Table of Contents
The Missing Credits; About the Author; About the Creative Team; Acknowledgments; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; What’s New in Windows 8; What’s New in Windows 8.1; The Editions of Windows 8.1—and Windows RT; About This Book; The Very Basics; Part One: TileWorld; Chapter 1: The Start Screen; 1.1 The Lock Screen; 1.2 The Accounts Screen; 1.3 The Login Screen; 1.4 The Start Screen; 1.5 Corners and Swipes; 1.6 Shutting Down; Chapter 2: Customizing the Lock, Login & Start Screens; 2.1 Adding or Removing App Tiles; 2.2 Grouping Tiles; 2.3 More Ways to Tweak the Start Screen; 2.4 Notifications; 2.5 Customizing the Lock Screen; 2.6 Customizing the Login Process; Chapter 3: How TileWorld Works; 3.1 The Windows Store; 3.2 Working with TileWorld Apps; 3.3 Uninstalling a TileWorld App; 3.4 The Two Task Switchers; 3.5 The Onscreen Keyboard; 3.6 Handwriting Recognition; 3.7 The File Picker; 3.8 Search; 3.9 Text: Selecting, Copying, Pasting; 3.10 The TileWorld Spelling Checker; 3.11 Help in TileWorld; 3.12 The TileWorld Apps Missing Manual; Chapter 4: TileWorld’s Starter Apps; 4.1 Alarms; 4.2 Calculator; 4.3 Calendar; 4.4 Camera; 4.5 Desktop; 4.6 Finance; 4.7 Food & Drink; 4.8 Games; 4.9 Health & Fitness; 4.10 Help + Tips; 4.11 Internet Explorer; 4.12 Mail; 4.13 Maps; 4.14 Music; 4.15 News; 4.16 PC Settings; 4.17 People; 4.18 Photos; 4.19 Reader; 4.20 Reading List; 4.21 Scan; 4.22 OneDrive; 4.23 Skype; 4.24 Sound Recorder; 4.25 Sports; 4.26 Store; 4.27 Travel; 4.28 Video; 4.29 Weather; Chapter 5: TileWorld Settings; 5.1 The Six Charms-Panel Settings; 5.2 Personalize; 5.3 PC and Devices; 5.4 Accounts; 5.5 OneDrive; 5.6 Search and Apps; 5.7 Privacy; 5.8 Network; 5.9 Time and Language; 5.10 Ease of Access; 5.11 Update and Recovery; Part Two: The Windows Desktop; Chapter 6: File Explorer, Folders & the Taskbar; 6.1 The Windows Desktop; 6.2 Return of the Start Menu; 6.3 The Complete Guide to Ignoring TileWorld; 6.4 Desktop Windows: File Explorer; 6.5 Universal Window Controls; 6.6 Window Tricks; 6.7 The Ribbon; 6.8 Explorer Window Controls; 6.9 Optional Window Panes; 6.10 Libraries; 6.11 Tags, Metadata, and Properties; 6.12 Icon and List Views; 6.13 Sorting, Grouping, and Filtering; 6.14 The “Folder Options” Options; 6.15 Taskbar 2.0; 6.16 Jump Lists; 6.17 Three Ways to Get the Taskbar Out of Your Hair; 6.18 Taskbar Toolbars; 6.19 The Run Command; Chapter 7: Searching & Organizing Your Files; 7.1 Desktop Search; 7.2 The Search Index; 7.3 Where Windows Looks; 7.4 Customizing Search; 7.5 Saved Searches; 7.6 The Folders of Windows 8.1; 7.7 Selecting Icons; 7.8 Life with Icons; 7.9 Copying and Moving Folders and Files; 7.10 The Recycle Bin; 7.11 Shortcut Icons; 7.12 Compressing Files and Folders; 7.13 Burning CDs and DVDs from the Desktop; 7.14 ISO Disk Images; Chapter 8: Redesigning Your Desktop World; 8.1 Turning Off the New Look; 8.2 A Gallery of Themes; 8.3 Desktop Background (Wallpaper); 8.4 Color; 8.5 