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Index
Windows 10: The Missing Manual
The Missing Credits
About the Author
About the Creative Team
Acknowledgments
Introduction
What’s New in Windows 10
What Else Is New
The Editions of Windows 10
About This Book
System Requirements for Your Brain
About the Outline
About→These→Arrows
The Very Basics
Windows Defined
The Right Mouse Button Is King
There’s More Than One Way to Do Everything
You Can Use the Keyboard for Everything
The Search Box Is Fastest
About Shift-Clicking
You Could Spend a Lifetime Changing Properties
Every Piece of Hardware Requires Software
It’s Not Meant to Be Overwhelming
About MissingManuals.com
One. The Windows Desktop
1. Desktop & Start Menu
The Lock Screen
The Login Screen
The Desktop
Meet the Start Menu
Start Menu: The Left Side
[Your name]
Most Used
Recently Added
Important Places
All Apps
Folders
How to Customize the Left Side
Start Menu: The Right Side
How to Customize the Right Side
Make the right side bigger or smaller
Make the right side fill the screen
Move a tile
Resize a tile
Add new tiles
Make a tile stop blinking
Remove a tile
Group your tiles
Eliminate all tiles
Change the color
Turn off ads
Shutting Down
The Sleep/Shut Down/Restart Commands
Sleep
Restart
Shut down
Three Triggers for Sleep/Shut Down—and How to Change Them
Navigating the Start Menu by Keyboard
Use the Arrow Keys
Use the Search Box
Jump Lists in the Start Menu
Recently Opened Documents
The Secret Start Menu
2. File Explorer, Taskbar & Action Center
Universal Window Controls
Window Management
Sizing Windows
Maximized
Minimized
Restored
Moving a Window
Closing a Window
Hiding All Windows but One
Background Windows
Windows Snap—Now with Four Panes!
Split the screen into two windows
Split the screen into three or four windows
The Full-Height Window Trick
The Ribbon
File Tab
Home Tab
Share Tab
View Tab
Library Tools/Manage Tab
Music Tools/Play Tab
Picture Tools/Manage Tab
Tabucopia
File Explorer Window Controls
Address Bar
Components of the address bar
What to type into the address bar
Optional Window Panes
Preview Pane
Details Pane
Navigation Pane
Quick access list
OneDrive
This PC
Libraries
Network
Homegroup
Flippy arrows
Libraries
Working with Library Contents
Adding a Folder to an Existing Library
The fine print
Removing a Folder from a Library
Creating a New Library
Tags, Metadata, and Properties
Properties
Window Views
Immortalizing Your Tweaks
Sorting, Grouping, and Filtering
Sorting Files
Sorting in Details view
Sorting using the shortcut menu
Grouping
Filtering
Searching in a File Explorer Window
The “Folder Options” Options
General Tab
View Tab
Taskbar 2.0
Taskbar as App Switcher
Handy Window Miniatures
Full-Size Peeking
Button Groups
The Taskbar as App Launcher
Jump Lists in the Taskbar
Pinning to Jump Lists
Jump List Caveats
Jump List Settings
The System Tray (Notification Center)
Reinstating the Hidden Icons
Keyboard control
Three Ways to Get the Taskbar Out of Your Hair
Auto-Hiding the Taskbar
Changing the Taskbar’s Size
Moving the Taskbar to the Sides of the Screen
Taskbar Toolbars
Address Toolbar
Links Toolbar
Desktop Toolbar
Redesigning Your Toolbars
Build Your Own Toolbars
Notifications
The Silence of the Toast
Quiet Hours
Silence for good
Silence when you’re presenting
The Action Center
The Notifications List
The Quick Action Tiles
3. Organizing & Finding Your Files
The Search Box
The Taskbar Search Box
The “More Results” Window
File Explorer Window Searches
Search Options on the Ribbon
Limit by Size, Date, Rating, Tag, Author…
Special Search Codes
File-Explorer Results Menu Tips
The Search Index
Where Windows Looks
Adding New Places to the Index
Customizing Search
Search Settings
Folder Options
Indexing Options
