Windows 10 For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, Aug 10, 2015 - Computers - 432 pages
The fast and easy way to get up and running with Windows 10

Windows 10 For Dummies covers the latest version of Windows and gets you up and running with the changes and new features you'll find in this updated operating system. Packed with time-saving tips to help you get the most out of the software, this helpful Windows 10 guide shows you how to manage Windows tasks like navigating the interface with a mouse or touchscreen, connecting to the web, and troubleshooting problems and making quick fixes.

Assuming no prior knowledge of the software, Windows 10 For Dummies addresses the updates to Windows and shows you how to get things accomplished. Focusing on the features you'll go to again and again, this new edition of this bestselling tech book will have you quickly finding files, connecting to the Web, gathering your email and social accounts in one spot, managing apps, creating and managing accounts, using online tools, customizing your settings, and so much more—making you a Windows whiz in no time.

  • Helps you navigate the twists and turns of the updated Windows interface
  • Provides easy-to-follow answers to all of your Windows questions
  • Illustrates the new features of Windows 10
  • Quickly gets you up to speed on figuring out the changes to the latest version of Windows

Whether you're new to Windows or just looking to get up to speed on what's changed in its latest release, this is the only resource you'll need.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
Windows 10 Stuff Everybody Thinks
16
The Traditional Desktop
49
Bellying Up to the Taskbar 59 Shrinking windows to the taskbar and retrieving them 61 Switching to different tasks from the taskbars Jump Lists 62 ...
62
Basic Desktop Window Mechanics
73
Storage Internal External and in the Cloud
89
The Traditional Desktop 49 Chapter 4 Basic Desktop Window Mechanics 73 Chapter 5 Storage Internal External and in the Cloud 89 Part II Workin...
123
Playing with Programs Apps and Documents 125 Chapter 7 Finding the Lost
147
Sharing One Computer with Several People
265
Connecting Computers with a Network
281
Customizing Windows with the Control Panels 223 Chapter 13 Keeping Windows from Breaking 251 Chapter 14 Sharing One Computer with Sever...
295
Fiddling with Photos and Videos
321
Fiddling with Photos and Videos 321 Part VI Help
339
Moving from an Old PC to a New Windows 10 PC
367
The Case of the Broken Window 341 Chapter 19 Strange Messages What You Did Does Not Compute 357 Chapter 20 Moving from an Old PC to a ...
377
The Part of Tens
385

Getting Things Done on the Internet
175
Being Social Mail People and Calendar 195 Chapter 11 Safe Computing
213
Customizing and Upgrading Windows 10
221
Keeping Windows from Breaking
251
Ten or So Tips for Tablet and Laptop Owners
397
Index
405
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About the author (2015)

Andy Rathbone is the author of the bestselling "Windows For Dummies" books, as well as other titles in the "For Dummies" series. He was born in San Diego, California and attended San Diego State University. He majored in Comparative Literature, and graduated in 1986. He began freelancing for computer magazines shortly thereafter, and wrote the first edition of "Windows for Dummies" in 1992.

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