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Windows 10 For Dummies


Windows 10 For Dummies


4. Aufl.

von: Andy Rathbone

17,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 24.07.2020
ISBN/EAN: 9781119679387
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 464

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<p><b>Time-tested advice on Windows 10</b></p> <p><i>Windows 10 For Dummies </i>remains the #1 source for readers looking for advice on Windows 10. Expert author Andy Rathbone provides an easy-to-follow guidebook to understanding Windows 10 and getting things done based on his decades of experience as a Windows guru. </p> <p>Look inside to get a feel for the basics of the Windows interface, the Windows apps that help you get things done, ways to connect to the Internet at home or on the go, and steps for customizing your Windows 10 experience from the desktop wallpaper to how tightly you secure your computer.  </p> <p>• Manage user accounts</p> <p>• Customize the start menu</p> <p>• Find and manage your files</p> <p>• Connect to a printer wirelessly</p> <p>Revised to cover the latest round of Windows 10 updates, this trusted source for unleashing everything the operating system has to offer is your first and last stop for learning the basics of Windows!</p>
<p><b>Introduction 1</b></p> <p>About This Book 2</p> <p>How to Use This Book 3</p> <p>Touchscreen Owners Aren’t Left Out 4</p> <p>And What about You? 5</p> <p>Icons Used in This Book 5</p> <p>Beyond the Book 6</p> <p>Where to Go from Here 6</p> <p><b>Part 1: Windows 10 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know 7</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: What is Windows 10? 9</b></p> <p>What is Windows, and Why Are You Using It? 9</p> <p>What’s New in Windows 10? 12</p> <p>What’s So Different about Windows 10? 15</p> <p>Why Does Windows 10 Keep Changing? 16</p> <p>Can My Current PC Still Run Windows 10? 17</p> <p>The Different Flavors of Windows 10 18</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Starting with the Start Menu 19</b></p> <p>Being Welcomed to the World of Windows 20</p> <p>Understanding user accounts 22</p> <p>Keeping your account private and secure 23</p> <p>Signing up for a Microsoft account 26</p> <p>Figuring Out the Windows 10 Start Menu 27</p> <p>Toggling between Tablet and Desktop mode 30</p> <p>Launching a Start menu program or app 31</p> <p>Finding something on the Start menu 33</p> <p>Viewing, closing, or returning to apps 34</p> <p>Getting to know your free apps 35</p> <p>Adding or removing Start menu items 38</p> <p>Customizing the Start menu 39</p> <p>Exiting from Windows 44</p> <p>Temporarily leaving your computer 44</p> <p>Leaving your computer for the day 46</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: The Traditional Desktop 49</b></p> <p>Finding the Desktop and the Start Menu 50</p> <p>Working with the Desktop 51</p> <p>Launching apps with the Start menu 53</p> <p>Jazzing up the desktop’s background 54</p> <p>Toggling between Tablet mode and the desktop 56</p> <p>Dumpster diving in the Recycle Bin 58</p> <p>Bellying Up to the Taskbar 59</p> <p>Shrinking windows to the taskbar and retrieving them 61</p> <p>Switching to different tasks from the taskbar’s Jump Lists 62</p> <p>Clicking the taskbar’s sensitive areas 62</p> <p>Opening the Action Center 66</p> <p>Customizing the taskbar 67</p> <p>Setting Up Virtual Desktops 69</p> <p>Making Programs Easier to Find 72</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Basic Desktop Window Mechanics 75</b></p> <p>Dissecting a Typical Desktop Window 76</p> <p>Tugging on a window’s title bar 77</p> <p>Navigating folders with a window’s Address bar 79</p> <p>Finding commands on the Ribbon 80</p> <p>Quick shortcuts with the Navigation Pane 82</p> <p>Moving inside a window with its scroll bar 84</p> <p>Boring borders 85</p> <p>Maneuvering Windows around the Desktop 86</p> <p>Moving a window to the