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<p><b>Introduction</b><b> 1</b></p> <p>About This Book 3</p> <p>Foolish Assumptions 4</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>Book 1: Starting Windows 10 7</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Windows 10 4 N00bs</b><b> 9</b></p> <p>Hardware and Software 12</p> <p>Why Do PCs Have to Run Windows? 12</p> <p>A Terminology Survival Kit 17</p> <p>What, Exactly, is the Web? 21</p> <p>Getting inside the Internet 22</p> <p>What is the World Wide Web? 24</p> <p>Who pays for all this stuff? 25</p> <p>Buying a Windows 10 Computer 26</p> <p>Inside the big box 29</p> <p>Inside a touch-sensitive tablet 32</p> <p>Screening 36</p> <p>Managing disks and drives 36</p> <p>Making PC connections 40</p> <p>Futzing with video, sound, and multitudinous media 44</p> <p>Ultrabooks and convertibles 46</p> <p>What’s Wrong with Windows 10? 46</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Windows 10 for the Experienced</b><b> 49</b></p> <p>If You Just Upgraded from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 50</p> <p>A Brief History of Windows 10 52</p> <p>Exploring the Versions of Windows 10 55</p> <p>The Different Kinds of Windows Programs, Er, Apps 56</p> <p>What’s New for the XP Crowd 60</p> <p>Improved performance 60</p> <p>Better video 62</p> <p>A genuinely better browser is emerging 63</p> <p>Cortana 63</p> <p>Other improvements 64</p> <p>What’s New for Windows 7 Users 65</p> <p>Getting the hang of the new Start menu 66</p> <p>Exploring new stuff in the old-fashioned desktop 68</p> <p>What’s New for Windows 8 and 8.1 Users 69</p> <p>What’s New for All of Windows 70</p> <p>The Start menu 70</p> <p>Microsoft Edge 71</p> <p>Search 73</p> <p>Cortana 74</p> <p>Virtual desktops and task view 75</p> <p>Security improvements 76</p> <p>Game mode and Xbox 77</p> <p>Other Windows 10 apps 78</p> <p>What you lose 79</p> <p>Do You Need Windows 10? 80</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Which Version?</b><b> 83</b></p> <p>Counting the Editions 84</p> <p>Buying the right version the first time 87</p> <p>Narrowing the choices 87</p> <p>Choosing 32 Bit versus 64 Bit 89</p> <p>Which Version of Windows Are You Running? 91</p> <p><b>Book 2: Personalizing Windows 95</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Getting Around in Windows</b><b> 97</b></p> <p>Windows’ New Beginnings 98</p> <p>A tale of two homes 99</p> <p>Switching to tablet mode and back 102</p> <p>Navigating around the Desktop 103</p> <p>Keying Keyboard Shortcuts 109</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Changing the Lock and Login Screens</b><b> 113</b></p> <p>Working with the Lock Screen 114</p> <p>Using your own picture 115</p> <p>Adding and removing apps on the lock screen 118</p> <p>Logging On Uniquely 120</p> <p>Using a picture password 120</p> <p>Creating a PIN 124</p> <p>Windows Hello 125</p> <p>Bypassing passwords and login 126</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Working with the Action/Notification Center</b><b> 127</b></p> <p>What is the Action Center? 128</p> <p>What, Exactly, is a Notification? 129</p> <p>Working with Notifications 131</p> <p>Working with Settings Shortcuts 133</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Controlling Users</b><b> 137</b></p> <p>Why You Need Separate User Accounts 138</p> <p>Choosing Account Types 139</p> <p>What’s a standard account? 139</p> <p>What’s an administrator account? 141</p> <p>Choosing between standard and administrator accounts 141</p> <p>What’s Good and Bad about Microsoft Accounts 143</p> <p>Adding Users 145</p> <p>Changing Accounts 148</p> <p>Changing other users’ settings 148</p> <p>Changing your own settings 153</p> <p>Switching Users 154</p> <p>The Changing Environment 154</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Microsoft Account: To Sync or Not to Sync?</b><b> 157</b></p> <p>What, Exactly, is a Microsoft Account? 