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Learn Windows Basics Step by Step
In this Windows section, learn how to use your computer step by step: discover Windows settings, manage files and folders, customize your PC, and solve common computer problems with our easy-to-follow lessons and tutorials.
New to computers? Follow our free online computer courses to learn the basics or improve your digital skills. You’ll learn how to use Windows, browse the Internet, and manage your email. Browse the page to discover all our Windows courses and tutorials and learn at your own pace 🙂
Free Computer Courses for Beginners
Computer terminology, Wi-Fi, printers, files, and general computing concepts.
- Computer and internet glossary
- Connect à WiFi printer
- How to get wifi password
- Change desktop background
Windows Basics
The desktop, Start menu, taskbar, settings, and file management in Windows.
- The Mouse
- The Keyboard
- The Desktop
- The Start Menu
- The Taskbar
- Open Windows settings
- Change mouse pointer speed
- Empty Recycle Bin
- Recover deleted files
- Create and organize folders
- Create desktop shortcuts
- Pin a programm on the taskbar
- Compress a ZIP file
- Decompress a ZIP file
- Make file and folder icons bigger
- Open a downloaded file
- Change Windows Wallpaper
- Take a screenshot
- All our computer classes
Internet and Email
Web browsers, Gmail, browsing history, downloads, and online security.
- Open and use a web browser
- Add a website to the favorites bar
- Creating a Gmail account
- How to send emails and attachments
- Browsing history in Chrome, Edge or Firefox
- Browsing download history in Chrome, Edge or Firefox
- Delete history in Chrome, Edge or Firefox
Send emails and attachments
How to send emails and attachments. Example with Gmail.
Reset your Gmail account
Scan a document without printer
How to scan a document with a phone, without printer or scanner.
Adjust mobile's volume
Access Netflix
Contact Vinted
How to contact Vinted Customer Service.
Create desktop shorcuts
How to create shortcuts on the desktop.
Protect my computer using a password
How protect my computer with a password or a PIN code.
Make file and folder icons bigger
How to change the size of files and folders icons.
Can't find Settings App
How to find the Settings app if it has disappeared.
Open iPhone Settings app
Tips to help you learn how to open the Settings app on an iPhone.
My sound is low
Your phone volume is too low ? check this troubleshooting guide.
Transfer contacts
Connect a wifi printer
How connect a printer to your wifi network and how install it in Windows.
Open Samsung Settings
How to open settings on Samsung phone (Galaxy).
Change Google Chrome Homepage
Send a photo with text message
View WiFi password on an Android Phone
Read this guide to find your WiFi password on your smartphone.
Netflix VPN
How to use a VPN for Netflix.
Send a voice message
Check out this tip if you want to learn how to send voice messages in WhatsApp or any other messaging app.
I can't make calls
Check this tips if you can't make calls anymore.
Change desktop background
How to change the Windows desktop background. Free online Windows Course.
Increase display size
Decompress ZiP File
Learn how to compress and compress ZIP Files.
Recover deleted files
How to recover deleted files in the Windows Recycle Bin.
Phone or Tablet Touchscreen not working
Read 10 fixes for a touchscreen phone issue. A troubleshooting guide for Android, iPhone or iPad.
Delete browsing personal data
How to delete cookies, history and other personal data in Chrome or Edge.
Solve internet issues
How to fix the main internet connections issues. Main troubleshooting steps.
Open Settings
How to open Settings on any advice.
Smartphone Tutorials & Windows Basics
Welcome to Premiers Clics, a free website designed to help beginners learn computer basics and use smartphones easily. Step-by-step guides, simple tutorials, and practical lessons for everyday use.
Basic Computer Skills
Learn Basic Computer Skills with Premiers Clics' free tutorials. Learn how to use Windows, the Internet, and email step by step.
Take a Screenshot
See how taking a screenshot in Windows
Compress ZiP File
Learn how to compress and compress ZIP Files.
Create folders
Learn how to create and organize folders in Windows.
WhatsApp Complete User Guide
Check out the complete guide to using WhatsApp easily : create groups, send and save photos and videos, make a call, start a video call… and much more !
1. Install WhatsApp
2. Create an Account
3. Send a Message
4. Send a Voice Message
5. Send a Photo
6. Make a Call
7. Create a Group
8. Manage Notifications
9. Security & Tips
Course compatibility: Android tablets and smartphones (Samsung, Lenovo, Huawei, Xiaomi…), iPhone and iPad
📱Open Settings
How to easily open Settings on your specific device :
Open Samsung Settings
How to open settings on Samsung phone (Galaxy).
Empty Recycle Bin
How to empty the Windows Recycle Bin to permanently delete my files and folders.
Increase display size
View Google browsing
How to check your Google browsing in Chrome, Edge or Firefox.
Create an email account (Gmail)
How to create a Gmail account to send and receive emails.
Add a website to the favorites bar
How to add a website to favorites.
📱 Android & iPhone Tutorials
We also offer lessons and practical guides for smartphones and tablets. You’ll learn how to:
Set up your device
- Send a photo with text message
- Adjust the volume of my phone
- Open settings
- Free up storage space
Install and use useful apps
- How to connect a Bluetooth speaker ?
Transfer photos
- Transfer contacts to a new phone
- How to see my Google photos ?
- How to get wifi password
These lessons are ideal for users of Android smartphones and tablets.
Smartphone Problems: All Simple Step-by-Step Solutions
My battery is draining quickly
How to improve your phone battery life if your battery is draining quiclky.
Connect Bluetooth speakers to phone
How connect a BT device like a speaker to your phone.
Computer Basics & Smartphone Tutorials
Welcome to Premiers Clics, a free website designed to help beginners learn computer basics and smartphone basics. Step-by-step guides, simple tutorials, and practical lessons for everyday use. We offer free computer classes for beginners and for people who want to deepen their knowledge. All our free computer basics are free and can be accessed without registration. Use Premiers Clics as free digital skills resources for seniors!
Change Wallpaper
How to change the Windows Wallpaper. Windows Course
Free up space
View download history
How to view the browser download history in Google.
Thibaut MATHIEU
Editor of Premiers Clics
Editor and writer of Premiers Clics, and author of the book “Je me mets à l'informatique” (only avalaible in french), I share all my computer knowledge to help you learn, using the Premiers Clics's computer basics for beginners and seniors. I also offer tutorials to learn how to use a smartphone.
Also the manager of a computer support and repair company, I fully understand your needs in computer training and assistance. Every day, I answer my clients’ questions about their computers, phones, or tablets.
This experience has given me extensive knowledge in consumer digital technology, allowing me to separate fact from fiction in device protection, identify the most common user mistakes, and provide numerous tips to make the best use of PCs, smartphones, and tablets.