Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies

Dig into the ins and outs of Windows 10

Computer users have been "doing Windows" since the 1980s. That long run doesn't mean everyone knows the best-kept secrets of the globally ubiquitous operating system. Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition offers a deep guide for navigating the basics of Windows 10 and diving into more advanced features.

Authors and recognized Windows experts Ciprian Rusen and Woody Leonhard deliver a comprehensive and practical resource that provides the knowledge you need to operate Windows 10, along with a few shortcuts to make using a computer feel less like work.

This book teaches you all about the most important parts of Windows 10, including:

• Installing and starting a fresh Windows 10 installation

• Personalizing Windows 10

• Using Universal Apps in Windows 10

• How to control your system through the Control Panel in Windows 10

• Securing Windows 10 against a universe of threats

Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition is perfect for business users of Windows 10 who need to maximize their productivity and efficiency with the operating system. It also belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who hopes to improve their general Windows 10 literacy, from the complete novice to the power-user.

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Woody Leonhard was one of the first Microsoft Consulting Partners and Microsoft beta testers. His monthly Q&A columns in ZD Smart Business magazine have one million readers, and he has been honored with multiple Computer Press Awards. Ciprian Rusen is co-founder and chief editor of Digital Citizen, a tech-focused blog at digitalcitizen.life. He is also the author of a number of technology books on Windows, Microsoft Office, and other topics.

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Dig into the ins and outs of Windows 10

Computer users have been doing Windows since the 1980s. That long run doesn't mean everyone knows the best-kept secrets of the globally ubiquitous operating system. Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition offers a deep guide for navigating the basics of Windows 10 and diving into more advanced features.

Authors and recognized Windows experts Ciprian Rusen and Woody Leonhard deliver a comprehensive and practical resource that provides the knowledge you need to operate Windows 10, along with a few shortcuts to make using a computer feel less like work.

This book teaches you all about the most important parts of Windows 10, including:

• Installing and starting a fresh Windows 10 installation
• Personalizing Windows 10
• Using Universal Apps in Windows 10
• How to control your system through the Control Panel in Windows 10
• Securing Windows 10 against a universe of threats
  Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies, 4**th Edition is perfect for business users of Windows 10 who need to maximize their productivity and efficiency with the operating system. It also belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who hopes to improve their general Windows 10 literacy, from the complete novice to the power-user.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

About This Book 3

Foolish Assumptions 4

Icons Used in This Book 5

Beyond the Book 6

Where to Go from Here 6

Book 1: Starting Windows 10 7

Chapter 1: Windows 10 4 N00bs 9

Hardware and Software 12

Why Do PCs Have to Run Windows? 12

A Terminology Survival Kit 17

What, Exactly, is the Web? 21

Getting inside the Internet 22

What is the World Wide Web? 24

Who pays for all this stuff? 25

Buying a Windows 10 Computer 26

Inside the big box 29

Inside a touch-sensitive tablet 32

Screening 36

Managing disks and drives 36

Making PC connections 40

Futzing with video, sound, and multitudinous media 44

Ultrabooks and convertibles 46

What's Wrong with Windows 10? 46

Chapter 2: Windows 10 for the Experienced 49

If You Just Upgraded from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 50

A Brief History of Windows 10 52

Exploring the Versions of Windows 10 55

The Different Kinds of Windows Programs, Er, Apps 56

What's New for the XP Crowd 60

Improved performance 60

Better video 62

A genuinely better browser is emerging 63

Cortana 63

Other improvements 64

What's New for Windows 7 Users 65

Getting the hang of the new Start menu 66

Exploring new stuff in the old-fashioned desktop 68

What's New for Windows 8 and 8.1 Users 69

What's New for All of Windows 70

The Start menu 70

Microsoft Edge 71

Search 73

Cortana 74

Virtual desktops and task view 75

Security improvements 76

Game mode and Xbox 77

Other Windows 10 apps 78

What you lose 79

Do You Need Windows 10? 80

Chapter 3: Which Version? 83

Counting the Editions 84

Buying the right version the first time 87

Narrowing the choices 87

Choosing 32 Bit versus 64 Bit 89

Which Version of Windows Are You Running? 91

Book 2: Personalizing Windows 95

Chapter 1: Getting Around in Windows 97

Windows' New Beginnings 98

A tale of two homes 99

Switching to tablet mode and back 102

Navigating around the Desktop 103

Keying Keyboard Shortcuts 109

Chapter 2: Changing the Lock and Login Screens 113

Working with the Lock Screen 114

Using your own picture 115

Adding and removing apps on the lock screen 118

Logging On Uniquely 120

Using a picture password 120

Creating a PIN 124

Windows Hello 125

Bypassing passwords and login 126

Chapter 3: Working with the Action/Notification Center 127

What is the Action Center? 128

What, Exactly, is a Notification? 129

Working with Notifications 131

Working with Settings Shortcuts 133

Chapter 4: Controlling Users 137

Why You Need Separate User Accounts 138

Choosing Account Types 139

What's a standard account? 139

What's an administrator account? 141

Choosing between standard and administrator accounts 141

What's Good and Bad about Microsoft Accounts 143

Adding Users 145

Changing Accounts 148

Changing other users' settings 148

Changing your own settings 153

Switching Users 154

The Changing Environment 154

Chapter 5: Microsoft Account: To Sync or Not to Sync? 157 What, Exactly, is a Microsoft ...