158</p> <p>Deciding Whether You Want a Microsoft Account 159</p> <p>Setting Up a Microsoft Account 161</p> <p>Setting up a Hotmail/Outlook.com account 163</p> <p>Making any email address a Microsoft account 164</p> <p>Stop Using Your Microsoft Account 166</p> <p>Taking Care of Your Microsoft Account 167</p> <p>Controlling Sync 168</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Privacy Control</b><b> 171</b></p> <p>Why You Should Be Concerned 172</p> <p>Privacy Manifesto 174</p> <p>The past: Watson to WER 175</p> <p>Customer Experience Improvement Program 175</p> <p>Feedback & Diagnostics tab and DiagTrack 176</p> <p>Denial ain’t nuthin’ but a river 178</p> <p>Knowing What Connections Windows Prefers 179</p> <p>Controlling Location Tracking 180</p> <p>Blocking all location tracking 183</p> <p>Blocking location tracking in an app 184</p> <p>Minimizing Privacy Intrusion 185</p> <p><b>Book 3: Working on the Desktop 187</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Running Your Desktop from Start to Finish </b><b>189</b></p> <p>Tripping through Windows 10’s Three Personas 190</p> <p>Working with the Traditional Desktop 192</p> <p>Changing the background 193</p> <p>Cleaning up useless icons and programs 195</p> <p>Mousing with Your Mouse 196</p> <p>What’s up, dock? 197</p> <p>Changing the mouse 199</p> <p>Starting with the Start button 201</p> <p>Touching on the Taskbar 204</p> <p>Working with Files and Folders 205</p> <p>Using File Explorer 207</p> <p>Navigating 208</p> <p>Viewing 210</p> <p>Creating files and folders 211</p> <p>Modifying files and folders 212</p> <p>Showing filename extensions 212</p> <p>Sharing folders 215</p> <p>Using the \Public folder 216</p> <p>Recycling 218</p> <p>Creating Shortcuts 219</p> <p>Keying Keyboard Shortcuts 221</p> <p>Sleep: Perchance to Dream 222</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Personalizing the Start Menu </b><b>225</b></p> <p>Touring the Start Menu 226</p> <p>Modifying the Start Menu 228</p> <p>Changing your picture 229</p> <p>Manipulating the Most Used section 230</p> <p>Controlling the left-side lists 230</p> <p>Circumnavigating the Start apps list 233</p> <p>Resizing the Start Menu 235</p> <p>Changing Tiles on the Start Menu 236</p> <p>Organizing Your Start Menu Tiles 238</p> <p>Add, add, add your tiles 238</p> <p>Forming and naming your groups 239</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Personalizing the Desktop and Taskbar</b><b> 241</b></p> <p>Decking out the Desktop 242</p> <p>Resolving Desktop Resolution 247</p> <p>Setting the screen resolution 247</p> <p>Changing the size of text, apps, and other items 249</p> <p>Using magnification 250</p> <p>Putting Icons and Shortcuts on the Desktop 252</p> <p>Creating shortcuts 253</p> <p>Arranging icons on the desktop 255</p> <p>Tricking out the Taskbar 258</p> <p>Anatomy of the taskbar 259</p> <p>Jumping 259</p> <p>Changing the taskbar 261</p> <p>Working with the taskbar 263</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox</b><b> 265</b></p> <p>Which Browser is Best? 267</p> <p>Considering security 268</p> <p>Looking at privacy 269</p> <p>Picking a browser 270</p> <p>Setting a browser as your default 272</p> <p>Using Internet Explorer on the Desktop 274</p> <p>Navigating in IE 275</p> <p>Changing the home page 282</p> <p>Dealing with cookies 283</p> <p>Why you should stop using IE 285</p> <p>Customizing Firefox 286</p> <p>Installing Firefox 286</p> <p>Browsing privately in Firefox 288</p> <p>Bookmarking with the Fox 290</p> <p>Changing the default search engine 292</p> <p>Adding Firefox’s best add-ons 294</p> <p>Optimizing Google Chrome 295</p> <p>Installing Chrome 296</p> <p>Navigating in Chrome 297</p> <p>Searching on the Web 300</p> <p>Finding what you’re looking for 301</p> <p>Using Advanced Search 303</p> <p>Pulling out Google parlor tricks 305</p> <p>Referring to Internet Reference Tools 305</p> <p>Internet speed test 306</p> <p>DNSstuff 306</p> <p>Monitis Traceroute 307</p> <p>Down for everyone or just me? 308</p> <p>The Wayback Machine 308</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Hey, Cortana!