Book description
Windows 10 hit the scene in 2015 with an all-new web browser (Edge), the Cortana voice assistant, and universal apps that run equally well on tablets, phones, and computers. Now, the Creators Update brings refinement and polish to Windows 10—and this jargon-free guide helps you get the most out of this supercharged operating system.
Windows 10: The Missing Manual covers the entire system, including all the new features, like the three-column Start menu, the extensions in the Microsoft Edge browser, Paint 3D, and live game broadcasting.
You’ll learn how to:
- Explore the desktop, including File Explorer, Taskbar, Action Center, and Cortana
- Work with programs and documents, Windows starter apps, the Control Panel, and 3D apps
- Connect with Edge and email
- Beef up security and privacy
- Set up hardware and peripherals, including tablets, laptops, hybrids, printers, and gadgets
- Maintain computer health with backups, troubleshooting tools, and disk management
- Learn about network accounts, file sharing, and setting up your own small network
Written by David Pogue—tech critic for Yahoo Finance and former columnist for The New York Times—this updated edition illuminates its subject with technical insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity.
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Table of contents
- Additional Resources on the “Missing CD”
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
- I. The Windows Desktop
- 1. Desktop & Start Menu
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2. File Explorer, Taskbar & Action Center
- Universal Window Controls
- Window Management
- The Ribbon
- The File Explorer Address Bar
- Optional Window Panes
- Libraries
- Tags, Metadata, and Properties
- Window Views
- Sorting, Grouping, and Filtering
- The “Folder Options” Options
- Taskbar 2.0
- Jump Lists
- The System Tray (Notification Area)
- Getting the Taskbar Out of Your Hair
- Taskbar Toolbars
- Notifications
- The Action Center
- 3. Organizing & Finding Your Files
- 4. Redesigning the Desktop
- 5. Cortana, Your Voice Assistant
- II. The Programs of Windows 10
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6. Programs & Documents
- Opening Programs
- The Two Kinds of Apps
- The App Switcher: Alt+Tab
- Task View and Timeline: +Tab
- Exiting Programs
- When Programs Die: The Task Manager
- Saving Documents
- Closing Documents
- The Open Dialog Box
- Moving Data Between Documents
- Speech Recognition and Dictation
- Filename Extensions and File Associations
- Choosing Your Default Apps
- Installing New Apps
- Uninstalling Software
- Program Compatibility Mode
- Pick Up Where You Left Off
- Continue on PC
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7. Settings & Control Panel
- The Settings App
- System
- Devices
- Phone
- Network & Internet
- Personalization
- Apps
- Accounts
- Time & Language
- Gaming
- Ease of Access
- Cortana
- Privacy
- Update & Security
- The Control Panel
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The Control Panel, Applet by Applet
- Administrative Tools
- AutoPlay
- Backup and Restore (Windows 7)
- BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Color Management
- Credential Manager
- Date and Time
- Default Programs
- Device Manager
- Devices and Printers
- Ease of Access Center
- File Explorer Options
- File History
- Fonts
- Indexing Options
- Infrared
- Internet Options
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Network and Sharing Center
- Pen and Touch
- Phone and Modem
- Power Options
- Programs and Features
- Recovery
- Region
- RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
- Security and Maintenance
- Sound
- Speech Recognition
- Storage Spaces
- Sync Center
- System
- Tablet PC Settings
- Taskbar and Navigation
- Troubleshooting
- User Accounts
- Windows Defender Firewall
- Windows Mobility Center
- Windows To Go
- Work Folders
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8. The Windows Starter Apps
- The New, Unified Design of Apps
- 3D Builder
- Alarms & Clock
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera
- Character Map
- Command Prompt
- Connect
- Control Panel
- Cortana
- Feedback Hub
- File Explorer
- Games
- Get Help
- Groove Music
- Internet Explorer
- Magnifier
- Maps
- Math Input Panel
- Messaging
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Solitaire Collection
- Microsoft Store
- Mixed Reality Portal
- Mixed Reality Viewer
- Mobile Plans
- Movies & TV
- Narrator
- News
- Notepad
- On-Screen Keyboard
- OneDrive
- OneNote
- Paint
- Paint 3D
- People
- Photos
- Print 3D
- Quick Assist
- Remote Desktop
- Run
- Settings
- Skype
- Snipping Tool
- Steps Recorder
- Sticky Notes
- Task Manager
- This PC
- Tips
- Voice Recorder
- Weather
- Windows 10 Update Assistant
- Windows Defender Security Center
- Windows Fax and Scan
- Windows Media Player
- Windows PowerShell
- Windows Speech Recognition
- WordPad
- Xbox
- III. Windows Online
- 9. The Edge Browser
- 10. Mail
- 11. Security & Privacy
- IV. Hardware and Peripherals
- 12. Tablets, Laptops & Hybrids
- 13. Printing, Fonts & PDFs
- 14. Hardware & Drivers
- V. PC Health
- 15. Maintenance, Speed & Troubleshooting
- 16. Backups & File History
- 17. The Disk Chapter
- VI. The Windows Network
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18. Accounts (and Signing In)
- Local Accounts vs. Microsoft Accounts
- Accounts Central
- Adding an Account
- Editing an Account
- Seven Ways to Sign In
- After You’ve Signed In
- The Forgotten Password Disk
- Deleting Accounts
- Disabling Accounts
- The Guest Account
- Fast User Switching
- Authenticate Yourself: User Account Control
- Three Advanced Features Worth Mentioning (Maybe)
- 19. Sharing Files on the Network
- VII. Appendixes
- A. Installing & Upgrading to Windows 10
- B. Where’d It Go?
- C. Master List of Keyboard Shortcuts & Gestures
- Index
Product information
- Title: Windows 10: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2018
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781491981917
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