Windows 8: Visual Quickstart Guide

Table of Contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. Dedication
4. Acknowledgments
5. Table of Contents
6. Introduction
   1. Is This Book for You?
   2. What This Book Will Teach You
   3. What’s Not in This Book
   4. How This Book Works
   5. Conventions Used in This Book
7. 1. Getting Started
   1. Windows 8 Versions
   2. Features by Version
   3. System Requirements
   4. Installing Windows 8
   5. Upgrading to Windows 8
   6. Sleep, Shut Down, and Restart
   7. Getting Help
   8. Putting It All Together
8. 2. The Start Screen
   1. The Lock Screen
   2. Sign In
   3. Passwords, Picture Passwords, and PINs
   4. Start Screen
   5. Tiles
   6. Tile Groups
   7. Live Tiles
   8. Putting It All Together
9. 3. Touch and Gestures
   1. Touch Navigation
   2. Corner Hotspots
   3. Edge Gestures
   4. Touch Keyboards
   5. Touch Mice
   6. Putting It All Together
10. 4. The Classic Interface
    1. Start Me Up
    2. Desktop Elements
    3. The Taskbar
    4. Notifications
    5. Desktop Operations
    6. Personalization
    7. Windowing
    8. Putting It All Together
11. 5. Settings and Customization
    1. Control Panels
    2. Settings
    3. Windows Features
    4. Modifying Startup Programs and Services
    5. The Registry
    6. Policies
    7. Putting It All Together
12. 6. Applications
    1. Launching an Application
    2. Program Shortcuts and Compatibility
    3. Installing or Removing a Program
    4. Switching Apps
    5. The Run Dialog Box
    6. Snapping
    7. Closing a Program
    8. Putting It All Together
13. 7. Windows 8 Tile-Based Apps
    1. People
    2. Cloud Service Connections
    3. Calendar
    4. Mail and Messaging
    5. Photos
    6. Music
    7. Video
    8. Reader
    9. Maps
    10. Putting It All Together
14. 8. Managing Content
    1. Media Types
    2. The Picker
    3. Libraries
    4. Homegroups
    5. Search
    6. Jump Lists
    7. Sharing Content
    8. Putting It All Together
15. 9. Printers and Devices
    1. Desktop Printer and Device Installation
    2. Desktop Printing
    3. Start Screen Device Management
    4. Printing in Modern Apps
    5. Device Manager
    6. Windows Update
    7. Putting It All Together
16. 10. Windows 8 Explorer
    1. The Explorer Interface
    2. The File System
    3. Moving Around
    4. Working with Files
    5. Properties
    6. Searches
    7. Putting It All Together
17. 11. Diagnosis and Recovery
    1. Task Manager
    2. The Processes Tab
    3. The Performance and App History Tabs
    4. The Startup, Users, Details, and Services Tabs
    5. Refresh and Reset
    6. Windows Recovery Environment
    7. System Images
    8. Putting It All Together
18. 12. Disks and Storage Devices
    1. Simple Volumes
    2. Dynamic Disks
    3. Drive Properties and Tools
    4. Disk Cleanup and Check Disk
    5. Defragment and Optimize Drives
    6. Solid-State Drives
    7. Storage Spaces
    8. Optical Discs
    9. USB Flash Drives
    10. Putting It All Together
19. 13. Networking
    1. Network and Sharing Center
    2. Network Connections
    3. Set Up a Connection or Network
    4. The Network Folder
    5. Wireless Connections
    6. Sharing Settings
    7. Bluetooth
    8. Putting It All Together
20. 14. Internet Explorer 10
    1. Tile-based IE10
    2. Working with Content
    3. Working with Tabs
    4. The Address Bar
    5. Tiles and Pinning
    6. Page Tools
    7. Settings
    8. Desktop IE10
    9. Options and Tools
    10. Putting It All Together
21. 15. Mobile Computing
    1. Windows Phone 8 Features
    2. Windows Mobility Center
    3. Data Synchronization
    4. Smart Network Switching
    5. Managing Power Consumption
    6. Putting It All Together
22. 16. Security
    1. Safe Computing
    2. Windows Firewall
    3. Windows Defender
    4. Action Center
    5. BitLocker Drive Encryption
    6. Encrypting File System
    7. Securing Internet Explorer
    8. Putting It All Together
23. 17. Cloud Connections
    1. Windows Store
    2. Microsoft Account
    3. Windows Live
    4. Windows Essentials
    5. SkyDrive
    6. Office 2013
    7. Putting It All Together
24. Index
25. Add Page