</b><b> 309</b></p> <p>The Cortana Backstory 311</p> <p>Make Cortana Respond to “Hey, Cortana” 312</p> <p>Setting up Cortana 316</p> <p>Using Cortana Settings 317</p> <p>Useful or Fun Commands for Cortana 320</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Maintaining Your System</b><b> 323</b></p> <p>Rolling Back with the Three Rs 324</p> <p>Creating Password Reset Questions 326</p> <p>Establishing password security questions 327</p> <p>Using password recovery questions 329</p> <p>Making Windows Update Work 330</p> <p>Maintaining Drives 331</p> <p>What is formatting? 331</p> <p>Introducing hard-drive-maintenance tools 332</p> <p>Running an error check 332</p> <p>Defragmenting a drive 334</p> <p>Maintaining Solid-State Drives 335</p> <p>Zipping and Compressing 336</p> <p>Compressing with NTFS 338</p> <p>Zipping the easy way with compressed (zipped) folders 340</p> <p><b>Book 4: Using the Built-in Windows 10 Apps 343</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Using the Mail and Calendar Apps</b><b> 345</b></p> <p>Choosing a Mail/Calendar App 347</p> <p>Comparing email programs 348</p> <p>Comparing Calendar apps 352</p> <p>Choosing the right package 353</p> <p>Drilling Down on Windows 10 Mail 354</p> <p>Creating a new message 358</p> <p>Searching for email in the Mail app 361</p> <p>Mail Settings 361</p> <p>Adding a new email account 362</p> <p>Setting extra options 364</p> <p>Avoiding Calendar App Collisions 365</p> <p>Adding Calendar items 367</p> <p>Struggling with Calendar shortcomings 368</p> <p>Beyond Email 369</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Keeping Track of People</b><b> 371</b></p> <p>The Contact List in Windows 10 372</p> <p>Putting Contacts in the People App 373</p> <p>Adding accounts to People 373</p> <p>Editing a contact 377</p> <p>Adding people in People 379</p> <p>Putting a Contact on the Taskbar 380</p> <p>Alternatives to the Win10 People App 382</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Zooming the Photos App and Beyond</b><b> 385</b></p> <p>Discovering What the Windows 10 Photos App Can Do 386</p> <p>Touring Photos 386</p> <p>Editing Photos 389</p> <p>Setting Settings 392</p> <p>Adding Photos 394</p> <p>Importing Pictures from a Camera or an External Drive 394</p> <p>Working with Albums 395</p> <p>Storing and Managing Photos Online 395</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Noting OneNote</b><b> 401</b></p> <p>Getting Started in OneNote with or without a Pen 402</p> <p>Setting Up Notebooks, Sections, Pages 403</p> <p>Embellishing on a OneNote Page 407</p> <p>Sending to OneNote 409</p> <p>Setting Settings 411</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Maps, Music, Movies — and TV</b><b> 413</b></p> <p>Making Maps 414</p> <p>Basic map functions 414</p> <p>Navigating with the Maps app 417</p> <p>Taking a map offline 418</p> <p>Get Your Groove Music On 420</p> <p>Getting Your Music and Movies into the Apps 422</p> <p>Running around the Groove Music App 425</p> <p>Finding music and playlists 427</p> <p>Running around the Movies & TV App 428</p> <p><b>Book 5: Connecting with the Windows 10 Apps 431</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Introducing Edge</b><b> 433</b></p> <p>A Walk through Microsoft Edge 435</p> <p>Working with the Immersive Reader 439</p> <p>A Sampler of Edge Settings 440</p> <p>Adding Edge Extensions 445</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Using Skype in Windows 10</b><b> 449</b></p> <p>Signing Up with Skype 450</p> <p>Making First Contact 454</p> <p>Adding a Contact 455</p> <p>Settings 458</p> <p>Making Group Calls 459</p> <p>Recording Calls 460</p> <p>A Few Tips from Skype-ologists 461</p> <p>Exploring Skype Alternatives 463</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Navigating the Microsoft Store</b><b> 467</b></p> <p>Checking out What a Universal Windows App Can Do 469</p> <p>Browsing the Microsoft Store 472</p> <p>Searching the Microsoft Store 475</p> <p>Updating Your Microsoft Store Apps 476</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Games, Games, and Games</b><b> 479</b></p> <p>Searching the Store for Games 481</p> <p>Enabling Game Mode 483</p> <p>Using the Game Bar 484</p> <p>Testing Your Connection to Xbox Live Services 486</p> <p>Bringing Back the Classics 487</p> <p><b>Book 6: Socializing and Sharing from Windows 10 491</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Using OneDrive</b><b> 493</b></p> <p>What is OneDrive? 