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by Guy Hart-Davis
Windows® 10 Tips and Tricks
About This E-Book
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents at a Glance
Table of Contents
About the Author
Dedication
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
Reader Services
Introduction
What Does This Book Cover?
What Do I Need to Know to Get Started?
1. Setting Up Windows
Starting the Installation
Choosing Between an Upgrade and a Custom Installation
Choosing the Drive and Partition for a Custom Installation
Making the Right Choices on the Setup Screens
Choosing Between Using Default Settings and Configuring Windows Manually
Choosing Personalization and Location Settings
Choosing Browser, Protection, Connectivity, and Error Reporting Settings
Working on the Who Owns This PC? Screen
Working on the Make It Yours Screen
Setting a PIN and Meeting Cortana
Working on the Create an Account for This PC Screen
Working in the Networks Pane
Signing In and Out of Windows
Locking Windows
Restarting Windows
Putting Your Computer to Sleep or into Hibernation
Configuring and Using Cortana
Configuring Cortana
Searching with Cortana
Shutting Down Your Computer
2. Navigating Windows Like a Pro
Using the Start Menu
Opening the Start Menu
Getting Around the Start Menu
Tweaking Your Input Devices
Adjusting the Mouse or Touchpad
Choosing the Right Pen and Touch Settings
Configuring Pen and Touch Input
Configuring Your Keyboard
Configuring Typing Settings
Configuring Your Language and Keyboard Layout
Setting Up Speech Recognition
Inputting Text
Inputting Text with a Hardware Keyboard
Inputting Text with the Touch Keyboard and the Handwriting Panel
Inputting Text via Speech Recognition
Resizing and Arranging Windows
Resizing and Closing Windows with the Command Buttons
Using Snap and Snap Assist
Arranging Windows Manually
Resizing, Arranging, and Closing Windows with Keyboard Shortcuts
Switching Among Open Windows
3. Connecting to Networks and the Internet
Connecting to a Wired Network
Connecting to a Wireless Network
Connecting to a Wireless Network That Broadcasts Its Name
Connecting to a Hidden Wireless Network
Disconnecting from and Reconnecting to Wireless Networks
Whitelisting Your Device on a Wi-Fi Network
Managing Your Network Connections
Using Airplane Mode and Turning Off Wireless Devices
Configuring IP Settings Manually
Connecting Through a Proxy Server
Prioritizing One Network Connection over Another
Bridging Two or More Network Connections
Improving Wireless Speed and Reliability
Forgetting a Wireless Network
Connecting Through a VPN
Setting Up a VPN Connection
Connecting via the VPN
Mapping a Drive to a Network Folder
Sharing Your Computer’s Internet Connection
Diagnosing and Repairing Network Problems
Determining Whether a Problem Has Occurred
Using the Troubleshoot Problems Feature
4. Connecting External Hardware
Connecting External Drives
Making the Physical Connection
Formatting a Drive
Configuring an External Drive for Better Performance
Ejecting an External Drive
Sorting Out Your Displays
Connecting a Display
Opening the Display Pane in Settings
Choosing Essential Display Settings
Choosing Advanced Display Settings
Using Virtual Desktops
Setting Up Your Printers
Connecting a Local Printer
Connecting a Network Printer
Configuring Your Printer
5. Customizing Windows to Suit Your Needs
Customizing the Start Menu
Choosing Which Categories of Items to Display on the Start Menu
Customizing the Start Menu Directly
Customizing the Taskbar
Moving and Resizing the Taskbar
Configuring the Taskbar’s Behavior
Putting the Apps You Need Most on the Taskbar
Making the Most of Taskbar Toolbars
Choosing Which Icons to Display in the Notification Area
Saving Time with Automatic Login—and Why You Shouldn’t
Making the Lock Screen Show the Information You Need
Displaying the Lock Screen Pane
Setting the Picture or Slideshow
Adding Apps to the Lock Screen for Quick Reference
Making the Recycle Bin Work the Way You Prefer
Telling Windows Which Notifications You Want to Receive
Opening the Notifications & Actions Pane
Choosing Essential Notifications Settings
6. Sorting Out Your Files, Folders, and Storage
Navigating File Explorer Quickly and Efficiently
Opening a File Explorer Window
Putting Useful Buttons on the Quick Access Toolbar
Using the File Menu
Finding Your Way Around the Ribbon
Customizing How File Explorer Looks and Works
Changing the Layout
Customizing the Quick Access View
Choosing How to Lay Out the Items
Sorting and Grouping Items
Choosing Which Items to Show and Which to Hide
Adjusting Folder and Search Options
Finding the Files and Folders You Need
Using Libraries and Folders the Smart Way
Coming to Grips with the Default Libraries
Creating a New Library
Including Folders in Your Library
Setting the Library’s Default Save Location and Public Save Location
Configuring the Library to Work Your Way
Restoring Your Default Libraries
Managing Your Storage
Seeing What’s Taking Up Space on Your Computer
Controlling Where Windows Saves Games, Apps, Music, and Other Items
Creating Pooled Storage with Storage Spaces
Understanding Simple Spaces, Mirror Spaces, and Parity Spaces
