Woody Leonhard - Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies

Windows® 10 All-in-One For Dummies®, 4th Edition

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020948872

ISBN 978-1-119-68057-4 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-68059-8 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-68058-1 (ebk)

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5 Book 1: Starting Windows 10 Chapter 1: Windows 10 4 N00bs Hardware and Software Why Do PCs Have to Run Windows? A Terminology Survival Kit What, Exactly, Is the Web? Buying a Windows 10 Computer What’s Wrong with Windows 10? Chapter 2: Windows 10 for the Experienced If You Just Upgraded from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 A Brief History of Windows 10 Exploring the Versions of Windows 10 The Different Kinds of Windows Programs, Er, Apps What’s New for the XP Crowd What’s New for Windows 7 Users What’s New for Windows 8 and 8.1 Users What’s New for All of Windows Do You Need Windows 10? Chapter 3: Which Version? Counting the Editions Choosing 32 Bit versus 64 Bit Which Version of Windows Are You Running?

6 Book 2: Personalizing Windows Chapter 1: Getting Around in Windows Windows’ New Beginnings Navigating around the Desktop Keying Keyboard Shortcuts Chapter 2: Changing the Lock and Login Screens Working with the Lock Screen Logging On Uniquely Chapter 3: Working with the Action/Notification Center What Is the Action Center? What, Exactly, Is a Notification? Working with Notifications Working with Settings Shortcuts Chapter 4: Controlling Users Why You Need Separate User Accounts Choosing Account Types What’s Good and Bad about Microsoft Accounts Adding Users Changing Accounts Switching Users The Changing Environment Chapter 5: Microsoft Account: To Sync or Not to Sync? What, Exactly, Is a Microsoft Account? Deciding Whether You Want a Microsoft Account Setting Up a Microsoft Account Stop Using Your Microsoft Account Taking Care of Your Microsoft Account Controlling Sync Chapter 6: Privacy Control Why You Should Be Concerned Privacy Manifesto Knowing What Connections Windows Prefers Controlling Location Tracking Minimizing Privacy Intrusion

7 Book 3: Working on the Desktop Chapter 1: Running Your Desktop from Start to Finish Tripping through Windows 10’s Three Personas Working with the Traditional Desktop Mousing with Your Mouse Starting with the Start button Touching on the Taskbar Working with Files and Folders Creating Shortcuts Keying Keyboard Shortcuts Sleep: Perchance to Dream Chapter 2: Personalizing the Start Menu Touring the Start Menu Modifying the Start Menu Resizing the Start Menu Changing Tiles on the Start Menu Organizing Your Start Menu Tiles Chapter 3: Personalizing the Desktop and Taskbar Decking out the Desktop Resolving Desktop Resolution Putting Icons and Shortcuts on the Desktop Tricking out the Taskbar Chapter 4: Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox Which Browser Is Best? Using Internet Explorer on the Desktop Optimizing Google Chrome Searching on the Web Referring to Internet Reference Tools Chapter 5: Hey, Cortana! The Cortana Backstory Make Cortana Respond to “Hey, Cortana” Setting up Cortana Using Cortana Settings Useful or Fun Commands for Cortana Chapter 6: Maintaining Your System Rolling Back with the Three Rs Creating Password Reset Questions Making Windows Update Work Maintaining Drives Maintaining Solid-State Drives Zipping and Compressing

8 Book 4: Using the Built-in Windows 10 Apps Chapter 1: Using the Mail and Calendar Apps Choosing a Mail/Calendar App Drilling Down on Windows 10 Mail Mail Settings Avoiding Calendar App Collisions Beyond Email Chapter 2: Keeping Track of People The Contact List in Windows 10 Putting Contacts in the People App Putting a Contact on the Taskbar Alternatives to the Win10 People App Chapter 3: Zooming the Photos App and Beyond Discovering What the Windows 10 Photos App Can Do Touring Photos Editing Photos Setting Settings Adding Photos Importing Pictures from a Camera or an External Drive Working with Albums Storing and Managing Photos Online Chapter 4: Noting OneNote Getting Started in OneNote with or without a Pen Setting Up Notebooks, Sections, Pages Embellishing on a OneNote Page Sending to OneNote Setting Settings Chapter 5: Maps, Music, Movies — and TV Making Maps Get Your Groove Music On Getting Your Music and Movies into the Apps Running around the Groove Music App Running around the Movies & TV App