494</p> <p>Setting Up a OneDrive Account 496</p> <p>The Four States of OneDrive Data 498</p> <p>Changing the States of OneDrive Data 505</p> <p>Sharing OneDrive Files and Folders 506</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Getting Started with Facebook</b><b> 509</b></p> <p>Choosing a Facebook App 511</p> <p>Signing Up for a Facebook Account 512</p> <p>Choosing basic Facebook privacy settings 516</p> <p>Interpreting the Facebook interface lingo 520</p> <p>Building a Great Timeline 521</p> <p>Using the Facebook Apps for Windows 10 525</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Getting Started with Twitter</b><b> 527</b></p> <p>Understanding Twitter 528</p> <p>Setting Up a Twitter Account 532</p> <p>Tweeting for Beginners 536</p> <p>Beware hacking 536</p> <p>Using the @ sign and Reply 537</p> <p>Retweeting for fun and profit 538</p> <p>Direct Messaging 538</p> <p>Hooking Twitter into Windows 539</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Getting Started with LinkedIn</b><b> 541</b></p> <p>Signing Up for LinkedIn 542</p> <p>Using LinkedIn for Fun and Profit 546</p> <p><b>Book 7: Controlling Your System 549</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Settings, Settings, and More Settings</b><b> 551</b></p> <p>Introducing the Settings App 553</p> <p>Spelunking through the Control Panel 556</p> <p>Putting Shortcuts to Settings on Your Desktop 558</p> <p>God Mode 562</p> <p>Installing New Languages 563</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Troubleshooting and Getting Help</b><b> 565</b></p> <p>Troubleshooting the Easy Way 566</p> <p>Troubleshooting the Hard Way 567</p> <p>Tackling installation problems 567</p> <p>Problems with installing updates 571</p> <p>System Stability and Reliability Monitor 580</p> <p>Windows Sandbox 582</p> <p>Tricks to Using Windows Help 583</p> <p>The problem(s) with Windows Help 584</p> <p>Using different kinds of help 584</p> <p>How to Really Get Help 585</p> <p>Snapping and Recording Your Problems 588</p> <p>Taking snaps that snap 588</p> <p>Recording live 590</p> <p>Connecting to Remote Assistance 593</p> <p>Understanding the interaction 593</p> <p>Making the connection 594</p> <p>Limiting an invitation 598</p> <p>Troubleshooting Remote Assistance 599</p> <p>Getting Help Online 600</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Working with Libraries</b><b> 603</b></p> <p>Understanding Libraries 604</p> <p>Making Your Libraries Visible 604</p> <p>Working with Your Default Libraries 608</p> <p>Customizing Libraries 610</p> <p>Adding a folder to a library 611</p> <p>Changing a library’s default save location 613</p> <p>Creating Your Own Library 614</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Storing in Storage Spaces</b><b> 617</b></p> <p>Understanding the Virtualization of Storage 618</p> <p>Setting Up Storage Spaces 621</p> <p>Working with Storage Spaces 625</p> <p>Storage Space Strategies 626</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Taking Control of Updates and Upgrades</b><b> 627</b></p> <p>The Case Against Windows Automatic Update 628</p> <p>Terminology 101 629</p> <p>The Great Divide: Home versus Pro 631</p> <p>Keeping Your Windows 10 Machine Protected From Updates 632</p> <p>Postponing Windows 10 Updates 636</p> <p>Keep Up on the Problems 637</p> <p>Stopping Windows 10 Updates from Rebooting Your PC 638</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Running the Built-In Applications</b><b> 641</b></p> <p>Setting Alarms & Clock 642</p> <p>Getting Free Word Processing 645</p> <p>Running Notepad 645</p> <p>Writing with WordPad 647</p> <p>Taming the Character Map 650</p> <p>Calculating — Free 651</p> <p>Painting 653</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Working with Printers</b><b> 657</b></p> <p>Installing a Printer 658</p> <p>Attaching a local printer 659</p> <p>Connecting a network printer 661</p> <p>Using the Print Queue 663</p> <p>Displaying a print queue 663</p> <p>Pausing and resuming a print queue 664</p> <p>Pausing, restarting, and resuming a document 665</p> <p>Canceling a document 666</p> <p>Troubleshooting Printing 667</p> <p>Catching a Runaway Printer 669</p> <p><b>Book 8: Maintaining Windows 10 671</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: File History, Backup, Data Restore, and Sync</b><b> 673</b></p> <p>What Happened to the Windows 7 Backup? 