Index Settings tab
File Types tab
The Folders of Windows 10
What’s in the Local Disk (C:) Window
PerfLogs
Program Files
Program Files (x86)
Users
Windows
Your Personal Folder
Selecting Icons
By Tapping or Clicking
By Typing
Checkbox Selection
Eliminating Double-Clicks
Life with Icons
Renaming Your Icons
Icon Properties
This PC (System Properties)
Disks
Data files
Folders
Program files
Changing Your Icons’ Icons
Standard Windows icons
Folder or shortcut icons
Shortcut Icons
Creating and Deleting Shortcuts
Unveiling a Shortcut’s True Identity
Shortcut Keyboard Triggers
Copying and Moving Folders and Files
Copying by Dragging Icons
The right-mouse-button trick
Dragging icons into the Navigation pane
Copying or Moving Files with the Ribbon
Copying with Copy and Paste
The Recycle Bin
Making the Recycle Bin Less Naggy
Restoring Deleted Files and Folders
Emptying the Recycle Bin
Auto-emptying the Recycle Bin
OneDrive
Putting Files onto the OneDrive
Offline Files
OneDrive.com
Fetch: Remote Access to Your Whole PC Back Home
Turn on Fetch
Access the PC back home
Sharing Files from OneDrive
Share a file or folder from the desktop
Share a file or folder from OneDrive.com
Compressing Files and Folders
NTFS Compression
Compressing files, folders, or disks
Zipped Folders
Creating zipped folders
Working with zipped folders
Burning CDs and DVDs from the Desktop
ISO Disk Images
4. Redesigning the Desktop
Wallpaper, Color, and Themes
Background (Wallpaper)
Colors
Themes
Advanced sound settings
Desktop icon settings
Mouse pointer settings
Pointer Options
Screensavers
Choosing a Screensaver
Turning Off the New Look
Turning Off Window Snapping and Shaking
Turning Off the Inch-Tall Taskbar
Turning Off All Those Glitzy Animations
Turn Off the Tiles in the Start Menu
Monitor Settings
Four Ways to Enlarge the Screen
Change the resolution
Enlarge just the type and graphics
Enlarge specific window elements
The Magnifier
Colors
Multiple Monitors
Customizing Your Displays
Life with Multiple Screens
Virtual Screens
Creating a Desktop
Switching Virtual Screens
Deleting a Desktop
5. Cortana, Your Voice Assistant
Setting Up Cortana
How to Use Cortana
Typing to Cortana
What to Say to Cortana
Open Apps
Open Settings Panels
Change Your Settings
Reminders
Calendar
Alarms
Clock
Weather
Stocks
Sports
Flights
Packages
Headlines
Movies
Email
Maps
Playing Music
Identifying Music
Math and Conversions
Definitions
Calling
Texting
Facts and Figures
Search the Web
When Things Go Wrong
Cortana’s Personality
Conversation starters
Conversation starters
Critters
The tech industry
Pop-culture references
Cortana and you
About You
About Cortana
Halo references
Cortana’s Cards—and the Notebook
Cortana Settings
Two. The Programs of Windows 10
6. Programs & Documents
Opening Programs
An (Unfortunately) Necessary Word on Windows 8 Apps
The App Switcher: Alt+Tab
Task View: The New Alt+Tab
Exiting Programs
When Programs Die: The Task Manager
Heat Map
The Other Tabs
Saving Documents
The Save Dialog Box
Saving into Your Documents Folder
Saving into Other Folders
Navigating the List by Keyboard
The File Format Drop-Down Menu
Closing Documents
The Open Dialog Box
Moving Data Between Documents
Cut, Copy, and Paste
Drag and Drop
Export/Import
Speech Recognition
Filename Extensions and File Associations
Displaying Filename Extensions
Hooking Up an Unknown File Type
Hooking Up a File Extension to a Different Program
Method 1: Start with the document
Method 2: Start with the program
Method 3: Start with the file type
Choosing Your Default Apps
Installing New Apps
Desktop Apps
Windows Store Apps
Navigating the store
Automatic updates
Uninstalling Software
Program Compatibility Modes
Compatibility Mode
Compatibility mode: The wizardy way
Compatibility mode: The manual way
