{"product_id":"windows-10-fast-start-smart-brain-training-solutions-9781515195030","title":"Windows 10 Fast Start: A Quick Start Guide for Windows 10","description":"Your 100-page quick start guide for Windows 10! Smart Brain books are written by William Stanek, who has written numerous bestselling Windows books for Microsoft, O'Reilly and other publishers. \u003cp\u003eGet this Fast Start guide to learn Windows 10 quickly. Windows 10 is more customizable than any earlier release of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Powerful new features and options combined with traditional favorites allow you to work in new ways. You can perform tasks more efficiently, and you can optimize and customize the operating system in many ways. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching you how to make Windows 10 work the way you want it to is what this book is all about. If you were moving in to a house, apartment, or dorm room, you would want to make the space your own. We do the same with just about everything in our lives, yet surprisingly few people take the time to make their virtual space their own, which can make using a computer a frustrating experience. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the ways to make Windows 10 your own is to customize the interface. In any operating system, the interface is everything that connects you to your computer and its basic elements, including the desktop, the menu system, and the taskbar. The way these essential elements look depends on appearance settings. The way they behave depends on customization settings associated with your user account. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. Kicking the Tires7\u003cbr\u003eUsing Touchscreens7 \u003cbr\u003eGetting Signed In8 \u003cbr\u003eEntering and Exiting Tablet Mode10 \u003cbr\u003e2. Navigating the Accounts Maze13 \u003cbr\u003eLocal and Domain Accounts13 \u003cbr\u003eAccessing Business Networks14 \u003cbr\u003e3. Making the Most of Your Desktop Space17 \u003cbr\u003eCortana \u0026amp; Search19 \u003cbr\u003eTask View \u0026amp; Changing Desktops22 \u003cbr\u003e4. Meet the New Start Menu25 \u003cbr\u003eNew Tricks for an Old Dog26 \u003cbr\u003eMore, More, More27 \u003cbr\u003e5. Conquering the Kangaroos29 \u003cbr\u003eOptimizing Interface Performance29 \u003cbr\u003eMastering Desktop Essentials32 \u003cbr\u003eStretching the Desktop37 \u003cbr\u003eReady to Ditch Snap?41 \u003cbr\u003e6. Making the Start Menu Your B*tch43 \u003cbr\u003ePinning Apps and Using Full-Screen Mode45 \u003cbr\u003eCreating Sections47 \u003cbr\u003eResizing and Reorganizing Tiles48 \u003cbr\u003eCustomizing the Most Used and Recently Added Lists49 \u003cbr\u003e7. Making the Taskbar Dance51 \u003cbr\u003ePutting the Taskbar Where You Want It51 \u003cbr\u003eCustomizing Taskbar Appearance53 \u003cbr\u003ePinning Programs to the Taskbar55 \u003cbr\u003eUsing Flip Views and Jump Lists56 \u003cbr\u003e8. Customizing Backgrounds59 \u003cbr\u003eUsing Pictures for Backgrounds61 \u003cbr\u003eUsing Solid Colors for Backgrounds62 \u003cbr\u003eUsing Slideshow Backgrounds62 \u003cbr\u003e9. Customizing Lock Screens65 \u003cbr\u003eUsing Pictures on the Lock Screen67 \u003cbr\u003eUsing Slideshows on the Lock Screen67 \u003cbr\u003eConfiguring Notifications on the Lock Screen69 \u003cbr\u003e10. Customizing User Accounts71 \u003cbr\u003eChanging Account Pictures71 \u003cbr\u003eChanging Account Types72 \u003cbr\u003eChanging and Recovering Your Password73 \u003cbr\u003e11. Exploring Your Computer in New Ways75 \u003cbr\u003eGetting There75 \u003cbr\u003eGetting It Done77 \u003cbr\u003eManaging Access History80 \u003cbr\u003e12. Zeroing in on Apps83 \u003cbr\u003eGetting Your Apps83 \u003cbr\u003eConnecting Your Account to the Store84 \u003cbr\u003eFinding and Installing Your Apps87 \u003cbr\u003eManaging Currently Running Apps, Programs and Processes89 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eClick Look Inside and discover this hands-on computer handbook. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Now button. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWant something for your laptop, tablet, desktop or smart phone? 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