Windows 10: The Missing Manual

With Windows 8, Microsoft completely reimagined the graphical user interface for its operating system, which now runs on both desktop PCs and tablets, but the overhaul was not without hitches and its dueling UIs (one designed for touch, the other for keyboards and mice) created significant confusion for users. Windows 10 (a free update to users of Windows 8 or Windows 7) fixes a number of the problems introduced by the revolution in Windows 8 and offers plenty of new features along, such as the new Spartan web browser, Cortana voice-activated “personal assistant,” new universal apps (that run on tablet, phone, and computer), and more. But to really get the most out of the new operating system, you’re going to need a guide.

Thankfully, Windows 10: The Missing Manual will be there to help. Like its predecessors, this book from the founder of Yahoo Tech, previous New York Times columnist, bestselling author, and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue illuminates its subject with technical insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners, veteran standalone PC users, new tablet owners, and those who know their way around a network.

Table of Contents

Part One. The Windows Desktop
Chapter 1, Desktop & Start Menu
Chapter 2, File Explorer, Taskbar & Action Center
Chapter 3, Organizing & Finding Your Files
Chapter 4, Redesigning the Desktop
Chapter 5, Cortana, Your Voice Assistant

Part Two. The Programs of Windows 10
Chapter 6, Programs & Documents
Chapter 7, Settings & Control Panel
Chapter 8, The Windows Starter Apps

Part Three. Windows Online
Chapter 9, Getting Online
Chapter 10, The Edge Browser
Chapter 10, Mail
Chapter 12, Security & Privacy

Part Four. Hardware and Peripherals
Chapter 13, Tablets, Laptops & Hybrids
Chapter 14, Printing, Fonts & PDFs
Chapter 15, Hardware & Drivers

Part Five. PC Health
Chapter 16, Maintenance, Speed & Troubleshooting
Chapter 17, Backups & File History
Chapter 18, The Disk Chapter

Part Six. The Windows Network
Chapter 19, Accounts (and Logging On)
Chapter 20, Setting Up a Small Network
Chapter 21, Sharing Files on the Network