Chapter 1

Getting Started with Windows 8

Are you ready to discover Windows 8? In this chapter, you learn what you can do with Windows 8, take a tour of the Start screen and desktop, learn how to use a mouse, and learn how to shut down Windows 8.

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Start Windows 8

What You Can Do with Windows 8

The Windows 8 Start Screen

The Windows 8 Desktop

Using a Mouse with Windows 8

Using Windows 8 on a Tablet PC

Restart Windows 8

Shut Down Windows 8

Start Windows 8

When you turn on your computer, Windows 8 starts automatically, but you may have to navigate the sign on screen along the way.

To prevent other people from using your computer without your authorization, ...

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