Computing Fundamentals: Introduction to Computers

Chapter 6

Windows 8.1 Administration and Maintenance

Learning objectives

• Understand user accounts and how to manage them
• Use system utilities to provide information about your system and check for problems
• Identify and troubleshoot common Windows problems

Managing User Accounts

Using System Utilities

Troubleshooting Common Windows Problems

Perhaps you would like to share your computer with family members or friends, and you would like those people to have individual accounts on the computer so you can keep your private documents separate. In this chapter, you will learn how to set up separate accounts for each user, and how to create an Administrator account so you can modify all aspects of Windows 8.1. You will also learn how to perform ...