top of the pile 86</p> <p>Moving a window from here to there 87</p> <p>Making a window fill the whole desktop 87</p> <p>Closing a window 88</p> <p>Making a window bigger or smaller 88</p> <p>Placing two windows side by side 89</p> <p>Making windows open to the same darn size 90</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Storage: Internal, External, and in the Cloud 91</b></p> <p>Browsing the File Explorer File Cabinets 92</p> <p>Getting the Lowdown on Folders 96</p> <p>Peering into Your Drives, Folders, and Other Media 97</p> <p>Seeing the files on a drive 97</p> <p>Seeing what’s inside a folder 100</p> <p>Creating a New Folder 101</p> <p>Renaming a File or Folder 103</p> <p>Selecting Bunches of Files or Folders 104</p> <p>Getting Rid of a File or Folder 105</p> <p>Copying or Moving Files and Folders 106</p> <p>Seeing More Information about Files and Folders 108</p> <p>Writing to CDs and DVDs 111</p> <p>Buying the right kind of blank CDs and DVDs for burning 111</p> <p>Copying files to or from a CD or DVD 112</p> <p>Working with Flash Drives and Memory Cards 115</p> <p>OneDrive: Your Cubbyhole in the Clouds 116</p> <p>Setting up OneDrive 117</p> <p>Changing your OneDrive settings 120</p> <p>Opening and saving files from OneDrive 122</p> <p>Customizing OneDrive for different devices with OneDrive Files On Demand 123</p> <p>Accessing OneDrive from the Internet 126</p> <p><b>Part 2: Working with Programs, Apps, and Files 129</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Playing with Programs, Apps, and Documents 131</b></p> <p>Starting a Program or an App 132</p> <p>Opening a Document 134</p> <p>Saving a Document 136</p> <p>Choosing Which Program Should Open Which File 138</p> <p>Navigating the Microsoft Store 141</p> <p>Adding new apps from the Store app 142</p> <p>Uninstalling apps 145</p> <p>Taking the Lazy Way with a Desktop Shortcut 146</p> <p>Absolutely Essential Guide to Cutting, Copying, and Pasting 147</p> <p>The quick ’n’ dirty guide to cut ’n’ paste 148</p> <p>Selecting things to cut or copy 148</p> <p>Cutting or copying your selected goods 149</p> <p>Pasting information to another place 151</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Finding the Lost 153</b></p> <p>Finding Currently Running Apps and Programs 153</p> <p>Finding Lost Windows on the Desktop 155</p> <p>Locating a Missing App, Program, Setting, or File 156</p> <p>Searching with Cortana 159</p> <p>Asking Cortana questions 160</p> <p>Finding a Missing File inside a Folder 161</p> <p>Finding Lost Photos 164</p> <p>Finding Other Computers on a Network 164</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Printing and Scanning Your Work 167</b></p> <p>Printing from a Start Menu App 168</p> <p>Printing Your Masterpiece from the Desktop 170</p> <p>Adjusting how your work fits on the page 171</p> <p>Adjusting your printer’s settings 173</p> <p>Canceling a print job 175</p> <p>Printing a web page 176</p> <p>Troubleshooting your printer 178</p> <p>Scanning from the Start Menu 180</p> <p><b>Part 3: Getting Things Done on the Internet 183</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Cruising the Web 185</b></p> <p>What’s an ISP, and Why Do I Need One? 186</p> <p>Connecting Wirelessly to the Internet 187</p> <p>Browsing the Web with Microsoft Edge 190</p> <p>Moving from one web page to another 192</p> <p>Making Microsoft Edge open to your favorite site 193</p> <p>Revisiting favorite places 195</p> <p>Finding things on the Internet 196</p> <p>Finding More Information on a Website 197</p> <p>Saving Information from the Internet 198</p> <p>Saving a web page 198</p> <p>Saving text 199</p> <p>Saving a picture 199</p> <p>Downloading a program, song, or other type of file 200</p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Being Social: Mail, People, and Calendar 201</b></p> <p>Adding Your Accounts to Windows 202</p> <p>Understanding the Mail App 204</p> <p>Switching among the Mail app’s views, menus, and