7. Settings & Control Panel
The Settings App
Direct Access to Settings Pages
System
Display
Notifications & Actions
Apps & Features
Multitasking
Tablet Mode
Battery Saver
Power & Sleep
Save Locations
Offline Maps
Default Apps
About
Devices
Printers & Scanners
Connected Devices
Mouse & Touchpad
Typing
AutoPlay
Network & Internet
Airplane Mode
Data Usage
VPN
Dial-Up
Ethernet
Proxy
Personalization
Accounts
Time & Language
Date and Time
Region and Language
Speech
Ease of Access
Narrator, Magnifier
High Contrast
Closed Captions
Keyboard
Mouse
Other Options
Privacy
Update & Security
Windows Update
Windows Defender
Backup
Recovery
Activation
For Developers
The Control Panel
Many Roads to Control Panel
Control Panel Views
Category view
Large icons, Small icons
The Control Panel, Applet by Applet
Administrative Tools
AutoPlay
Backup and Restore Center
BitLocker Drive Encryption
Color Management
Credential Manager
Date and Time
Default Programs
Device Manager
Devices and Printers
Display
Ease of Access Center
File Explorer Options
File History
Fonts
HomeGroup
Indexing Options
Internet Options
Keyboard
Language
Mouse
Buttons tab
Pointers tab
Pointers Options tab
Wheel tab
Hardware tab
Network and Sharing Center
Personalization
Phone and Modem
Power Options
Programs and Features
Recovery
Region
Formats tab
Location tab
Administrative
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
Security and Maintenance
Sound
Playback and Recording tabs
Sounds tab
Communications tab
Speech Recognition
Sync Center
System
Taskbar and Navigation
Troubleshooting
User Accounts
Windows Defender
Windows Firewall
Windows Mobility Center
Work Folders
8. The Windows Starter Apps
The New, Unified Design of Apps
3D Builder
Alarms & Clock
Alarm Tab
World Clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Calculator
Calendar
Working with Views
Making an Appointment: Quick Way
Making an Appointment: Detailed Way
Inspecting an Event
Editing Events
Rescheduling Events
Deleting Events
What’s in the Left-Side Panel
Settings
Camera
The Camera Roll
Character Map
Command Prompt
Contact Support
Cortana
Games
Get Office, Get Skype
Get Started
Groove Music
Search
Albums, Artists, Songs
Radio
Explore
Now Playing
[Your name]
Settings ()
Playlists
Creating playlists
Editing, rearranging, and deleting playlists
Magnifier
Mail
Maps
Meet Maps
Streetside
Searching the Maps
Directions
Favorites
3D Cities
Math Input Panel
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Solitaire Collection
Money
Movies & TV
Music
Narrator
Touchscreen Basics
News
Customizing News
Notepad
Notepad Basics
About Word Wrap
On-Screen Keyboard
OneDrive
OneNote
Paint
People
Importing Addresses from Online Accounts
Creating Address Cards Manually
Editing an Address
Finding Someone
Linking Contacts
Phone Companion
Photos
Navigating Photos
Your Pictures Folder
Slurping in Photos from a Camera
Auto Albums
Playing with Photos
Zooming In, Zooming Out
Editing Photos: The Mini Photoshop
Basic fixes
Filters
Light
Color
Effects
Saving the editing
Slapping a Photo onto the Lock Screen or Desktop
Selecting Photos (to Share or Delete)
Selecting photos
Sharing selected photos
Remote Desktop Connection
Run
Settings
Skype
Snipping Tool
Sports
Steps Recorder
Sticky Notes
Creating Notes
Formatting Notes
Deleting Notes
Store
Voice Recorder
Weather
Windows Defender
Windows Fax and Scan
Windows Journal
Handwriting
Sketches
Exporting
Windows Media Player
Windows PowerShell
Windows Speech Recognition
WordPad
Using WordPad
Xbox
The Guided Tour
Game Streaming
Screenshots and Game DVR
XPS Viewer
Three. Windows Online
9. Getting Online
Connecting to a WiFi Hotspot
When You Can’t Get On
Commercial Hotspots
Memorized Hotspots
Wired Connections
Automatic Configuration
