Book description
Windows® 8.1 IN DEPTH
Do more in less time!
Experienced with Windows? Don’t let
Windows 8.1 make you feel like a beginner again! This book is
packed with intensely useful knowledge you won’t find
anywhere else. Full of new tips and shortcuts,
it’s the fastest, best way to master Windows 8.1’s full
power, get comfortable with its radically
different interface, and leverage its new tools for everything from
business to video, security to
social networking!
• Take a quick guided tour of everything that’s new in Windows 8.1
• Survive without the Start menu
• Navigate the Windows 8.1 interface (and customize it to make yourself more comfortable)
• Learn hidden shortcuts you’d never find on your own
• Quickly locate and use files, media, apps, websites and management tools
• Set up your Web connection, and discover Internet Explorer 11’s latest improvements
• Get comfortable with Windows 8.1’s built-in apps, from Calendar and Finance to Weather and Windows Store
• Save time by monitoring Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn through one unified app
• Make the most of Windows’ supercharged media and imaging tools
• Profit from Windows’ built-in support for business presentations
• Maximize the performance and efficiency of hardware, storage, and software
• Protect yourself from viruses, spyware, data theft, fraud, spam, hackers, and snoops
• Use SkyDrive to access your data from anywhere—and use Remote Desktop to access your computer, too
• Get even more power with Windows 8.1’s command-line interface
• Use Hyper-V to run other operating systems alongside Windows
• Troubleshoot the most common Windows 8.1’s problems—and the toughest ones
In Depth offers:
• Comprehensive coverage, with detailed solutions
• Breakthrough techniques and shortcuts that are unavailable elsewhere
• Practical, real-world examples with nothing glossed over or left out
• Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own
• Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching styles
• Quick information via sidebars, tips, reminders, notes, and warnings
In Depth is the only tool you need to get more done in less time!
CATEGORY: Windows Operating System
COVERS: Microsoft® Windows 8.1
Table of contents
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- Introduction
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Part I: Starting Out with Windows 8.1
- 1. Meet Windows 8.1
- 2. Installing or Upgrading Windows 8.1
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3. Your First Hour with Windows 8.1
- The First Things to Do After Starting Windows 8.1
- A Quick Tour of the Important Windows 8.1 Features
- Setting Up User Accounts
- Downloading Critical Updates
- Personalizing Windows 8.1
- Transferring Information from Your Old Computer
- How the Heck Do I Shut This Thing Off?
- More Than You Wanted to Know
- If You’re Moving to Windows 8.1 from XP
- Part II: Using Windows 8.1
- Part III: Multimedia and Imaging
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Part IV: Windows 8.1 and the Internet
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14. Getting Connected
- Going Worldwide
- Connection Technologies
- Installing a Modem for Dial-Up Service
- Configuring a Dial-Up Internet Connection
- Making and Ending a Dial-Up Connection
- Installing a Network Adapter for Broadband Service
- Configuring a High-Speed Connection
- Changing the Default Connection
- Managing Multiple Internet Connections
- 15. Using Internet Explorer 11
- 16. Windows 8.1 Internet Communications
- 17. Troubleshooting an Internet Connection
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14. Getting Connected
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Part V: Networking
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18. Creating a Windows Network
- Creating or Joining a Network
- Planning Your Network
- Choosing a Network and Cabling System
- Additional Networking Functions
- Installing Network Adapters
- Installing Network Wiring
- Installing a Wireless Network
- Configuring a Peer-to-Peer Network
- Joining a Windows Domain Network
- Bridging Two Network Types
- 19. Connecting Your Network to the Internet
- 20. Networking with Other Operating Systems
- 21. Using a Windows Network
- 22. Troubleshooting Your Network
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18. Creating a Windows Network
- Part VI: Maintaining Windows 8.1
- Part VII: Security
- Part VIII: Windows on the Move
- Appendixes
- Index
Product information
- Title: Windows® 8.1 IN DEPTH
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2014
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 9780133763720
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