Sounds; 8.6 Screen Savers; 8.7 Desktop Icons; 8.8 Mouse Makeover; 8.9 Preserving Your Tweaks for Posterity; 8.10 Monitor Settings; 8.11 Multiple Monitors; Chapter 9: Help at the Desktop; 9.1 Navigating the Help System; 9.2 Remote Assistance; 9.3 Getting Help from Microsoft; Chapter 10: Programs & Documents; 10.1 Opening Desktop Programs; 10.2 Exiting Desktop Programs; 10.3 When Programs Die: The Task Manager; 10.4 Saving Documents; 10.5 Closing Documents; 10.6 The Open Dialog Box; 10.7 Moving Data Between Documents; 10.8 Speech Recognition; 10.9 Filename Extensions and File Associations; 10.10 Installing Desktop Software; 10.11 Uninstalling Software; 10.12 Program Compatibility Modes; Chapter 11: The Desktop’s Starter Programs; 11.1 Windows Essentials; 11.2 Calculator; 11.3 Character Map; 11.4 Command Prompt; 11.5 This PC; 11.6 Control Panel; 11.7 Default Programs; 11.8 File Explorer; 11.9 Help and Support; 11.10 Magnifier; 11.11 Math Input Panel; 11.12 Narrator; 11.13 Notepad; 11.14 Onscreen Keyboard; 11.15 Paint; 11.16 Remote Desktop Connection; 11.17 Run; 11.18 Snipping Tool; 11.19 Sound Recorder; 11.20 Steps Recorder; 11.21 Sticky Notes; 11.22 Task Manager; 11.23 Windows Defender; 11.24 Windows Easy Transfer; 11.25 Windows Fax and Scan; 11.26 Windows Journal; 11.27 Windows Live Mail; 11.28 Windows Live Messenger; 11.29 Windows Live Writer; 11.30 Windows Media Player; 11.31 Windows PowerShell; 11.32 Windows Speech Recognition; 11.33 WordPad; 11.34 XPS Viewer; Chapter 12: The Control Panel; 12.1 Many Roads to Control Panel; 12.2 The Control Panel, Applet by Applet; Part Three: Windows Online; Chapter 13: Hooking Up to the Internet; 13.1 Connecting to a WiFi Network; 13.2 Wired Connections; 13.3 Tethering and Cellular Modems; 13.4 Dial-Up Connections; 13.5 Connection Management; Chapter 14: Security & Privacy; 14.1 Windows Defender; 14.2 Action Center; 14.3 Windows Firewall; 14.4 Windows SmartScreen; 14.5 Privacy and Cookies; 14.6 History: Erasing Your Tracks; 14.7 The Pop-Up Blocker; 14.8 InPrivate Browsing; 14.9 Internet Security Zones; 14.10 Do Not Track; 14.11 Hotspot Security; 14.12 Protect Your Home Wireless Network; 14.13 Family Safety (Parental Controls); Chapter 15: Internet Explorer 11; 15.1 IE11 Desktop: The Grand Tour; 15.2 The Address/Search Bar; 15.3 Tabbed Browsing; 15.4 Favorites (Bookmarks); 15.5 History List; 15.6 RSS: The Missing Manual; 15.7 Tips for Better Surfing; 15.8 The Keyboard Shortcut Master List; Chapter 16: Windows Live Mail; 16.1 Setting Up Windows Live Mail; 16.2 Checking Email; 16.3 Composing and Sending Messages; 16.4 Reading Email; 16.5 Quick Views, Custom Views (Filters); 16.6 How to Process a Message; 16.7 Junk Email; 16.8 The World of Mail Settings; 16.9 The Contacts List; 16.10 Mail’s Calendar; 16.11 RSS Feeds; 16.12 Newsgroups; Part Four: Pictures & Music; Chapter 17: Windows Photo Gallery; 17.1 Photo Gallery: The Application; 17.2 Getting Pictures into Photo Gallery; 17.3 The Post-Dump