Windows 8 secrets : do what you never thought possible with Windows 8 and RT / Paul Thurrott, Rafael Rivera.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thurrott, Paul Alan.

Contributor:

Rivera, Rafael, 1985-

Series:

Secrets

Secrets ; v.160

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (554 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Other Title:

Windows eight secrets

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Tips, tricks, treats, and secrets revealed on Windows 8 Microsoft is introducing a major new release of its Windows operating system, Windows 8, and what better way for you to learn all the ins and outs than from two internationally recognized Windows experts and Microsoft insiders, authors Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera? They cut through the hype to get at useful information you'll not find anywhere else, including what role this new OS plays in a mobile and tablet world. Regardless of your level of knowledge, you'll discover little-known facts about how things work, what's ne

Contents:

Windows 8 Secrets; Contents; Read This First; Chapter 1: Choosing Windows 8 Versions, PCs and Devices, and Hardware; Picking a Windows 8 Product Edition; Picking a Windows 8 PC or Tablet; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing and Upgrading to Windows 8; That Was Then, This Is Now: How Setup Has Changed; Using the Windows 8 Web Installer; Advanced Setup: Using the Old-School Installer; Post-Setup: Now What?; Advanced Windows 8 Setup Configurations; Summary; Chapter 3: Metro: The New User Experience; Times They Are A-Changin': The New Windows Shell; Lock Screen: A New Way to Sign In

Start Screen: A New User Experience for Modern AppsUsing the System-Wide Metro User Experiences; Summary; Chapter 4: (Still) Alive and Kicking: The Windows Desktop; What's New on the Windows Desktop?; Where New Meets Old: Metro Features You Get in the Desktop, Too; Managing Files and Folders; Managing Classic Windows Applications; To the Cloud: Using the SkyDrive Desktop App; Summary; Chapter 5: Make It Yours: Personalizing Windows 8; Customizing Metro; Customizing Settings and Settings Sync; Customizing the Desktop; Power User Customization Tips and Tricks; Summary

Chapter 6: Windows Store: Finding, Acquiring, and Managing Your AppsWhat Is an App Store . . . and Why Does Windows 8 Need One?; First Rule of Windows Store: There Are Rules to Windows Store; Launching Windows Store; Using Windows Store; Configuring Accounts and Preferences; Summary; Chapter 7: Browsing the Web with Internet Explorer 10; Two Browsers, One Brain: Understanding Internet Explorer 10; Internet Explorer 10 for Metro; Using the Desktop Version of Internet Explorer 10; Configuring IE 10 Desktop; Where IE Metro and Desktop Meet...and Don't; IE 10 and Default Browser Selection

SummaryChapter 8: Get It Done with Windows 8's Productivity Apps; A Note About the Windows Productivity Apps and Your Microsoft Account; People; Mail; Calendar; Messaging; SkyDrive; Windows Reader; The Bing Apps; Microsoft Office Comes to Windows . . . Sort Of; Summary; Chapter 9: Relaxing with Windows 8's Photo and Entertainment Apps; A Note About the Windows 8 Entertainment Apps and Your Microsoft Account; Enjoying Photos; Buying, Managing, and Playing Music; Buying, Managing, and Playing Movies and TV Shows; Summary; Chapter 10: Xbox Games with Windows 8; Games and the Metro Environment

Finding and Acquiring Games for Windows 8Finding and Acquiring Desktop Games; Xbox LIVE and Windows 8; Summary; Chapter 11: Storage, Backup, and Recovery; Storage Basics: NTFS Today, ReFS Tomorrow; Storage Spaces; File History; Using the Windows 8 Recovery Tools; Accessing System Image Backup and Recovery Functionality with Windows Backup; What's Missing: Cloud Backup; Summary; Chapter 12: Accounts and Security; User Accounts; Security and Windows 8: Keeping Your PC Safe; Summary; Chapter 13: Networking and Connectivity; What Was Old Is New Again

Connecting to and Managing Wired and Wireless Networks

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613904881

9781118237694

1118237692

9781283592437

1283592436

9781118228296

1118228294

OCLC:

815954824