Manual Configuration
Tethering and Cellular Modems
Dial-Up Connections
Connection Management
WiFi Sense
Express Settings
Manual On-Off Switches
Sharing (or Unsharing) a Hotspot
10. The Edge Browser
The Start Page
The Address/Search Bar
Searching the Web
Adding Google
Entering an Address
Topside doodads
Window Controls
Tabbed Browsing
Shortcut-O-Rama
Favorites (Bookmarks)
The Favorites Bar
History List
Cortana Meets Edge
Mark Up Your Web Pages
Export as Web Note
Send to Your Fans
Exit
Tips for Better Surfing
Bigger Text, Smaller Text
Memorized Passwords & Forms
Online Photos
The Reading List
The Download Manager
Reader
Sharing Pages
Printing Pages
The Keyboard Shortcut Master List
11. Mail
Setting Up
The Amazing Expand-O-Window
Checking Email
What to Do with a Message
Filing or Deleting Batches of Messages
Message Folders
Moving Messages
Searching
Writing Messages
Account Options
Accounts
Options
Swipe actions
Signature
Automatic replies
Notifications
More Mail Settings
Background picture
Reading
Caret browsing
12. Security & Privacy
Windows Defender
Real-Time Protection
On-Demand Scanning
When Defender Strikes
Action Center
Windows Firewall
How It Works
Firewall Settings
Punching Through the Firewall
Advanced Firewall
Windows SmartScreen
Phine-Tuning the Philter
SmartScreen Web settings
SmartScreen app settings
Privacy and Cookies
Cookie Options
History: Erasing Your Tracks
The Pop-Up Blocker
Overriding the Pop-Up Block
Turning Off the Pop-Up Blocker
InPrivate Browsing
Do Not Track
Hotspot Security
Protect Your Home Wireless Network
Family Safety (Parental Controls)
Turn on Family Safety
Turning on Restrictions
Web Browsing
App, Game, and Movie Restrictions
Time Limits
Privacy from Your Apps
General
Location
Camera, Microphone, Contacts, Calendar…
Four. Hardware and Peripherals
13. Tablets, Laptops & Hybrids
Battery Saver
Battery Detective Work
For Hybrid PCs Only: Tablet Mode (Continuum)
Manual Tablet Mode
Auto-Tablet Mode
The Onscreen Keyboard
Keyboard Settings
Handwriting Recognition
Fixing mistakes
Fixing mistakes
Training Windows to Know Your Handwriting
Mobility Center
Offline Files and Sync Center
Windows To Go
Dialing In from the Road
Virtual Private Networking
Setting up your laptop
Connecting to the VPN
Changing your VPN settings
Remote Desktop
Setting up the host machine
Making the connection
Keyboard shortcuts for the hopelessly confused
Disconnecting
Fine-tuning Remote Desktop connections
14. Printing, Fonts & PDFs
Installing a Printer
USB Printers
The backup plan
The backup backup plan
Network Printers
The Devices and Printers Window
Printing
Printing from Windows Store Apps
Printing from Desktop Programs
Printing from the Desktop
Controlling Printouts
Fancy Printer Tricks
Sharing a Printer
Limiting Hours of Access
Add a Separator Page
Printer Troubleshooting
Fonts
Managing Your Fonts
PDF Files
Opening PDF Files
Creating PDF Files
Faxing
Scanning Documents
15. Hardware & Drivers
External Gadgets
USB Ports
Other Jacks
Connecting New Gadgets
Troubleshooting Newly Installed Gear
Driver Signing
The Device Manager
The Curse of the Yellow ! Badge
Duplicate devices
Resolving resource conflicts
Turning Components Off
Updating Drivers
Roll Back Driver
Five. PC Health
16. Maintenance, Speed & Troubleshooting
The Action Center
Windows Update
What to Do If an Update Glitches Your Computer
Prevent an Update from Reinstalling Itself
Delaying Updates (Pro Editions)
Installing Updates
Task Scheduler
Adding a Task
Editing Scheduled Tasks
Two Speed Boosts
SuperFetch
ReadyBoost
Resetting (Erasing) Your Computer
Reinstall Windows, Leave Your Files
Erase Your PC Down to Windows Itself
Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
Troubleshooting Tools
The Diary of Windows Crashes
Reliability Monitor
