Easy Windows 10: (Easy)

Visual, step-by-step hands-on tutorials for the most common tasks a user needs to perform. Updated for the 2017 Spring and Fall Creator releases of Windows 10.    See it done. Do it yourself. It’s that Easy! Easy Windows 10 teaches you the fundamentals to help you get the most from Windows 10. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through each task, building the skills you need to perform the most common tasks with Windows. No need to feel intimidated; we’ll hold your hand every step of the way. Learn how to… • Use the improved Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Start menu in Desktop and Tablet mode versions • Discover exciting new 3D and mixed reality apps • Share your wireless Internet connection with smartphones, tablets, and PCs • Use Cortana with more apps and new Cortana-enabled speakers • Use the new OneDrive Files on Demand feature for easy access to files stored in the cloud • Use Windows Ink to enhance your photos and make map directions more powerful • Touchscreen, keyboard, or mouse—use Windows 10 your way!

Table of Contents:
Introduction     xix Chapter 1  What’s New and Improved in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update     2 Do More with Pictures and Videos in Photos     4 Pick Up Where I Left Off     6 People Timeline and Pinning     7 Manage Files with One Drive Files on Demand     8 Experience Mixed Reality     9 Game Broadcasting     10 Explore Cortana’s New Powers     11 Get Creative with Paint 3D     12 Stay Safe with Windows Defender Security Center     13 Use Windows Ink with Maps     14 Edge Tab Preview Bar     15 Chapter 2  Upgrading to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update     16 Determining the Upgrade You Need in Windows 7     18 Determining the Upgrade You Need with Windows 8.1     20 Installing the Upgrade with the Media Creation Tool     22 Updating Windows 10 to the Fall Creators Update     28 Chapter 3  Logging In, Starting Up, and Shutting Down Windows 10 Fall Creators Update with a Touchscreen     30 Logging in with a Touchscreen     32 Working with the Start, Pinned Tiles, and All Apps Menus in Tablet Mode     34 Enabling Tablet Mode     36 Starting and Closing a Universal or Modern UI App     37 Locking Your PC     38 Choosing Sleep, Shut Down, or Restart     39 Switching to a Touch Keyboard and Entering Emojis     40 Using Handwriting Recognition     42 Using Voice Recognition     43 Chapter 4  Logging in to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Customizing the Start Menu     44 Logging in to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update     46 Using the Start Menu     48 Using Keyboard Shortcuts     49 Resizing Tiles on the Start Menu     50 Changing Tile Positions on the Start Menu     51 Removing an App from the Start Menu     52 Locking Your System     53 Choosing Sleep, Shut Down, or Restart     54 Chapter 5  Using Cortana Search     56 First-Time Setup     58 Searching with Cortana     59 Voice Searches with Cortana     60 Starting Apps with Cortana     61 Discovering More Cortana Searches     62 Searching for Files, Apps, and Settings     64 Using “Pick Up Where I Left Off ”     66 Customizing Talk To Cortana     68 Using Cortana Notebook     70 Creating a Reminder     72 Disabling Cortana’s Digital Assistant Features     76 Chapter 6  Running Apps     78 Finding Apps on the Start Menu (Desktop Mode)     80 Finding Apps in Tablet Mode     81 Starting an App in Desktop Mode     82 Starting an App in Tablet Mode     84 Opening a File from within an App     86 Maximizing and Restoring an App Window     87 Starting an App from Search     88 Switching Between Apps with the Taskbar (Desktop Mode)     89 Switching Between Apps with a Touchscreen     90 Switching Between Apps with the Keyboard     91 Saving Your File     92 Resizing an App Window     94 Making the Desktop Visible with Windows Peek     95 Using Desktop Shortcuts     96 Adding an App to the Taskbar     98 Working with Taskbar Jump Lists     99 Snapping and Closing an App Window     100 Chapter 7  Web Browsing with Microsoft Edge     102 Starting Microsoft Edge     104 Entering a Website Address (URL)     105 Working with Tabs     106 Using Tab Previews     107 Adding