Windows 10 Step by Step

Joan Lambert has worked closely with Microsoft technologies since 1986, and in the training and certification industry since 1997. As President and CEO of Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI), Joan guides the translation of technical information and requirements into useful, relevant, and measurable resources for people who are seeking certification of their computer skills or who simply want to get things done efficiently. Joan is the author or coauthor of more than three dozen books about Windows and Office (for Windows, Mac, and iPad), video-based training courses for SharePoint and OneNote, and three generations of Microsoft Office Specialist certification study guides. She provides certification development consulting services to software companies, universities, and certification vendors, and enjoys communicating about the benefits of technology at onsite training events. Joan is a Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Office Specialist Master (for all Office versions since Office 2007), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (for Windows and Windows Server), Microsoft Certified Technology Associate (for Windows), Microsoft Dynamics Specialist, and Microsoft Certified Trainer. Joan currently lives in a small town in Texas with her simply divine daughter, Trinity; an ever-growing menagerie of dogs, cats, and fish (and the occasional frog, lizard, or vole); and the DeLonghi Gran Dama super-automatic espresso machine that runs the house. Joan’s first publishing collaboration with her father, Steve, was the inclusion of her depiction of Robots in Love in one of his earliest books, Presentation Graphics on the Apple Macintosh. Steve Lambert started playing with computers in the mid-1970s. As computers evolved from wire-wrap and solder to consumer products, he evolved from hardware geek to programmer and writer. Steve has written or co-written more than 20 books on developing technologies, including Presentation Graphics on the Apple Macintosh, Creative Programming in Microsoft Basic, the CD-ROM The New Papyrus, and Internet Basics: Your Online Access to the Global Electronic Superhighway. Steve is also the author of Built by Anhalt, a biographical exploration into the life and architecture of the famed Seattle architect Fred Anhalt. Steve has specialized for many years in the conversion of content from one format to another, including projects such as the Microsoft Programmer’s Library in 1988 and the conversion of the 25-volume Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia for the initial Microsoft Encarta CD-ROM. He has created several content authoring and delivery systems, including those used by the Microsoft Mastering Series, the Quick Course Series, and numerous pubStudio titles that are published by Microsoft and several US government agencies. He is a strong advocate of good template design and of using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) automation to smooth out the conversion, assembly, formatting, and validation of content for delivery via print, ebook, or web.