Slideshow; 17.4 The Digital Shoebox; 17.5 People, Tags, Geotags, Captions, Ratings, and Flags; 17.6 Searching for Photos; 17.7 Editing Your Shots; 17.8 Finding Your Audience; Chapter 18: Windows Media Player; 18.1 The Lay of the Land; 18.2 Importing Music Files; 18.3 Music Playback; 18.4 Playlists; 18.5 Burning Your Own CDs; 18.6 Sharing Music on the Network; 18.7 Pictures and Videos; Part Five: Hardware & Peripherals; Chapter 19: Printing, Fonts & Faxing; 19.1 Installing a Printer; 19.2 Printing; 19.3 Controlling Printouts; 19.4 Fancy Printer Tricks; 19.5 Printer Troubleshooting; 19.6 Fonts; 19.7 Faxing; 19.8 Scanning Documents; Chapter 20: Hardware & Drivers; 20.1 External Gadgets; 20.2 Device Stage; 20.3 Installing Cards in Expansion Slots; 20.4 Troubleshooting Newly Installed Gear; 20.5 Driver Signing; 20.6 The Device Manager; Part Six: PC Health; Chapter 21: Maintenance, Speed Tweaks & Troubleshooting; 21.1 The Action Center; 21.2 Disk Cleanup; 21.3 Disk Defragmenter; 21.4 Hard Drive Checkups; 21.5 Disk Management; 21.6 Task Scheduler; 21.7 Three Speed Tricks; 21.8 Windows Update; 21.9 Reset and Refresh; 21.10 Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE); 21.11 Troubleshooting Tools; 21.12 Startup Items Revealed; Chapter 22: Backups & File History; 22.1 System Images; 22.2 System Restore; 22.3 File History; 22.4 The USB Recovery Drive; Chapter 23: The Disk Chapter; 23.1 Storage Spaces; 23.2 Dynamic Disks; 23.3 Compressing Files and Folders; 23.4 Encrypting Files and Folders; 23.5 BitLocker Drive Encryption; Part Seven: The Windows Network; Chapter 24: Accounts (and Logging On); 24.1 Local Accounts vs. Microsoft Accounts; 24.2 Accounts Central; 24.3 Adding an Account; 24.4 Editing an Account; 24.5 The Forgotten Password Disk; 24.6 Deleting User Accounts; 24.7 Disabling Accounts; 24.8 The Guest Account; 24.9 Authenticate Yourself: User Account Control; 24.10 Local Users and Groups; 24.11 Fast User Switching; 24.12 Logging On; 24.13 Profiles; Chapter 25: Setting Up a Small Network; 25.1 Kinds of Networks; 25.2 Sharing an Internet Connection; 25.3 The Network and Sharing Center; Chapter 26: Corporate Networks; 26.1 The Domain; 26.2 Four Ways Life Is Different on a Domain; Chapter 27: Sharing Files on the Network; 27.1 Three Ways to Share Files; 27.2 HomeGroups; 27.3 Sharing the Public Folders; 27.4 Sharing Any Folder; 27.5 Accessing Shared Folders; 27.6 Mapping Shares to Drive Letters; 27.7 Sharing a DVD Drive; Chapter 28: The Road Warrior’s Handbook; 28.1 Windows Mobility Center; 28.2 Offline Files and Sync Center; 28.3 Windows to Go; 28.4 Dialing In from the Road; 28.5 Virtual Private Networking; 28.6 Remote Desktop; Part Eight: Appendixes; Installing Windows 8.1; Before You Begin; Installing Windows 8.1; Jobs Number 1, 2, 3…; Windows Easy Transfer; Upgrading from Windows 8; Fun with the Registry; Meet Regedit; Regedit Examples; Where’d It Go?; Master List of Gestures & Keyboard Shortcuts; TileWorld gestures; Colophon;