Tabs to the Taskbar     108 Opening a Link     109 Setting Your Home Page     110 Configuring the New Tab Page     111 Switching to/from Full Screen View     112 Swiping Backward and Forward     113 Using Cortana in Microsoft Edge     114 Copying and Pasting a Link     115 Using Zoom     116 Using Reading View     118 Printing or Creating a PDF of a Web Page     119 Adding a Web Page as a Favorite     120 Viewing and Opening Favorites     121 Reading EPUB Ebooks     122 Reading PDFs     123 Adding Tabs to Favorites from the Right-Click Menu     124 Opening Apps from Edge     125 Installing Browser Extensions in Edge     126 Managing Browser Extensions in Edge     128 Using the Web Notes Text Tool     130 Using Downloads     132 Setting Browser Privacy, Services, and Platform Controls     134 Chapter 8  Groove Music     138 Starting the Groove Music App     140 Viewing and Playback Options for Your Music Collection     142 Creating a Playlist     144 Playing a Playlist     148 Selecting Music Folders     149 Searching for Music     150 Signing Up for Spotify     152 Chapter 9  Taking, Editing, and Sharing Photos and Videos     156 Starting the Camera App     158 Selecting Camera Settings     159 Using Video Mode     160 Changing Camera App Settings     162 Using the Photos App: Collections     164 Using the Photos App: Creation and Video Remix     168 Using the Photos App: Folders     170 Selecting Photo Options     171 Cropping Your Photo     172 Using the Enhance Menu     173 Using the Adjust Menu and Saving Changes     174 Trimming Your Video     176 Adding Slow-Motion Effects to Your Video     178 Chapter 10  Enjoying Videos, TV, and Movies     180 Finding Your Videos     182 Adding a Location to Look for Videos     186 Playing a Video     188 Playing a Video in Mini View     190 Casting Video to a Device     191 Buying or Renting a Movie or TV Show     192 Playing 3D Videos     196 Using Search to Find Local and Microsoft Store Media     198 Viewing and Changing Movies & TV Settings     199 Chapter 11  Connecting with Friends     200 Using the People App     202 Adding People to Your Taskbar     204 Adding a Picture to Your Contact     205 Connecting to Facebook with the Facebook App     206 Starting Mail     208 Adding an Email Account     210 Composing and Sending an Email Message     212 Reading and Replying to Messages     214 Forwarding Messages     216 Deleting Messages     217 Flagging Messages     218 Creating an Email Signature     220 Using the Calendar App     222 Scheduling an Appointment with Calendar     224 Scheduling an All-Day Event     226 Scheduling a Recurring Appointment     227 Setting an Appointment Reminder     228 Hiding and Displaying Calendar’s Folders Pane     229 Starting Skype     230 Adding Contacts with Skype     233 Accepting a Skype Contact     234 Text Messaging with Skype     235 Placing a Video Call with Skype     236 Receiving a Call with Skype     238 Chapter 12  News, Weather, Sports, Maps, and Money     240 Starting the News App     242 Using the News App     243 Customizing News     244 Starting the Weather App     246 Adding Locations to Weather     248 Starting Maps     250 Getting Directions     252 Using Ink with Maps     254 Using the Money App     256 Using the Sports App     258 Chapter 13  Using Windows Ink     260 Opening the Windows Ink Workspace     262 Creating a Sticky Note     263 Creating a Reminder Using Sticky Notes     264 Deleting a Sticky Note     266 Configuring Sticky Notes     267 Getting Started with Sketchpad     268 Editing and Saving with Sketchpad     270 Sharing with Sketchpad     272 Using Screen Sketch     273 Using Windows Ink with Other Apps     275 Chapter 14  Storing and Finding Your Files     278 Opening File Explorer     280 Using the View Tab     282 Using Copy To     284 Renaming Files     286 Selecting Files     287 Deleting Files     288 Retrieving Files from the Recycle Bin     289 Moving Files or Folders     290 Dealing with Filename Conflicts     292 Creating Zip Files with the Share Tab     294 Syncing Files with OneDrive     296 Using OneDrive Files on Demand     298 Configuring OneDrive     300 Chapter 15  Discovering and Using Windows 10 FCU’s Tools and Accessories     302 Finding Accessories and