Windows Inside & Out · Course 5
Windows Under the Hood
How the registry, services, system folders and the terminal work.
- 1The Registry10 min · Peek inside Windows' settings database, and learn why to leave it alone.
- 2Windows Services10 min · Meet the background helpers Windows runs, and why switching them off backfires.
- 3Where Windows Keeps Things10 min · Find the main folders on drive C, and reveal hidden files and extensions.
- 4Command Line Basics11 min · Try a few safe commands, and learn the one rule that keeps the terminal safe.
- 5Challenge: Dad and the Support Call12 min · A "support agent" wants Dad to paste a command. Help him stay safe.
Hands-on
Do it on the practice computer
Lessons have labs you can try in your browser, plus questions that earn points toward the Power User badge.
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