Creating a Storage Space
Using the Storage Space
Changing an Existing Storage Space
Deleting a Storage Space
7. Securing and Sharing Your Computer
Configuring Accounts for Practicality and Security
Setting Your Profile Picture
Connecting a Local Account to a Microsoft Account
Securing Your Account with a Password, Picture Password, PIN, or Windows Hello
Creating Accounts for Others
Tightening Your Computer’s Security
Locking Your Computer with a Startup Password
Setting Your Computer to Lock Automatically
Increasing Login Security with Secure Sign-In
Configuring User Account Control
Controlling Recent App Switching
Setting Up Assigned Access
Configuring Sharing
Sharing via a Homegroup
Using Advanced Sharing
8. Optimizing Your Computer’s Performance
Adding Memory If You Can
Turning Off Eye Candy to Boost Performance
Configuring the Paging File
Controlling Data Execution Prevention
Stopping Unnecessary Services
Turning Off Superfetch and Prefetch
Turning Off Superfetch
Turning Off Prefetch
Reducing the Number of Startup Items
Optimizing and Defragmenting Your Computer’s Hard Drive
Checking Free Space and Opening the Optimize Drives Window
Analyzing and Optimizing a Drive
Choosing Settings for Scheduled Optimization
Getting Rid of Useless Apps
Extending Runtime on the Battery
Setting a Sensible Power Plan
Using Airplane Mode and Turning Off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
Avoiding Power-Hungry Apps
Choosing Settings for Playing Games
9. Installing, Running, and Managing Apps
Getting the Apps You Need
Getting Apps from the Store
Getting and Installing Apps from Other Sources
Managing the Apps You’re Running
Closing an App That Stops Responding
Going Further with Other Actions in Task Manager
Removing Unwanted Apps
Setting the Default Apps You Need
Opening the Default Apps Pane in the Settings App
Choosing Your Default Apps
Choosing Default Apps by File Types or by Protocols
Choosing Default Apps by Apps
Opening a File in a Non-Default App and Changing the Default App
10. Enjoying Music, Photos, and Videos
Understanding Windows Media Player and Groove Music
Using Windows Media Player
Setting Up Windows Media Player to Protect Your Privacy
Navigating Windows Media Player
Adding Your Music to Windows Media Player
Playing Music with Windows Media Player
Syncing Music with Your Phone or Tablet
Importing Photos and Videos Using Windows Media Player
Sharing Media Libraries
Exploring the Groove Music App and the Groove Service
Getting Started with Groove Music
Adding Music to Your Groove Music Collection
Playing Music with Groove Music
Creating Playlists in Groove Music
Watching Videos and DVDs
11. Browsing the Internet Safely
Navigating Microsoft Edge Like a Pro
Viewing Pages
Working with Tabs and Windows
Browsing Fast with Page Prediction
Copying Text with Caret Browsing
Removing Distractions with Reading Mode
Browsing the Smart Way with Favorites
Returning to Pages You Viewed Earlier
Catching Up with Your Reading List
Annotating Web Pages with Web Note
Controlling Microsoft Edge with Keyboard Shortcuts
Configuring Microsoft Edge for Comfort and Security
Configuring General Settings
Configuring Essential Advanced Settings
Configuring Privacy and Services Settings
Clearing Your Browsing Data
12. Communicating via Email and Skype
Communicating via Email
Setting Up Your Email Accounts
Navigating in the Mail App
Configuring Your Email Accounts and the Mail App
Communicating via Skype
Getting the Skype App
Completing the Initial Setup Routine
Navigating the Skype Screen
Communicating via Skype
Configuring Skype to Work Your Way
Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts on the Hotkeys Screen
Choosing Options on the Accessibility Screen
Saving Your Configuration Changes
13. Updating and Troubleshooting Windows
Making Windows Update Work Your Way
Configuring Windows Update
Applying an Update
Backing Up Key Files with File History
Enabling File History
Using History to Restore Files
Resolving Issues in Action Center
Reviewing Security and Maintenance Issues
Creating and Using System Restore Points
Creating System Restore Points
Restoring Windows to a System Restore Point
Undoing a System Restore Operation
Solving Problems with the Recovery Tools
Accessing the Recovery Tools
Resetting Your PC
Going Back to an Earlier Build of Windows
Using the Advanced Startup Tools
14. Going Further with Advanced Moves
Working with Partitions
Examining the Partitions on Your Computer’s Drive
Shrinking a Partition
Creating a New Partition
Extending a Partition
Deleting a Partition
Running Multiple Operating Systems on Your Computer
Dual-Booting or Multi-Booting Windows with Another Operating System
Installing and Running Other Operating Systems with Hyper-V
Installing and Running Other Operating Systems with Third-Party Virtual-Machine Software
Making Advanced Changes by Editing the Registry
Opening Registry Editor and Navigating Its Interface
Understanding What’s What in the Registry
Backing Up and Restoring the Registry
An Example: Removing an App from the Open With Submenu in File Explorer
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