674</p> <p>The Future of Reliable Storage is in the Cloud 674</p> <p>Backing Up and Restoring Files with File History 676</p> <p>Setting up File History 676</p> <p>Restoring data from File History 680</p> <p>Changing File History settings 683</p> <p>Storing to and through the Cloud 686</p> <p>Considering cloud storage privacy concerns 687</p> <p>Reaping the benefits of backup and storage in the cloud 688</p> <p>Choosing an online backup and sharing service 689</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: A Fresh Start: Restore and Reset</b><b> 693</b></p> <p>The Three R’s — and an SF and a GB 694</p> <p>Resetting Your PC 697</p> <p>Resetting Your PC to Factory Settings 701</p> <p>Starting Fresh 703</p> <p>Restoring to an Earlier Point 704</p> <p>Enabling System Protection 706</p> <p>Creating a restore point 706</p> <p>Rolling back to a restore point 708</p> <p>Entering the Windows Recovery Environment 710</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Monitoring Windows</b><b> 713</b></p> <p>Viewing Events 714</p> <p>Using Event Viewer 714</p> <p>Events worthy — and not worthy — of viewing 716</p> <p>Gauging System Reliability 718</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Using System Tools</b><b> 723</b></p> <p>Tasking Task Manager 724</p> <p>Task Manager Processes 726</p> <p>Task Manager Performance 727</p> <p>Task Manager App History 728</p> <p>Task Manager Startup and Autoruns 728</p> <p>Task Manager Details and Services 731</p> <p>Managing Startup Apps from Settings 732</p> <p>Installing a Second Hard Drive 733</p> <p>Running a Virtual Machine 736</p> <p><b>Book 9: Securing Windows 10 745</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Spies, Spams, and Scams Are Out to Get You</b><b> 747</b></p> <p>Understanding the Hazards — and the Hoaxes 748</p> <p>The primary infection vectors 749</p> <p>Zombies and botnets 751</p> <p>Phishing 754</p> <p>419 scams 758</p> <p>I’m from Microsoft, and I’m here to help 761</p> <p>0day exploits 762</p> <p>Staying Informed 763</p> <p>Relying on reliable sources 764</p> <p>Ditching the hoaxes 764</p> <p>Is My Computer Infected? 766</p> <p>Evaluating telltale signs 767</p> <p>Where did that message come from? 767</p> <p>What to do next 769</p> <p>Shunning scareware 771</p> <p>Getting Protected 773</p> <p>Protecting against malware 773</p> <p>Disabling Java and Flash 774</p> <p>Using your credit card safely online 775</p> <p>Defending your privacy 777</p> <p>Reducing spam 779</p> <p>Dealing with Data Breaches 781</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Fighting Viri and Scum</b><b> 785</b></p> <p>Basic Windows Security Do’s and Don’ts 786</p> <p>Making Sense of Malware 790</p> <p>Deciphering Browsers’ Inscrutable Warnings 793</p> <p>Chrome 793</p> <p>Firefox 795</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Running Built-In Security Programs</b><b> 797</b></p> <p>Working with Windows Security 798</p> <p>Adjusting Windows Security 800</p> <p>Running Windows Security manually 802</p> <p>Controlling Folder Access 804</p> <p>Judging SmartScreen 806</p> <p>Booting Securely with UEFI 810</p> <p>A brief history of BIOS 810</p> <p>How UEFI is different from/better than BIOS 811</p> <p>How Windows 10 uses UEFI 813</p> <p>Controlling User Account Control 813</p> <p>Poking at Windows Defender Firewall 816</p> <p>Understanding Firewall basic features 817</p> <p>Speaking your firewall’s lingo 818</p> <p>Peeking into your firewall 819</p> <p>Making inbound exceptions 