Chapter 5
Connecting to the Internet and Browsing the Web
IN THIS CHAPTER
Connecting your Windows 11 PC or device to the internet
Dealing with Wi-Fi and hidden Wi-Fi
Checking out Microsoft Edge
Switching to Google Chrome or another browser
No PC or device in the world is truly useful if it's not connected to the internet. How else can you check someone else’s Facebook profile or Twitter feed? Or, on a more serious note, how else can you find a new job or work remotely in these pandemic times?
As you see in this chapter, connecting to the internet is not rocket science. Plug a network cable into your PC and into your home router or connect to Wi-Fi on your Windows 11 laptop and — bam! — you’re online.
Then you need a web browser. Microsoft wants you to use Edge, which isn't a bad browser even though Microsoft makes it. Other than the company that developed it, Edge has nothing in common with ill-famed Internet Explorer, which plagued the web for too many years. I like Edge more than Google Chrome, and you might enjoy using it too. In this chapter, I give you the basics about using ...
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