Chapter 6

Installing and configuring apps

Understanding the Windows 10 app landscape

Installing, managing, and uninstalling apps

Managing programs and processes with Task Manager

Managing startup programs

Setting default programs and file-type associations

Turning Windows features on or off

Setting AutoPlay options

Apps make it possible to get things done with Microsoft Windows 10. That’s true for businesses of all sizes, which use productivity apps like Outlook, Word, and Excel to enable employees to create, collaborate, and communicate. Large organizations often rely on a mix of custom line-of-business applications and off-the-shelf accounting and management software, some of it written decades ago. And apps aren’t just for work, as the success ...

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