accounts 204</p> <p>Composing and sending an email 207</p> <p>Reading a received email 209</p> <p>Sending and receiving files through email 211</p> <p>Managing Your Contacts in the People App 213</p> <p>Adding contacts 215</p> <p>Deleting or editing contacts 216</p> <p>Managing Appointments in Calendar 217</p> <p><b>Chapter 11: Safe Computing 221</b></p> <p>Understanding Those Annoying Permission Messages 221</p> <p>Staying Safe with the New Windows Security Center 222</p> <p>Avoiding and removing viruses 224</p> <p>Avoiding phishing scams 226</p> <p>Setting up controls for children 228</p> <p><b>Part 4: Customizing and Upgrading Windows 10 233</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 12: Customizing Settings in Windows 235</b></p> <p>Finding the Right Switch 236</p> <p>Flipping Switches with the Windows Settings App 237</p> <p>System 238</p> <p>Devices (adjusting mice, keyboards, scanners, and other gadgets) 244</p> <p>Phone 248</p> <p>Network & Internet 250</p> <p>Personalization (changing your PC’s look and feel) 250</p> <p>Apps 255</p> <p>Accounts 256</p> <p>Time & Language 257</p> <p>Gaming 258</p> <p>Ease of Access 258</p> <p>Search 260</p> <p>Privacy 260</p> <p>Update & Security 261</p> <p><b>Chapter 13: Keeping Windows from Breaking 263</b></p> <p>Backing Up Your Computer with File History 264</p> <p>Finding Technical Information about Your Computer 268</p> <p>Freeing Up Space on Your Hard Drive 270</p> <p>Setting Up Devices That Don’t Work (Fiddling with Drivers) 272</p> <p><b>Chapter 14: Sharing One Computer with Several People 275</b></p> <p>Understanding User Accounts 276</p> <p>Changing or Adding User Accounts 277</p> <p>Adding an account for a family member or friend 278</p> <p>Changing existing accounts 282</p> <p>Switching Quickly between Users 283</p> <p>Changing a User Account’s Picture 285</p> <p>Setting Up Passwords and Security 287</p> <p>Signing in with Windows Hello 289</p> <p><b>Chapter 15: Connecting Computers with a Network 293</b></p> <p>Understanding a Network’s Parts 294</p> <p>Setting Up a Small Network 296</p> <p>Buying parts for a network 296</p> <p>Setting up a wireless router 297</p> <p>Setting up Windows computers to connect to a network 298</p> <p>Sharing Files with Your Networked Computers 300</p> <p>Setting your home network to private 300</p> <p>Sharing files and folders on your private network 303</p> <p>Accessing what others have shared 305</p> <p>Sharing a printer on the network 307</p> <p>Sharing with Nearby Sharing 307</p> <p>Turning on Nearby Sharing 308</p> <p>Sharing files with Nearby Sharing 309</p> <p><b>Part 5: Music, Photos, and Videos 311</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 16: Playing and Copying Music 313</b></p> <p>Playing Music with the Groove Music app 314</p> <p>Handing Music-Playing Chores Back to Windows Media Player 317</p> <p>Stocking the Windows Media Player Library 320</p> <p>Browsing Windows Media Player’s Libraries 323</p> <p>Playing Music Files in a Playlist 326</p> <p>Controlling Your Now Playing Items 327</p> <p>Playing CDs 329</p> <p>Playing DVDs 330</p> <p>Playing Videos and TV Shows 330</p> <p>Creating, Saving, and Editing Playlists 332</p> <p>Ripping (Copying) CDs to Your PC 333</p> <p>Burning (Creating) Music CDs 335</p> <p><b>Chapter 17: Fiddling with Photos (and Videos) 337</b></p> <p>Dumping Photos from a Phone or Camera to Your Computer 338</p> <p>Taking Photos with the Camera App 341</p> <p>Linking Your Phone with Your PC through the Your Phone App 343</p> <p>Viewing Photos with the Photos App 345</p> <p>Viewing your photo collection 346</p> <p>Viewing photo albums 349</p> <p>Viewing a slideshow 351</p> <p>Copying digital photos to a CD or DVD 352</p> <p><b>Part 6: Help! 355</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 18: The Case of the Broken Window 357</b></p> <p>Toggling between Tablet and Desktop Mode 358</p> <p>The Magic Fixes in Windows 359</p> <p>Resetting your computer 359</p> <p>Restoring backups with File History 363</p> <p>Windows Keeps Asking Me for Permission 367</p> <p>I Need to Retrieve Deleted Files 369</p> <p>I Need to Fix Broken Apps 369</p> <p>My Settings Are Messed Up 370</p> <p>I Forgot My Password 372</p> <p>My Computer is Frozen Solid 373</p> <p><b>Chapter 19: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute 375</b></p> <p>Add Your Microsoft Account 376</p> <p>Choose What Happens with This Device 376</p> <p>Did You Mean to Switch Apps? 377</p> <p>Do You Want to Allow This App to Make Changes to Your Device? 