Introduction   xi
Who this book is for   xi
What this book is (and isn’t) about   xi
The Step by Step approach   xii
Download the practice files   xii
Sidebar: Adapt procedures for your environment   xiv
Ebook edition   xv
Get support and give feedback   xv
Errata and support   xv
We want to hear from you   xv
Stay in touch   xv
Part 1: The Windows 10 environment
Chapter 1: Get started using Windows 10   3
Start a computing session   4
Sidebar: Use a Microsoft account or local account   4
Explore the desktop   9
Explore the taskbar   12
Sidebar: Hey, Cortana!   18
Explore the Start screen and Start menu   21
Explore computer settings   27
Update Windows system files   35
Manage content and app windows   37
Resize, hide, and close windows   37
Move and arrange windows   40
End a computing session   44
Skills review   46
Practice tasks   47
Chapter 2: Personalize your working environment   51
Configure the Start screen and Start menu   52
Set the Start screen size   53
Configure Start menu content   55
Manage Start screen tiles   58
Set the desktop background and system colors   64
Set the desktop background   65
Set an accent color   69
Configure the taskbar   73
Change taskbar appearance   73
Change taskbar behavior   78
Display and manage toolbars on the taskbar   80
Apply and manage themes   84
Skills review   91
Practice tasks   92
Chapter 3: Manage folders and files   97
Understand files, folders, and libraries   98
Folders   98
Libraries   100
Get to know File Explorer   102
Work with the standard ribbon tabs   105
Work with the tool tabs   109
Work with the Navigation And Search bar   111
Work with libraries   112
Change the File Explorer display options   117
Display and hide panes   117
Display different views of folders and files   118
Group folder content   122
Sort and filter folder content   124
Change folder options   126
Create and rename folders and files   129
Compress folders and files   130
Move and copy folders and files   132
Delete and recover folders and files   135
Sidebar: Recycle Bin size   137
Work with folder and file properties   138
View folder properties   138
Remove file properties   140
Find specific files   142
Windows Search   142
File Explorer Search   143
Skills review   145
Practice tasks   146
Chapter 4: Work with apps and notifications   151
Locate and start apps   152
Explore built-in apps   157
Productivity and information management apps   157
Web browsers   158
Media management apps   158
Live information apps   160
Accessories   161
Utilities for geeks   162
Install Store apps   163
Shop at the Windows Store   163
Manage your Store account and settings   166
Install, reinstall, and uninstall apps   171
Manage app shortcuts   175
Manage Start screen shortcuts   175
Sidebar: Touchscreen tile management   176
Sidebar: Manage apps from the taskbar   178
Manage taskbar shortcuts   180
Manage desktop shortcuts   181
Sidebar: Configure desktop system icons   187
Manage app startup   188
Manage app notifications   190
Skills review   195
Practice tasks   196
Chapter 5: Safely and efficiently browse the Internet   201
Sidebar: About Microsoft Edge   202
Display websites in Edge   203
Find, save, and share information   207
Manage Edge settings   214
Sidebar: Manage default apps   225
Sidebar: Anatomy of a website address   226
Configure browser security settings   228
Protect yourself from phishing and malicious sites   229
Block pop-up windows   231
Sidebar: Educate kids about online safety   233
Maintain browsing privacy   233
Troubleshoot browsing issues   235
Skills review   239
Practice tasks   240
Part 2: Devices and resources
Chapter 6: Manage peripheral devices   249
Understand peripheral devices   250
Peripheral device terminology   250
Install peripheral devices   251
Locate device information   252
Sidebar: Boost your memory   253
Display your desktop on multiple screens   256
Sidebar: Expand your portable computer with peripheral devices   263
Set up audio devices   264
Change the way your mouse works   271
Change the way your keyboard works   278
Manage printer connections   280
Skills review   287
Sidebar: Virtual printers   288
Practice tasks   289
Chapter 7: Manage network and storage resources   293
Manage network connections   294
Connect to a network   294
Sidebar: Network vs. Internet connections   296
Display information about networks and connections   300
Configure network connection security   305
Sidebar: Wireless network security   310
Troubleshoot network connections   312
Manage homegroup connections   316
Share files on your network   326
Skills review   337
Sidebar: Change the computer name   338
Practice tasks   340
Part 3: Behind the scenes
Chapter 8: Manage user accounts and settings   345
Understand user accounts and permissions   346
User profiles   347
User account permissions   348
Family accounts   349
User Account Control   350
Create and manage user accounts   353
Sidebar: Manage user accounts in the Computer Management console   355
Sidebar: Manage and monitor family safety settings   356
Create and manage family user accounts   357
Create and manage non-family user accounts   362
Manage settings for any user account   365
Manage account pictures and passwords   369
Customize your sign-in options   375
Skills review   382
Practice tasks   383
Chapter 9: Manage computer settings   385
Manage date and time settings   386
Manage regional and language settings   396
Sidebar: Install supplemental font features   403
Manage speech settings   408
Customize device display settings   413
Skills review   421
Practice tasks   422
Chapter 10: Manage power and access options   425
Configure power options   426
Sidebar: System power settings   434
Sidebar: Make your battery last longer   435
Customize the lock screen   436
Set the lock screen background   436
Display app status information on the lock screen   440
Sidebar: Configure a screen saver   442
Configure Windows accessibility features   444
High-contrast settings   447
Magnifier settings   449
Narrator and Audio Description settings   453
Keyboard and mouse settings   455
Skills review   458
Practice tasks   459
Chapter 11: Work more efficiently   463
Configure Quick Action buttons   464
Get assistance from Cortana   469
Initialize Cortana   470
Configure Cortana settings   474
Sidebar: Add reminders   478
Search your computer and the web   479
Search storage locations and the web   480
Manage Bing content filters   484
Manage File Explorer search processes   485
Specify default apps   489
Organize apps on multiple desktops   497
Monitor system tasks   501
Skills review   506
Practice tasks   507
Chapter 12: Protect your computer and data   511
Configure update options   512
Configure privacy settings   515
Restore computer functionality   519
Set and use restore points   519
Refresh or reset your computer   522
Back up data to OneDrive   524
Back up data by using File History   530
Back up and restore your system   535
Skills review   541
Sidebar: Two-factor authentication   542
Practice tasks   543

Appendix A: Install or upgrade to Windows 10   547
Appendix B: Keyboard shortcuts and touchscreen tips   559

Glossary   567
Index   583
About the authors   607