820</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Top Security Helpers</b><b> 825</b></p> <p>Deciding about BitLocker 826</p> <p>Managing Your Passwords 829</p> <p>Using password managers 829</p> <p>Which is better: Online or in-hand? 830</p> <p>Rockin’ RoboForm 831</p> <p>Liking LastPass 832</p> <p>Keeping Your Other Programs Up to Date 834</p> <p>Blocking Java and Flash in Your Browser 835</p> <p>Fighting Back at Tough Scumware 838</p> <p>Securing Your Communication with PIA 839</p> <p>What’s a VPN? 840</p> <p>Setting up a VPN 841</p> <p><b>Book 10: Enhancing Windows 10 843</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Working Remotely with Windows 10</b><b> 845</b></p> <p>Enabling Remote Desktop Connections 846</p> <p>Connecting with Remote Desktop Connection 847</p> <p>Connecting a Second Monitor 849</p> <p>Installing a Webcam 851</p> <p>Adding Clocks to the Taskbar 852</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Using Android, iPhone, and Kindle with Windows 10</b><b> 855</b></p> <p>What, Exactly, is Android? 856</p> <p>Getting clear on Android 858</p> <p>Making Windows talk to your Android phone or tablet 858</p> <p>Linking an Android Smartphone to a PC 860</p> <p>Linking an iPhone to a PC 863</p> <p>Turning a Smartphone into a Webcam for Your PC 864</p> <p>Running iTunes on Windows — or Maybe Not 865</p> <p>Deciding whether to use iTunes for Windows 866</p> <p>Installing iTunes 868</p> <p>Setting up iTunes 869</p> <p>Moving files from Windows 10 to an iPhone 870</p> <p>Controlling Windows 10 from an iPhone or iPad 872</p> <p>Wrangling E-Book Files 873</p> <p>Introducing popular e-book formats 873</p> <p>Reading e-book files on your PC 874</p> <p>Organizing your e-book files with calibre 875</p> <p>Getting Media from Your PC to Your Kindle 878</p> <p>Emailing books from your PC to your Kindle 878</p> <p>Receiving emailed books from a friend 879</p> <p>Adding music to your Kindle 881</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Getting Started with Gmail, Google Apps, and Drive</b><b> 883</b></p> <p>Finding Alternatives to Windows with Google 884</p> <p>Setting Up Gmail 888</p> <p>Moving an Existing Account to Gmail 892</p> <p>Using the Google Apps 894</p> <p>Moving Your Domain to Google 898</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Using Web-Based Outlook.com (nee Hotmail) </b><b>903</b></p> <p>Getting Started with Outlook.com 904</p> <p>Bringing Some Sanity to Outlook.com Organization 909</p> <p>Handling Outlook.com Failures 911</p> <p>Importing Outlook.com Messages into Gmail 913</p> <p>Weighing the Alternatives 915</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Best Free Windows Add-Ons</b><b> 917</b></p> <p>Windows Apps You Absolutely Must Have 918</p> <p>File History 918</p> <p>VLC Media Player 919</p> <p>LastPass 920</p> <p>Recuva 921</p> <p>The Best of the Rest — All Free 922</p> <p>Nextpad (Notepad replacement) 922</p> <p>Ninite 923</p> <p>Revo Uninstaller 924</p> <p>Paint.net 925</p> <p>7-Zip 925</p> <p>qBittorrent 926</p> <p>Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or 927</p> <p>Other interesting free software 927</p> <p>You may not need to buy Microsoft Office 928</p> <p>Don’t Pay for Software You Don’t Need! 929</p> <p>Windows 10 has all the antivirus software you need 930</p> <p>Windows 10 doesn’t need a disk defragger 930</p> <p>Windows 10 doesn’t need a disk partitioner 930</p> <p>Windows 10 doesn’t need a Registry cleaner 931</p> <p>Windows 10 doesn’t need a backup program 931</p> <p>Don’t turn off services or hack your Registry 932</p> <p>Index 933                                                                                                                                </p>

<p><b>Woody Leonhard</b> was one of the first Microsoft Consulting Partners and Microsoft beta testers. His monthly Q&A columns in <i>ZD Smart Business</i> magazine have one million readers, and he has been honored with multiple Computer Press Awards.</p> <p><b>Ciprian Rusen</b> 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.</p>

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