Startup Items Revealed
17. Backups & File History
System Images
Make the Image
Restore the Image
System Restore
About Restore Points
The System Protection Dialog Box
Creating a Manual Restore Point
Performing a System Restore
Turning System Restore Off
File History
Set Up File History
File History Options
Recovering Files
Browsing for the file
Ribbon rewinding
Searching for the file
The Properties dialog box
The USB Recovery Drive
Using Your Recovery Drive
18. The Disk Chapter
Storage View
Disk Cleanup
Disk Defragmenter
Defragging Settings
Hard Drive Checkups
Disk Management
Change a Drive Letter
Partition a New Drive
Creating a partition
Turn a Drive into a Folder
Storage Spaces
Dynamic Disks
Encrypting Files and Folders
Using EFS
EFS Rules
BitLocker Drive Encryption
Six. The Windows Network
19. Accounts (and Logging On)
Local Accounts vs. Microsoft Accounts
Accounts Central
The Types of Accounts
Administrator accounts
Standard accounts
Adding an Account
Adding a Family Member
Adding Someone Else
Editing an Account
Changing the Account Type
Changing Picture, Password, or Microsoft Account
Settings You Change Online
Seven Ways to Log In
Creating a Picture Password
The Four-Digit Passcode (PIN)
Face Recognition
Fingerprint, Iris
Eliminating the Password Requirement
No password required when waking
No password required, ever
After You’ve Logged On
You Get the Accounts Screen
You Zoom Straight to the Desktop
You Get the “Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to Begin” Message
The Forgotten Password Disk
Deleting Accounts
Disabling Accounts
The Guest Account
Fast User Switching
Authenticate Yourself: User Account Control
Three Advanced Features Worth Mentioning (Maybe)
Local Users & Groups
Profiles
NTFS Permissions: Protecting Your Stuff
20. Setting Up a Small Network
Kinds of Networks
Ethernet
Network hookups
Wireless Networks (WiFi or 802.11)
Other Kinds of Networks
Phone line networks
Power outlet networks
The Network and Sharing Center
Change adapter settings
Change adapter settings
Change advanced sharing settings
Links in the Main Window
Set up a new connection or network
Troubleshoot problems
21. Sharing Files on the Network
Two Ways to Share Files
HomeGroups
Creating a HomeGroup
Joining a HomeGroup
Tweaking a HomeGroup
How to Use Your HomeGroup
How to Share More Files and Folders
Leaving a HomeGroup
Editing the Shared HomeGroup Libraries
Sharing Any Folder
Advanced Folder Sharing—and Disk Sharing
Notes on File Sharing
Hiding Folders
Accessing Shared Folders
Extra Credit: Universal Naming Convention (UNC)
Mapping Shares to Drive Letters
Sharing a DVD Drive
On the Tablet or Thin Laptop
Corporate Networks
The Domain
Active Directory
Three Ways Life Is Different on a Domain
Logging on
Browsing the domain
Searching the domain
Seven. Appendixes
A. Installing & Upgrading to Windows 10
Before You Begin
Hardware Requirements
What You Have to Lose
The Free Upgrade
How to Upgrade to Windows 10
The Taskbar Method (The Get Windows 10 App)
The Flash-Drive Method
Create the flash drive
The Upgrade, Screen by Screen
Preparing for the Installation
Phase 1: Run the installer
Phase 2: Establish settings
Phase 3: Sign in
Phase 4: Set up OneDrive
Phase 5: A soft landing
The Clean Install
Jobs Number 1, 2, 3…
B. Where’d It Go?
C. Master List of Keyboard Shortcuts & Gestures
General Windows shortcuts
General Windows shortcuts
General Windows shortcuts
File Explorer
Taskbar
Virtual desktops
Managing windows
Languages and keyboard layouts
Inside apps
Edge browser
Photos app
Dialog boxes
Game bar
Ease of Access
Magnifier
Remote Desktop Connection
Touchscreen gestures
Tablet mode gestures
D. Colophon
Index
About the Author
Copyright
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