for quick access.

You can personalize the desktop’s appearance to match your preferences. By right-clicking anywhere on the desktop, a context menu appears, allowing you to adjust icon sizes, modify their arrangement, copy/paste items, or create new ones like folders, shortcuts, or text documents.

The Display settings section lets you adjust screen resolution and orientation. If multiple monitors are connected, you can configure their layout from this menu.

The Start Menu

In earlier versions of Windows, the word “Start” was visible at the bottom-left of the desktop interface. However, in modern Windows versions like Windows 10, it has been replaced with a Windows logo. Despite the visual changes, the Start Menu’s core function remains the same — it provides access to frequently used applications, files, and system utilities.