Welcome to the forums.
It sounds like you are in the mode that shows maximum commands and controls. If you have the Windows 2017 version, have you tried switching to the alternative full screen mode? This was designed to minimise the display of on-screen options and is obtained by clicking where I've highlighted on the below image (the shortcut is CTRL+T).
Also, if you're looking for tutorials, PG Music have a Youtube page at the below URL...
https://www.youtube.com/user/pgmusicincAnd, on-site they have videos organised into Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced at...
http://www.pgmusic.com/videos.bbwin.htmIf you are after Mac videos, there's a tab at the top of the Window's video page that can be selected.
All the best,
Noel