Book description
The #1 source for Windows 10 help
Millions of Windows users have turned to Windows For Dummies for quick, friendly, and easy-to-understand help with their computers. Windows 10 For Dummies, 3rd Edition continues this tradition as it helps you navigate the twists and turns of Windows. Start at the beginning to discover the basics of the Windows interface or flip to later chapters to help you work with Windows apps, connect to the Internet, or customize your privacy settings.
Updated to cover the latest changes to Windows 10, this revised edition is ideal for first-time Windows users who need a guide to their operating system as well as experienced users who need a road map to the latest features. Inside, the book quickly and easily shows you how to do everything from establishing a user account, to corralling your photos, to setting up a printer, to using Windows on a tablet—and everything in between.
- Manage the start-up menu and the Windows desktop
- Get to know the programs that come with Windows 10
- Discover troubleshooting tips and privacy tricks
- Be productive at home or in the office
If you use Windows 10, you’ll want to keep this updated edition of the trusty companion nearby as you make your way around the new OS.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Introduction
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Part 1: Windows 10 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know
- Chapter 1: What Is Windows 10?
- Chapter 2: Starting with the Start Menu
- Chapter 3: The Traditional Desktop
- Chapter 4: Basic Desktop Window Mechanics
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Chapter 5: Storage: Internal, External, and in the Cloud
- Browsing the File Explorer File Cabinets
- Getting the Lowdown on Folders
- Peering into Your Drives, Folders, and Other Media
- Creating a New Folder
- Renaming a File or Folder
- Selecting Bunches of Files or Folders
- Getting Rid of a File or Folder
- Copying or Moving Files and Folders
- Seeing More Information about Files and Folders
- Writing to CDs and DVDs
- Working with Flash Drives and Memory Cards
- OneDrive: Your Cubbyhole in the Clouds
- Part 2: Working with Programs, Apps, and Files
- Part 3: Getting Things Done on the Internet
- Part 4: Customizing and Upgrading Windows 10
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Part 5: Music, Photos, and Movies
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Chapter 16: Playing and Copying Music
- Playing Music with the Groove Music app
- Handing Music-Playing Chores Back to Windows Media Player
- Stocking the Windows Media Player Library
- Browsing Windows Media Player’s Libraries
- Playing Music Files in a Playlist
- Controlling Your Now Playing Items
- Playing CDs
- Playing DVDs
- Playing Videos and TV Shows
- Creating, Saving, and Editing Playlists
- Ripping (Copying) CDs to Your PC
- Burning (Creating) Music CDs
- Chapter 17: Fiddling with Photos (And Videos)
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Chapter 16: Playing and Copying Music
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Part 6: Help!
- Chapter 18: The Case of the Broken Window
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Chapter 19: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute
- Add Your Microsoft Account
- Choose What Happens with This Device
- Did You Mean to Switch Apps?
- Do You Want to Allow This App to Make Changes to This Computer?
- Do You Want to Save Changes?
- Threats Found
- How Do You Want to Open This?
- We’re Not Allowed to Find You
- Reconnect Your Drive
- There Is No Email Program Associated to Perform the Requested Action
- You Don’t Currently Have Permission to Access This Folder
- Chapter 20: Moving from an Old PC to a New Windows 10 PC
- Chapter 21: Help on the Windows Help System
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Part 7: The Part of Tens
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Chapter 22: Ten Things You’ll Hate about Windows 10 (And How to Fix Them)
- I Don’t Want Windows 10!
- Windows 10 Keeps Changing!
- I Want to Avoid the Apps!
- I Want to Avoid the Desktop!
- I Don’t Want a Microsoft Account
- Windows Makes Me Sign In All the Time
- The Taskbar Keeps Disappearing
- I Can’t Line Up Two Windows on the Screen
- It Won’t Let Me Do Something Unless I’m an Administrator!
- I Don’t Know What Version of Windows I Have
- My Print Screen Key Doesn’t Work
- Chapter 23: Ten or So Tips for Tablet and Laptop Owners
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Chapter 22: Ten Things You’ll Hate about Windows 10 (And How to Fix Them)
- About the Author
- Connect with Dummies
- Index
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Windows 10 For Dummies, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2018
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119470861
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