Tools in Tablet Mode     304 Setting Alarms with the Alarms & Clock App     306 Calculating Dates with Calculator     310 Using Paint 3D     312 Using Mixed Reality Viewer     316 Using Print 3D     320 Chapter 16  Using the Microsoft Store     324 Going to the Store     326 Searching for Apps by Name     327 Installing an App     328 Uninstalling an App from the Start Screen     330 Rating an App     331 Chapter 17  Gaming     332 Getting Started with Microsoft Solitaire Collection     334 Customizing Your Cards     338 Getting More Games, Having More Fun     342 Finding Games with the Store App     344 Using the Game Bar     346 Creating a New Xbox Account     348 Starting the Xbox App     350 Connecting to Xbox One     351 Viewing Gaming Clips     352 Working with Achievements, Friends, and More     353 Controlling Xbox One and Xbox     360 with Xbox SmartGlass     354 Viewing Game Screen Captures and Recordings     356 Chapter 18  Printing and Scanning     358 Printing a Document     360 Printer Settings Available from the Printer Menu     361 Selecting a Different Printer     362 Paper and Print Quality Settings     363 Photo Printing Settings     364 Using Scan     366 Adjusting Scan Settings     369 Selecting Color, Grayscale, or Black-and-White Modes     370 Opening the Scans Folder     372 Chapter 19  Managing Windows 10 Fall Creators Update     374 Adjusting Speaker/Headset Volume     376 Advanced Audio Options     377 Adjusting Microphone Volume     378 Accessing the Settings Dialog Box     380 Settings Overview     382 Adjusting Display Brightness and Rotation     383 Adjusting Screen Resolution     384 Adding a Second Display     385 Extending Your Desktop     386 Adjusting Screen Position     387 Changing Quick Actions     388 Configuring App-Specific Notifications     390 Configuring Snap     391 Configuring Tablet Mode     392 Using Battery Saver     394 Power & Sleep     395 Checking Drive Capacity with Storage     396 Changing File Locations with Storage     398 About Your System     400 Viewing Device Status     401 Installing Bluetooth Devices     402 Installing a Printer or Scanner     404 Configuring Touchpad     406 Changing Autoplay Settings     408 Phone     410 Apps & Features     414 Changing Default Apps     416 Video Playback     417 Making Maps Available Offline     418 Gaming and Game Bar     420 Game DVR     422 Broadcasting     424 Game Mode and TruePlay     426 Xbox Networking     427 Privacy Overview     428 General Privacy Settings     429 Configuring Location Settings     430 Changing Privacy Settings for Most Categories     432 Changing Privacy Settings for Other Devices     433 Changing Speech, Ink, and Typing Privacy Settings     434 Feedback and Diagnostics Privacy Settings     435 Managing Privacy Information in the Cloud     436 Chapter 20  Networking Your Home     438 Checking Your Network Connection Status     440 Starting the Wireless Network Connection Process     441 Connecting to an Unsecured Wireless Network     442 Connecting to a Network with Terms and Conditions     443 Connecting to a Secured Private Network     444 Disconnecting a Wireless Connection     446 Using Airplane Mode     447 Accessing Network & Internet Settings     448 Creating a Mobile Hotspot     449 Disabling and Enabling Wi-Fi     450 Managing Wireless Connections     451 Creating a HomeGroup     452 Joining a HomeGroup     454 Chapter 21  Customizing Windows     456 Using Personalization Settings     458 Changing the Screen Background     460 Choosing Your Own Background Picture     461 Choosing a Picture Fit     462 Changing Accent Colors     464 Changing Taskbar and Start Menu Colors and Transparency Settings     465 Changing Start Menu Settings     466 Customizing the Taskbar     468 Customizing the Lock Screen     472 Customizing a Theme     476 Chapter 22  Adding and Managing Users     480 Preparing to Add a User     482 Adding a Child as a Family Member     484 Adding Another User Who Has a Windows Account     488 Adding a User Who Needs a Microsoft Account     490 Selecting an Account to Log in To     492 Changing an Account Type     494 Chapter 23  Protecting Your System     496 Checking for Windows Updates     498 Protecting Your Files with File History     500 