378</p> <p>Do You Want to Save Changes? 379</p> <p>How Do You Want to Open This? 379</p> <p>Threats Found 380</p> <p>How Do You Want to Open This File? 381</p> <p>We’re Not Allowed to Find You 382</p> <p>Reconnect Your Drive 382</p> <p>You Don’t Currently Have Permission to Access This Folder 383</p> <p><b>Chapter 20: Moving from an Old PC to a New Windows 10 PC 385</b></p> <p>Hiring a Third Party to Make the Move 386</p> <p>Buying Laplink’s PCmover program 386</p> <p>Visiting a repair shop 388</p> <p>Transferring Files Yourself 389</p> <p><b>Chapter 21: Help on the Windows Help System 393</b></p> <p>Getting Started with Windows 10 394</p> <p>Contacting Support 395</p> <p>Microsoft’s paid support options 396</p> <p>Microsoft’s free support options 396</p> <p><b>Part 7: The Part of Tens 401</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 22: Ten Things You’ll Hate about Windows 10 (and How to Fix Them) 403</b></p> <p>Windows 10 Keeps Changing! 403</p> <p>I Want to Avoid the Apps! 404</p> <p>Pruning apps from the Start menu and your PC 404</p> <p>Telling desktop programs, not apps, to open your files 406</p> <p>I Want to Avoid the Desktop! 407</p> <p>I Don’t Want a Microsoft Account 408</p> <p>Windows Makes Me Sign in All the Time 408</p> <p>The Taskbar Keeps Disappearing 409</p> <p>I Can’t Line Up Two Windows on the Screen 410</p> <p>It Won’t Let Me Do Something Unless I’m an Administrator! 411</p> <p>I Don’t Know What Version of Windows I Have 412</p> <p>My Print Screen Key Doesn’t Work 412</p> <p><b>Chapter 23: Ten or So Tips for Tablet and Laptop Owners 415</b></p> <p>Turning on Tablet Mode 416</p> <p>Switching to Airplane Mode 417</p> <p>Connecting to a New Wireless Internet Network 418</p> <p>Toggling Your Tablet’s Screen Rotation 419</p> <p>Adjusting to Different Locations 420</p> <p>Backing Up Your Laptop before Traveling 421</p> <p>Accessing the Mobility Center 422</p> <p>Turning Calculator into a Road Warrior Tool 422</p> <p>Index 425</p>
<p><b>Andy Rathbone</b> is a respected Windows guru whose expertise has been helping Windows users for more than 25 years. He is the author of all editions of <i>Windows For Dummies</i>, which has sold millions of copies and is the bestselling computer how-to book of all time. Andy answers Windows questions and shares insight at www.andyrathbone.com.
<ul> <li>Manage the Start menu and the Windows desktop</li> <li>Get to know the programs that come with Windows 10</li> <li>Discover troubleshooting tips and privacy tricks</li> </ul> <p><b>Must-have tips on the latest Windows updates</b> <p><i>Windows For Dummies</i> has been the go-to guide for quick and easy Windows help since the early 1990s. This edition offers the latest information on the most recent Windows 10 tweaks and updates. Learn your way around the Windows interface, explore the apps you can't live (or work) without, discover how to connect to the Internet from your home or when working remotely, prepare to lock your data up safely, customize Windows to suit your needs, and a whole lot more. <p><b>Inside...</b> <ul> <li>Manage user accounts</li> <li>Customize the Start menu</li> <li>Find and manage files</li> <li>Print without wires</li> <li>Send and receive email</li> <li>Work with photos</li> <li>Troubleshoot a sick computer</li> <li>Move to a Windows 10 tablet</li> </ul>

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