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Windows 10 For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Name: Windows 10 For Dummies, 3rd Edition
Author: Andy Rathbone
ISBN: 9781119470861

by Andy Rathbone

May 2018

Beginner

464 pages

11h 44m

English

For Dummies

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Cover
Introduction
About This BookHow to Use This BookTouchscreen Owners Aren’t Left OutAnd What about You?Icons Used in This BookBeyond the BookWhere to Go from Here
Part 1: Windows 10 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know
Chapter 1: What Is Windows 10?
What Is Windows, and Why Are You Using It?What’s New in Windows 10?Should I Bother Upgrading to Windows 10?What’s So Different About Windows 10?Why Does Windows 10 Keep Changing?Can My Current PC Still Run Windows 10?The Different Flavors of Windows 10
Chapter 2: Starting with the Start Menu
Being Welcomed to the World of WindowsFiguring Out the Windows 10 Start MenuExiting from Windows
Chapter 3: The Traditional Desktop
Finding the Desktop and the Start MenuWorking with the DesktopBellying Up to the TaskbarSetting Up Multiple DesktopsMaking Programs Easier to Find
Chapter 4: Basic Desktop Window Mechanics
Dissecting a Typical Desktop WindowManeuvering Windows Around the Desktop
Chapter 5: Storage: Internal, External, and in the Cloud
Browsing the File Explorer File CabinetsGetting the Lowdown on FoldersPeering into Your Drives, Folders, and Other MediaCreating a New FolderRenaming a File or FolderSelecting Bunches of Files or FoldersGetting Rid of a File or FolderCopying or Moving Files and FoldersSeeing More Information about Files and FoldersWriting to CDs and DVDsWorking with Flash Drives and Memory CardsOneDrive: Your Cubbyhole in the Clouds
Part 2: Working with Programs, Apps, and Files
Chapter 6: Playing with Programs, Apps, and Documents
Starting a Program or an AppOpening a DocumentSaving a DocumentChoosing Which Program Should Open Which FileNavigating the Microsoft StoreTaking the Lazy Way with a Desktop ShortcutAbsolutely Essential Guide to Cutting, Copying, and Pasting

Chapter 7: Finding the Lost
Finding Currently Running Apps and ProgramsFinding Lost Windows on the DesktopLocating a Missing App, Program, Setting, or FileSearching with CortanaFinding a Missing File inside a FolderFinding Lost PhotosFinding Other Computers on a Network
Chapter 8: Printing and Scanning Your Work
Printing from a Start Menu AppPrinting Your Masterpiece from the DesktopScanning from the Start Menu
Part 3: Getting Things Done on the Internet
Chapter 9: Cruising the Web
What’s an ISP, and Why Do I Need One?Connecting Wirelessly to the InternetBrowsing the Web with Microsoft EdgeFinding More Information with CortanaSaving Information from the Internet
Chapter 10: Being Social: Mail, People, and Calendar
Adding Your Accounts to WindowsUnderstanding the Mail AppManaging Your Contacts in the People AppManaging Appointments in Calendar
Chapter 11: Safe Computing
Understanding Those Annoying Permission MessagesStaying Safe with the New Windows Defender Security Center
Part 4: Customizing and Upgrading Windows 10
Chapter 12: Customizing Settings in Windows
Finding the Right SwitchFlipping Switches with the Windows Settings App
Chapter 13: Keeping Windows from Breaking
Backing Up Your Computer with File HistoryFinding Technical Information about Your ComputerFreeing Up Space on Your Hard DriveSetting Up Devices That Don’t Work (Fiddling with Drivers)
Chapter 14: Sharing One Computer with Several People
Understanding User AccountsChanging or Adding User AccountsSwitching Quickly between UsersChanging a User Account’s PictureSetting Up Passwords and SecuritySigning in with Windows Hello
Chapter 15: Connecting Computers with a Network
Understanding a Network’s PartsSetting Up a Small NetworkSharing Files with Your Networked ComputersSharing with Nearby Sharing
Part 5: Music, Photos, and Movies
Chapter 16: Playing and Copying Music
Playing Music with the Groove Music appHanding Music-Playing Chores Back to Windows Media PlayerStocking the Windows Media Player LibraryBrowsing Windows Media Player’s LibrariesPlaying Music Files in a PlaylistControlling Your Now Playing ItemsPlaying CDsPlaying DVDsPlaying Videos and TV ShowsCreating, Saving, and Editing PlaylistsRipping (Copying) CDs to Your PCBurning (Creating) Music CDs
Chapter 17: Fiddling with Photos (And Videos)
Dumping a Camera’s Photos into Your ComputerTaking Photos with the Camera AppViewing Photos with the Photos App
Part 6: Help!
Chapter 18: The Case of the Broken Window
Toggling between Tablet and Desktop ModeThe Magic Fixes in WindowsWindows Keeps Asking Me for PermissionI Need to Retrieve Deleted FilesFixing Broken AppsMy Settings Are Messed UpI Forgot My PasswordMy Computer Is Frozen Solid
Chapter 19: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute
Add Your Microsoft AccountChoose What Happens with This DeviceDid 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 FoundHow Do You Want to Open This?We’re Not Allowed to Find YouReconnect Your DriveThere Is No Email Program Associated to Perform the Requested ActionYou Don’t Currently Have Permission to Access This Folder
Chapter 20: Moving from an Old PC to a New Windows 10 PC
Hiring a Third Party to Make the MoveTransferring Files Yourself
Chapter 21: Help on the Windows Help System
Getting Started with Windows 10Contacting Support
Part 7: The Part of Tens
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 AccountWindows Makes Me Sign In All the TimeThe Taskbar Keeps DisappearingI Can’t Line Up Two Windows on the ScreenIt Won’t Let Me Do Something Unless I’m an Administrator!I Don’t Know What Version of Windows I HaveMy Print Screen Key Doesn’t Work
Chapter 23: Ten or So Tips for Tablet and Laptop Owners
Turning on Tablet ModeSwitching to Airplane ModeConnecting to a New Wireless Internet NetworkToggling Your Tablet’s Screen RotationAdjusting to Different LocationsBacking Up Your Laptop Before TravelingAccessing the Mobility CenterTurning Calculator into a Road Warrior Tool
About the Author
Connect with Dummies
Index
End User License Agreement

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