Ed Bott - Windows 10 Support Secrets

ii Contents Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................................. iv Acknowledgments..................................................................................................................................................................iv Free ebooks from Microsoft Press ...................................................................................................................................iv Errata, updates, & book support ....................................................................................................................................... v We want to hear from you................................................................................................................................................... v Stay in touch.............................................................................................................................................................................. v Chapter 1: Getting started with Windows 10 ....................................................................................... 1 Your options for signing in ..................................................................................................................................................1 Take charge of Start................................................................................................................................................................3 Discover what’s new on the Windows 10 Desktop ....................................................................................................5 New apps and the Windows Store ...................................................................................................................................6 Microsoft Edge..........................................................................................................................................................................8 Say hello to Cortana ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Settings ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Windows Update .................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Recovery................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Embrace the cloud ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Learn to love change........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter 2: Personalizing the Windows 10 experience ......................................................................17 Start............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Cortana and the search box ............................................................................................................................................. 20 Customizing the background and lock screen ......................................................................................................... 24 Taskbar and notification area .......................................................................................................................................... 27 Action Center.......................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Optimizing for touch ........................................................................................................................................................... 30 Arranging apps ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33