Windows 8. 1 Inside Out
You're beyond the basics - so dive right in and really put your PC to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for Windows 8.1. Plus, you get access to two and half hours of video training and a companion ebook. Topic...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified]
Microsoft Press
2013
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Inside Out
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629288206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Copyright page
- Contents at a glance
- Table of contents
- Introduction
- Part 1: Getting started
- Chapter 1: What's new in Windows 8.1
- Interacting with Windows 8.1
- Touch controls
- Mouse controls
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Windows 8.1 user interface
- Lock screen
- Start screen
- Charms
- PC Settings
- Autocorrect and highlight misspelled words
- Searching
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Language packs
- Accessibility
- Boot changes
- Hardware
- Minimum hardware
- Display resolution
- Touch hardware
- Sensor support
- Improved power efficiency
- USB 3.0 support
- ARM support
- Security
- Picture password
- PIN login
- SmartScreen filter
- Windows Defender
- BitLocker
- Secured Boot
- Microsoft accounts
- Networking
- Mobile broadband
- Wi-Fi
- Storage
- SkyDrive
- Storage Spaces
- Manageability, productivity, and troubleshooting
- Support for multiple monitors
- Task Manager
- Refreshing and resetting your PC
- Client Hyper-V
- What's new in the Windows 8.1 update
- Improved multitasking
- Boot to desktop and other navigation properties
- Start button on the desktop
- Improved WinX menu
- Lock screen slide show
- Camera access from the lock screen
- New tile sizes on the Start screen
- Improved Apps view
- More personalization options
- Drastically improved searching
- More settings available with the touch interface
- Internet Explorer 11
- Improved security
- 3-D printer support
- Tethering
- New business features
- What's missing
- Chapter 2: Using Windows 8.1 apps
- Common features
- Settings
- Search
- Share
- Printing
- Resuming
- Using apps
- Store
- Updates
- App commands
- Snapping
- Live tiles
- Lock screen
- How Windows 8.1 apps work
- Isolation
- Suspending Windows 8.1 apps
- Background tasks
- Changing app file associations.
- Built-in apps
- Internet Explorer 11
- File Explorer
- People
- Calendar
- Games
- Music
- Video
- Photos
- Weather
- Finance
- Reader
- Maps
- Camera
- News
- Travel
- Sports
- Food And Drink
- Health And Fitness
- Help+Tips
- Reading List
- Scan
- Sound Recorder
- Chapter 3: Buying and installing Windows 8.1
- Buying Windows 8.1
- Installing Windows 8.1
- Making a bootable flash drive
- Starting the installation
- Configuring express settings
- Selecting custom settings
- Signing in to your PC
- Dual-booting Windows 8.1
- Installing Windows 8.1 on a separate partition
- Booting from a VHD
- Configuring boot options
- Chapter 4: Upgrading and migrating to Windows 8.1
- Preparing for an upgrade
- Upgrading from Windows XP or Windows Vista to Windows 8.1
- Performing the upgrade to Windows 8.1
- Migrating from an old PC to a new PC
- Post-upgrade tasks
- Configuring your apps
- Testing your apps and hardware
- Freeing up disk space
- Uninstalling Windows 8.1
- Chapter 5: Personalizing Windows 8.1
- The Start screen
- Arranging tiles
- Grouping apps
- Changing the Start screen background
- Showing administrative tools on the Start screen
- Adding restart and shutdown to the Start screen
- Tiles
- Notifications
- Lock screen
- Desktop
- Adding the Windows 7 Start menu
- How to launch apps
- How to pin apps
- How to add the Recycle Bin to the taskbar
- Searching
- Power settings
- Multiple monitors
- Configuring multiple monitors
- Setting up your taskbar
- Language settings
- WinX menu
- Adding items to the WinX menu
- Chapter 6: Adding, removing, and managing apps
- Installing Windows 8.1 apps
- Uninstalling Windows 8.1 apps
- Setting default programs
- Configuring AutoPlay
- Managing startup apps
- How to examine startup apps
- How to remove startup apps.
