Do you guys want to know the most common applications that are available in Windows 10 and want to use these applications for your productivity or your daily little and big things then you came at the right place? Here we have posted the name of the apps and how they work and why you should use them.
Windows comes with several useful applications already installed. These applications can help you with many common tasks, including browsing the Internet, managing your calendar, shopping, playing music, movie, checking direction etc.
We have categorized these apps in four lists. Following are those categories list.
- Web Browsers
- Productivity
- Media Applications
- Settings
How to Open These Apps?
Most of these following apps can be opened by clicking the Start button, then clicking the icon of the app you want to open or you can type the name of apps in the “Search the web and Windows” field.
Web browsers
The browser is the most important tool for using the Internet. Browsers help us to visit website and display HTML, CSS, Javascript and other web languages. Let’s look the apps of it.
Internet Explorer
This is one of the most well-known applications on the Internet, primarily because it has come bundled with many versions of Windows for the past 20 years. It has a simple interface and most standard web browser features, including bookmarking your favorite websites.
Microsoft Edge
It Replaced Internet Explorer in Windows 10 but serves the same function. It has a few new features over Internet Explorer, including an option to display web pages in an easy-to-read format and integration with other parts of Windows 10.
Productivity Applications
Windows 8 and Windows 10 include several productivity apps that can help you with daily tasks, like managing your email and calendars, finding directions, and organizing notes.
Mail and Calendar
In the windows 10 and windows 8, these mail and calendar are apps that connect your accounts with other services, such as Microsoft, Google, and Apple. They synchronize your mailboxes and calendars within these services and display them in a single window on your computer.
Maps
Maps this the app that powered by Bing Maps, It gives you access to all of the same navigation and searches features. It adds a few other features as well, like pinning locations and saving directions on all of your Windows devices.
OneNote
OneNote is the advanced note organization software originally included with Microsoft Office, but now it’s a default app in Windows 10. OneNote lets you create a collection of notes that you can then search and share.
Media Applications
The media apps are the most useful apps for productivity and as well as for having fun. These tools help us to view photos, watch movies and play short videos. Look at those apps.
Photos
Photos is introduced in Windows 8, and in Windows 10 it is updated lots of features. This Photos app is a digital photo organizer that helps you store, sort, and display photos on your computer. It also includes features for editing, online storage, and sharing to social media.
Groove Music and Movies & TV
Groove Music and Movies & TV are apps included with Windows 10 that access Microsoft’s online media services. Groove Music can play music stored on your computer and OneDrive, and it can stream online music with the purchase of a monthly subscription. You can play video files stored on your computer with Movies & TV, and you can use it to shop for movies and TV shows online as well.
Windows Media Player
One of most old and Microsoft’s default basic media player that has come with most versions of Windows. It can play most types of audio and video files stored on your computer.
Settings Application
Control Panel
The Control Panel is where you can adjust your computer’s settings and configurations like Uninstall app, user setting, update setting, security, network etc.
Settings
The Setting app, introduced in Windows 8, gives you access to most of your computer’s settings but is designed in a new tablet-style instead of the classic Windows style.