Windows 10 Tips, Tricks & Apps

148 Pages·2016·33.48 MB·English

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Tips, Tricks & Apps
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Welcome to
Windows 10
With Windows 10 Microsoft has created an OS that feels both
familiar and futuristic, yet has returned to the comfortable
familiarity of the pre-Windows 8 operating systems. From the return
of the Start menu to the introduction of the new Edge web browser,
Windows 10 is packed with brilliant features, abilities and apps that
aim to make your computing experience as integrated as possible.
But while Windows 10 is absolutely accessible to newcomers and
veterans alike, some of its more powerful and complex settings
and features may not be immediately apparent. That’s where this
new edition of Windows 10 Tips, Tricks & Apps comes in. In this
bookazine we will teach you to get the most out of Microsoft’s
built-in apps, how to download the Anniversary Update, how to
tweak the OS to fi t your needs, how to solve common hardware and
software issues and which of the thousands of apps available are
really worth your time.

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Contents
Everything you need to know about Windows 10
Complete guide Tips
8 Introducing Windows 10 30 Customise Windows 10 58 Keep informed
10 Welcome back to the desktop 36 Secure your PC 62 Stay entertained
11 Windows 10 FAQs 40 Increase productivity 68 Download new apps
12 What's new in Windows 10? 46 Get more from Cortana 72 Activate Tablet mode
14 Install or upgrade to Windows 10 50 Manage OneDrive 76 Troubleshooting
54 Browse with Edge
50 essential
16 Windows 10 tips
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6 Windows 10 Tips, Tricks & Apps
Tricks
82 Customise the Start menu in Windows 10 114 Master the advanced power settings
84 Use dictation and speech commands 116 Learn to defragment your hard disk
86 Control apps with Task Manager 118 Manage Windows 10’s Storage Spaces
88 Manage your printers and other devices 120 Boost Windows speed and get a better PC
90 Share over a homegroup network
92 Protect your PC with security software
94 Keep on top of your PC’s health
96 Solve problems with the Device Manager
98 Personalise Mail to suit your needs
100 Customise and improve Skype
102 Take great photos with the Camera app
104 Use Photos to create great image edits
106 Work with Microsoft Offi ce web apps
108 Make the most of the versatile OneNote
110 Make your Calendar easier to read
112 Compress your fi les and documents
Apps
124 Games
125 Social
126 Entertainment
127 Photography
128 Music & Video
129 Sport
130 Books & Reference
131 News & Weather
132 Health & Fitness
133 Food & Dining
134 Lifestyle
135 Shopping
136 Travel
137 Finance
138 Productivity
139 Tools
140 Security
141 Business
142 Education
143 Government
Windows 10 Tips, Tricks & Apps 7
INTRODUCING WINDOWS 10
88 WWiinnddoowwss 1100 TTiippss,, TTrriicckkss && AAppppss
INTRODUCING WINDOWS 10
Introducing
Windows 10
Get to know the latest and greatest version of
Windows that Microsoft has ever produced
W
indows 10 is the of Windows 7’s Start menu with the
brand new and most tiles of Windows 8’s Start screen.
exciting version If you like working with desktop
of Microsoft’s applications then that’s fine, and
operating system yet. It is you can continue to do so, but
designed for multiple devices, you can also use apps from the
including desktop computers, Windows Store. They run full screen
laptops, tablets, mobile phones and like Windows 8 or in a window like
hybrid devices, such as the Surface. Windows 7. It’s your choice and you
It is an impressive blend of old can stick with what you are most
and familiar features, and new and comfortable with.
interesting ones, and this means Apps are better than ever, and
that you will instantly feel at home many have been updated to take
whether you have used Windows 7 advantage of Windows 10, including
or 8, but there are also lots of great the Windows Store itself. This is now
new features to discover and use. a one-stop shop for everything you
An example of this can be seen need for your computer, tablet and
when browsing the internet. There is phone, including software, music,
the old and familiar Internet Explorer, movies and television shows. It is a
but also a new browser called brilliant resource.
Edge that is fast and packed with If you have an Xbox, you can sign
innovative and useful features that in to your account on a Windows
take it beyond the capabilities of the 10 PC, but if you don’t, you can still
previous browser. Edge is the future join in the fun and take photos and
of web browsing, but if you are not videos of games, follow friends,
quite ready to embrace it, there is and so on. Another nice feature of
still Internet Explorer. Windows 10 is that it can keep all
The Start screen that you may of your computers and devices in
have used in Windows 8 is still sync, so you can access your files
available, but there is also the new from anywhere. It’s Microsoft’s best
Start menu that combines the best operating system yet.
Windows 10 Tips, Tricks & Apps 9
INTRODUCING WINDOWS 10
Welcome
back to
the desktop
It is the best place for running both
modern apps and desktop software
Settings app
The new Settings app enables you to
customise Windows and configure a range of
options. It has a powerful search facility too
Desktop apps
Apps no longer run full screen and are in
resizeable windows like regular desktop
software. Bundled apps must be redesigned
Start menu
The Start screen has been replaced by the
Start menu, which has menus and tiles. Both
its size and content are easily customised
Action Centre
This icon in the taskbar opens the new Action
Centre, which has buttons to access common
functions, notifications and messages
T
he Windows desktop has been a feature apps found on tablets and mobile phones. Apps are The Windows Store is a fantastic place to find and
of the operating system since the earliest small, easy-to-use, lightweight programs that can install apps, but the desktop is great too, and there
days, and everyone loved it because there be fun, serious, entertaining or business-like. They are some superb applications for it. Windows 10
was so much great software for it. It was familiar ran full screen in Windows 8; the desktop was still blends the best of both worlds, and it makes it just
and easy to use, and whether you wanted to work as easy to install and run apps from the Windows
“Windows 10 starts
on your computer or just use it for entertainment, Store as it does desktop software. Equal priority
there was a desktop application that enabled you faster than ever and is given to both and you can run apps side by
to do it. side with desktop software in a way that was not
Everything changed with Windows 8; the Start it goes straight to the possible with previous versions. You are now able
menu was removed and the Start screen replaced to run your favourite apps and regular software on
new desktop”
it. Start was the first thing Windows users saw when the desktop.
the computer was switched on. It introduced the The Start menu is back too, but it is new and
Windows Store and the concept of apps, which there lurking behind a tile on the Start screen, but it different to the old one that Windows 7 users are
are a special type of software that is more like the was pushed into the background. used to. In some ways it is similar, and there is an
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