- How to add startup apps
- Recording app problems
- Understanding app permissions
- The .NET Framework
- The parts of a Windows 8.1 app
- Types of Windows 8.1 apps
- XAML app file types
- HTML5 app file types
- Configuration settings
- File locations
- App manifests
- App compatibility settings
- Managing Windows 8.1 app packages
- How to run Dism
- How to list Windows 8.1 app packages
- How to remove Windows 8.1 app packages
- Monitoring app events
- Chapter 7: Using Windows 8.1 accessibility features
- Choosing accessible hardware
- Configuring accessibility options
- Visual accessibility
- Making everything bigger
- Increasing contrast
- Magnifying the screen
- Third-party screen magnification software
- Narrator
- Third-party text-to-speech software
- Making the pointer easier to find
- User input accessibility
- Using Windows 8.1 with only a keyboard
- Using Windows 8.1 with only a mouse
- Using Windows 8.1 with speech recognition
- Using Windows 8.1 with touch
- Dyslexia and reading accessibility
- Chapter 8: Obtaining help and support
- Obtaining professional support
- Help and support
- Determining who to contact for support
- Searching the Internet
- Asking for help
- Connecting with Remote Assistance
- Enabling Remote Assistance
- Creating a Remote Assistance invitation
- Using Remote Assistance
- Recording problems
- Part 2: File management
- Chapter 9: Organizing and protecting files
- The Windows 8.1 way of organizing files
- File system concepts
- File names
- Attributes
- Working with libraries
- Zipping folders
- Protecting files
- Using permissions
- Using encryption
- Advanced searching
- Freeing up disk space
- File organization tips
- Chapter 10: Backing up and restoring files
- Backup concepts
- Connecting a backup disk
- Backing up and recovering files.
- Backing up files
- Restoring files
- Backing up and recovering apps and settings
- Using cloud services
- Online backup services
- What if disaster strikes and you don't have a backup?
- Chapter 11: Managing Windows search
- App search concepts
- Managing search suggestions
- Managing file indexing
- Managing searchable files and folders
- Managing the search index
- Indexing other file types
- Disabling indexing
- Chapter 12: Managing storage
- Storage Spaces
- Storage Spaces concepts
- Evaluating Storage Spaces
- Configuring Storage Spaces
- Configuring resiliency
- BitLocker
- Evaluating BitLocker
- Drive types that can be encrypted
- Choosing the startup mode
- Using BitLocker without a TPM
- Suspending and removing BitLocker
- BitLocker recovery
- Enabling BitLocker
- Using BitLocker with removable drives
- Fixing errors
- Choosing a new drive
- Chapter 13: Using SkyDrive
- SkyDrive overview
- Using the SkyDrive app for Windows 8.1
- Accessing SkyDrive from mobile devices
- Accessing SkyDrive from a browser
- Using SkyDrive on the desktop
- SkyDrive performance
- Handling versioning conflicts
- Accessing PCs through SkyDrive
- Editing documents simultaneously with other users
- Part 3: Music, videos, TV, and movies
- Chapter 14: Music and videos
- Using the Music app
- Listening to music
- Creating and managing playlists
- Using Xbox Music
- Ripping CDs
- Editing metadata
- Watching videos
- Purchasing TV and movies
- Editing videos
- Installing Movie Maker
- Editing a video
- Publishing a video
- Other video editing apps
- Chapter 15: Photos
- Viewing pictures with the Photos app
- Importing photos
- Printing photos
- Working with RAW files
- Selecting and sharing photos
- Sharing photos in email
- Working with photos on the desktop
- Organizing photos.
- Chapter 16: Sharing and streaming digital media
- Xbox Music
- Streaming to the Xbox
- Stereos and TVs
- Smartphone
- Car
- Other computers
- Music services
- Video-streaming services
- Creating media
- CDs
- DVDs
- Chapter 17: Creating a Home Theater PC
- HTPC software
- Media Center
- Media Center settings
- Converting recorded shows
- Configuring HTPC software to start automatically
- Choosing the hardware
- Case
- Fan
- Video card
- Processor
- Memory
- Storage
- Sound card
- Network
- Cables
- Recording TV
- Encrypted digital cable with a CableCARD
- Using a cable box or other device that connects to a TV
- Analog and unencrypted digital cable
- Over-the-air broadcasts
- Using IR blasters
- Choosing a remote control
- Part 4: Security and privacy
- Chapter 18: Managing users and Family Safety
- Logon security
- Microsoft accounts
- Local accounts
- Configuring sign-on options
- Using a picture password
- Using a PIN
- Password best practices
- Password uniqueness
- Password complexity
- Regularly changing your password
- Using passphrases
- Managing accounts
- Creating accounts for guests
- Deleting a user
- Creating groups
- Changing group memberships
- Family Safety
- Turning on Family Safety
- Web filtering
- Activity reporting
- Time limits
- Curfew
- App restrictions
- Windows Store and game restrictions
- Chapter 19: Windows, application, and network security
- Malware protection
- User Account Control
- SmartScreen
- Windows Defender
- Protecting your privacy
- Privacy while browsing the web
- Privacy while using Windows
- Removing malware
- Step 1: Uninstall apps
- Step 2: Scan with Windows Defender
- Step 3: Scan with third-party antimalware
- Step 4: Perform a system restore
- Step 5: Restore from backup
- Step 6: Refresh your system
- Step 7: Removing rootkits.
- Windows Firewall.
