Windows 10 Inside Out: (Inside Out)

Windows 10 Inside Out, 3rd Edition will include coverage of a long list of new and improved features released in 2018, including the all-new Timeline feature and major changes in Microsoft Edge.

Last year, the installed base of Windows 10-powered PCs increased by more than 100 million. That pace of adoption will continue to rise as Windows users face the imminent end of support for Windows 7 a less than 18 months after this book is published.

Those new Windows 10 users will be under intense pressure to learn about Windows 10 quickly, and even early adopters will be looking for more up-to-date information sources. Windows 10 Inside Out, 3rd Edition will have both groups covered.

The format and page count of this new edition will not change significantly from previous editions. Inside, though, we’re revising the content (see the attached chapter outline) to emphasize what’s new in recent updates and how to adapt to the faster pace of change in the “Windows as a service” era.

As always, the Windows 10 Inside Out audience includes both Windows experts and those who aspire to be experts. The primary focus is on features that individuals can configure and manage on their own devices, but it also includes detailed discussions of tools that consultants and IT professionals can use to manage Windows 10 PCs in business environments.

• Part I: Windows 10 essentials
• Chapter 1: What every Windows 10 user needs to know
• Chapter 2: Setup and deployment
• Chapter 3: Using and customizing Windows
• Chapter 4: Personalizing Windows
• Chapter 5: Managing updates
• Part II: Productivity
• Chapter 6: Installing and configuring apps and desktop programs
• Chapter 7: Using and managing built-in Windows apps
• Chapter 8: Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer
• Chapter 9: Storage and file management
• Chapter 10: Cortana and Windows search
• Part III: Managing Windows 10
• Chapter 11: User accounts and passwords
• Chapter 12: Performance and power management
• Chapter 13: Networking and security
• Chapter 14: Hardware and devices
• Chapter 15: Troubleshooting, backup, and recovery
• Part IV: For IT professionals and Windows experts
• Chapter 16: Hyper-V
• Chapter 17: Managing business PCs
• Chapter 18: Advanced networking and security
• Chapter 19: PowerShell and other advanced management tools
• Chapter 20: Mobile computing
• Appendixes
• Appendix A: Editions and licensing
• Appendix B: Windows Insider
• Appendix C: Help and support

Ed Bott is an award-winning author and technology journalist who has been researching and writing about Windows and PC technology, in print and on the Internet, for more than two decades. He has written more than 30 books, all on Windows and Microsoft Office, which in turn have been translated into dozens of languages and read worldwide. You can catch up with Ed’s latest opinions and get hands-on advice at The Ed Bott Report on ZDNet (zdnet.com/blog/bott). You can also follow his lively and occasionally irreverent Twitter feed (@edbott). Ed and his wife, Judy, live in northern New Mexico with an adorable English Springer spaniel, Lucy, who was adopted with the help of English Springer Rescue America (springerrescue.org). She makes several cameo appearances in this book.

Craig Stinson, an industry journalist since 1981, was editor of Softalk for the IBM Personal Computer, one of the earliest IBM-PC magazines. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books about Windows and Microsoft Excel. Craig is an amateur musician and reformed music critic, having reviewed classical music for various newspapers and trade publications, including Billboard, the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, and Musical America. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.