Recovering Files with File History     502 Using and Configuring Windows Defender Security Center     504 Scanning for Malware with Windows Defender     506 Chapter 24  System Maintenance and Performance     508 Checking Charge Level     510 Selecting a Power Scheme     511 Viewing Disk Information     512 Checking Drives for Errors when Connected     513 Checking Drives for Errors with This PC     514 Using Windows Troubleshooters     516 Starting Task Manager with a Mouse or Touchscreen     518 Starting Task Manager from the Keyboard     519 Viewing and Closing Running Apps with Task Manager     520 Viewing Tab Details in Task Manager     522 Using Reset     524 Index     528 ONLINE CONTENT Glossary Configuring Cortana Voice Search Cortana and Maps Using Cortana in Tablet Mode Closing an App from the Taskbar Starting Notepad, WordPad, Paint, and Character Map Enabling Word Wrap in Notepad Other Notepad Features Using WordPad and Character Map Using Paint Import and Export Favorites and Settings Viewing Drive Properties Managing Drives Viewing Folder Properties Viewing Picture File Properties Viewing Music Track Properties Burning Data Discs Sorting and Grouping Files Deciding on an App Browsing for Apps by Category Removing a Device Configuring Mouse Changing Typing Settings USB Settings Changing Pen & Windows Ink Settings Installing a HomeGroup Printer Opening HomeGroup Files Connecting to a Hidden Network Putting a Slide Show on the Lock Screen Advanced Slide Show Settings Changing Status Items on the Lock Screen Configuring Ease of Access’s Magnifier Configuring Ease of Access’s Narrator Configuring Ease of Access’s High Contrast Configuring Ease of Access’s Closed Captions Configuring Ease of Access’s Keyboard Settings Configuring Ease of Access’s Mouse Settings Configuring Other Ease of Access Settings Adding a Local User Converting a Local Account to a Microsoft Account Setting Up and Using a Picture Password Logging In with Windows Hello Face Recognition Managing Family Users with Windows Defender Security Center’s Family Options Viewing Child Activity with Family Options Logging In After Curfew with Family Options Blocked Websites with Family Options Blocked Searches with Family Options Scheduling Tasks

About the Author :
Mark Edward Soper has been using Microsoft Windows since version 1.0, and since 1992 he has taught thousands of computer troubleshooting and network students across the country how to use Windows as part of their work and everyday lives. Mark is the author of Easy Windows 10, Easy Windows 8.1, Easy Windows 8, Easy Microsoft Windows 7, Teach Yourself Windows 7 in 10 Minutes, and Using Microsoft Windows Live. Mark also has contributed to Que’s Special Edition Using series on Windows Me, Windows XP, and Windows Vista, as well as Easy Windows Vista and Windows 7 In Depth. In addition, he has written two books about Windows Vista: Maximum PC Microsoft Windows Vista Exposed and Unleashing Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center. When he’s not teaching, learning, or writing about Microsoft Windows, Mark stays busy with many other technology-related activities. He has written three books on computer troubleshooting, including The PC and Gadget Help Desk: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Troubleshooting and Repairing. He is a longtime contributor to Upgrading and Repairing PCs, working on the 11th through 18th, 20th, and subsequent editions. Mark has co-authored Upgrading and Repairing Networks, Fifth Edition, written several books on CompTIA A+ Certification (including two titles covering the 2016 exams), a guest column on certification for Computerworld.com, and two books about digital photography: Easy Digital Cameras and The Shot Doctor: The Amateur’s Guide to Taking Great Digital Photos. Mark also has become a video content provider for Que Publishing and InformIT and has posted many blog entries and articles at InformIT.com, MaximumPC.com, and other websites. In addition, Mark has taught digital photography, digital imaging, and Microsoft Office for Ivy Tech Corporate College’s southwest Indiana campus in Evansville, Indiana, and Windows and Microsoft Office for the University of Southern Indiana’s continuing education department.