- About the Authors
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Getting Started, Getting Secure
- Chapter 1: What's New in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- New Platforms
- The Windows 8.1 Interface
- The Start screen
- The Lock Screen
- The Charms Bar
- The Windows Store
- Cloud Synchronization
- Integrated Messaging
- Social Networking Integration
- File Explorer
- Search
- Spell Check and AutoCorrect
- Enterprise Features
- Internet Explorer 11
- Client Hyper-V
- BitLocker
- Smart Cards
- Task Management
- Proximity and Wi-Fi Direct
- Refresh/Reset
- Changes and Updates Specific to Windows 8.1
- Wrap-Up
- Chapter 2: Navigating the Windows 8.1 Interface
- Chapter 3: Getting Around the Windows Desktop
- Chapter 4: Sharing and Securing with User Accounts
- Logging In and Out of User Accounts
- Sign-in Options
- Creating Strong Passwords
- Picture Passwords
- Types of User Accounts
- Creating and Managing User Accounts
- Creating a Microsoft user account
- Creating a new e-mail address for a new user account
- Creating a local account
- Changing user accounts
- Changing a user account type
- Password-protecting an account
- Changing the account picture
- Enabling or disabling the Guest account
- Navigating through user account pages
- Cracking into standard user accounts
- Deleting User Accounts
- Using User Accounts
- Creating and Using Password Reset Disks
- Running Programs as Administrator
- Add the Built-in Administrator Account to the Login Screen
- Stop Entering Password on Lockout
- Advanced Security Tools
- Using Credential Manager
- Managing Profile Properties and Environment Variables
- Wrap-Up
- Chapter 5: Using Windows 8.1 Family Safety
- Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Startup Problems
- Chapter 1: What's New in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- Part II: Personalizing Windows 8.1
- Chapter 7: Protecting Yourself with Windows Firewall
- Chapter 8: Automatic Updates as Security
- Chapter 9: Personalizing the Windows 8.1 Interface
- Chapter 10: Personalizing the Desktop
- Using the Personalization Page
- Choosing a theme
- Personalizing your desktop background
- Personalizing your color scheme
- Making text sharper with ClearType
- Personalizing sound effects
- Personalizing your screen saver
- Personalizing desktop icons
- Choosing a screen resolution
- Using multiple monitors
- Reducing monitor flicker
- Adjusting the font size (dpi)
- Personalizing your mouse
- Adjusting the double-click speed
- Personalizing the Keyboard
- Customizing the Taskbar
- Customizing the Notification Area
- Wrap-Up
- Using the Personalization Page
- Chapter 11: Customizing Startup Options
- Part III: Beyond the Desktop
- Chapter 12: Windows 8.1 and Windows Live
- Chapter 13: Social Networking with Windows 8.1
- Chapter 14: Using Computers Remotely
- Chapter 15: Managing Names and Addresses
- Chapter 16: Working in the Cloud
- Part IV: Pictures, Music, and Movies
- Chapter 17: Working with Pictures
- Getting Pictures into Your Computer
- Using Your Pictures Folder
- Using Photo Gallery
- Choosing what to view and how
- Photo Gallery quick tips
- Selecting thumbnails in the Gallery
- Dating, rating, tagging, and captioning
- Filtering pictures
- Changing tags
- Use a picture as your desktop background
- Adding pictures to Photo Gallery
- Use your Photo Gallery as a screen saver
- Fixing photos
- Using people tags
- Choosing Photo Gallery options
- Making movies from Photo Gallery
- Printing Pictures
- Pixels and Megapixels
- Pictures, Tags, and Virtual Folders
- Wrap-Up
- Chapter 18: Making Music with Media Player
- Controlling Sound Volume
- Starting Windows Media Player
- Listening to a CD
- Now Playing, Visualizations, and Enhancements
- Ripping (Copying) Music CDs
- Getting Music Online
- Using the Media Player Library
- Navigating the library
- Choosing columns for Media Library
- Getting missing media information automatically
- Choosing what files to include in your library
- Sharing (streaming) your media library
- Automatically renaming songs
- Selecting in Media Library
- Changing a song title
- Changing genre, artist, and so on
- Changing incorrect media information
- Rating songs
- Making Custom Playlists
- Creating Your Own Music CDs
- Copying Music to Portable Devices
- Fun with Skins
- Extending Media Player with Plug-ins
- Converting File Types
- Music, Metadata, and Searches
- Wrap-Up
- Chapter 19: Working with Videos and Photos
- Chapter 17: Working with Pictures
- Part V: Managing Your Content
- Chapter 20: Understanding Drives, Folders, and Files
- Understanding Disks and Drives
- About Folders
- About Files
- Using File Explorer
- Opening File Explorer
- File Explorer components
- Show or hide ribbon bar
- Navigating with the Address bar
- Navigating with the Navigation pane
- Navigating from the contents pane
- Navigating to a disk drive
- Choosing an icon view
- Using columns in the Details view
- Sorting icons
- Filtering a folder
- Using the Preview pane
- Using the Details pane
- To Click or Double-Click?
- Saving Things in Folders
- Creating Your Own Folders
- Wrap-Up
- Chapter 21: Managing Files and Folders
- Chapter 22: Searching for Files and Messages on Your Computer
- Chapter 23: Metadata and Power Searches
- Chapter 24: Protecting Your Files
- Chapter 20: Understanding Drives, Folders, and Files
- Part VI: Printing and Managing Printers
- Chapter 25: Installing and Managing Printers
- Chapter 26: Managing Print Jobs
- Part VII: Installing and Removing Programs
- Chapter 27: Adding and Managing Windows 8.1 Applications
- Chapter 28: Installing and Upgrading Legacy Programs
- Chapter 29: Getting Older Programs to Run
- Chapter 30: Repairing and Removing Programs
- Chapter 31: Setting Default Programs
- Chapter 32: Managing Programs and Processes
- Chapter 33: Troubleshooting Software Problems
- Part VIII: Hardware and Performance Tuning
- Chapter 34: Installing and Removing Hardware
- Chapter 35: Using Wireless Bluetooth Devices
- Chapter 36: Performance-Tuning Your System
- Chapter 37: Troubleshooting Hardware and Performance
- Part IX: Networking and Sharing
- Chapter 38: Creating a Home Network
- Chapter 39: Sharing Resources on a Network
- Chapter 40: Using Shared Resources
- Part X: Appendixes
Part II: Personalizing Windows 8.1
In This Part
Chapter 7: Protecting Yourself with Windows Firewall
Chapter 8: Automatic Updates as Security
Chapter 9: Personalizing the Windows 8.1 Interface
Chapter 10: Personalizing the Desktop
Chapter 11: Customizing Startup Options
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