| Introduction |
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1 | (2) |
| About This Book |
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3 | (1) |
| Foolish Assumptions |
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4 | (1) |
| Icons Used in This Book |
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5 | (1) |
| Beyond the Book |
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6 | (1) |
| Where to Go from Here |
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BOOK 1 Starting Windows 10 |
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7 | (88) |
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Chapter 1 Windows 10 4 Noobs |
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9 | (40) |
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12 | (1) |
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Why Do PCs Have to Run Windows? |
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12 | (5) |
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A Terminology Survival Kit |
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17 | (4) |
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What, Exactly, Is the Web? |
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21 | (5) |
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Getting inside the Internet |
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22 | (2) |
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What is the World Wide Web? |
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24 | (1) |
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Who pays for all this stuff? |
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25 | (1) |
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Buying a Windows 10 Computer |
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26 | (20) |
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29 | (3) |
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Inside a touch-sensitive tablet |
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32 | (4) |
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36 | (1) |
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Managing disks and drives |
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36 | (4) |
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40 | (4) |
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Futzing with video, sound, and multitudinous media |
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44 | (2) |
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Ultrabooks and convertibles |
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46 | (1) |
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Whafs Wrong with Windows 10? |
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46 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Windows 10 For The Experienced |
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49 | (34) |
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If You Just Upgraded from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 |
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50 | (2) |
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A Brief History of Windows 10 |
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52 | (3) |
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Exploring the Versions of Windows 10 |
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55 | (1) |
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The Different Kinds of Windows Programs, Er, Apps |
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56 | (4) |
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What's New for the XP Crowd |
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60 | (5) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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A genuinely better browser is emerging |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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What's New for Windows 7 Users |
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65 | (4) |
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Getting the hang of the new Start menu |
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66 | (2) |
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Exploring new stuff in the old-fashioned desktop |
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68 | (1) |
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What's New for Windows 8 and 8.1 Users |
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69 | (1) |
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What's New for All of Windows |
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70 | (10) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Virtual desktops and task view |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (12) |
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84 | (5) |
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Buying the right version the first time |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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Choosing 32 Bit versus 64 Bit |
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89 | (2) |
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Which Version of Windows Are You Running? |
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91 | (4) |
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BOOK 2 Personalizing Windows |
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95 | (92) |
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Chapter 1 Getting Around In Windows |
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97 | (16) |
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98 | (5) |
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99 | (3) |
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Switching to tablet mode and back |
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102 | (1) |
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Navigating around the Desktop |
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103 | (6) |
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Keying Keyboard Shortcuts |
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109 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Changing The Lock And Login Screens |
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113 | (14) |
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Working with the Lock Screen |
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114 | (6) |
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115 | (3) |
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Adding and removing apps on the lock screen |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (7) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Bypassing passwords and login |
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126 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Working With The Action/Notification Center |
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127 | (10) |
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What Is the Action Center? |
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128 | (1) |
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What, Exactly, Is a Notification? |
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129 | (2) |
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Working with Notifications |
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131 | (2) |
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Working with Settings Shortcuts |
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133 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Controlling Users |
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137 | (20) |
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Why You Need Separate User Accounts |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (4) |
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Whafs a standard account? |
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139 | (2) |
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Whafs an administrator account? |
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141 | (1) |
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Choosing between standard and administrator accounts |
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141 | (2) |
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What's Good and Bad about Microsoft Accounts |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (3) |
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148 | (6) |
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Changing other users' settings |
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148 | (5) |
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Changing your own settings |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Microsoft Account: To Sync Or Not To Sync? |
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157 | (14) |
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What, Exactly, Is a Microsoft Account? |
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158 | (1) |
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Deciding Whether You Want a Microsoft Account |
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159 | (2) |
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Setting Up a Microsoft Account |
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161 | (5) |
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Setting up a Hotmail/Outlook.com account |
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163 | (1) |
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Making any email address a Microsoft account |
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164 | (2) |
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Stop Using Your Microsoft Account |
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166 | (1) |
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Taking Care of Your Microsoft Account |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Privacy Control |
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171 | (16) |
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Why You Should Be Concerned |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (5) |
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175 | (1) |
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Customer Experience Improvement Program |
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175 | (1) |
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Feedback &. Diagnostics tab and DiagTrack |
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176 | (2) |
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Denial ain't nuthin' but a river |
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178 | (1) |
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Knowing What Connections Windows Prefers |
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179 | (1) |
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Controlling Location Tracking |
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180 | (5) |
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Blocking all location tracking |
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183 | (1) |
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Blocking location tracking in an app |
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184 | (1) |
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Minimizing Privacy Intrusion |
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185 | (2) |
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BOOK 3 Working On The Desktop |
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187 | (156) |
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Chapter 1 Running Your Desktop From Start To Finish |
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189 | (36) |
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Tripping through Windows 10's Three Personas |
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190 | (2) |
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Working with the Traditional Desktop |
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192 | (4) |
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193 | (2) |
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Cleaning up useless icons and programs |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (5) |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (2) |
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Starting with the Start button |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (1) |
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Working with Files and Folders |
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205 | (14) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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Creating files and folders |
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211 | (1) |
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Modifying files and folders |
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212 | (1) |
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Showing filename extensions |
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212 | (3) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (2) |
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Keying Keyboard Shortcuts |
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221 | (1) |
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Sleep: Perchance to Dream |
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222 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Personalizing The Start Menu |
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225 | (16) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (7) |
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229 | (1) |
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Manipulating the Most Used section |
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230 | (1) |
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Controlling the left-side lists |
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230 | (3) |
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Circumnavigating the Start apps list |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (1) |
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Changing Tiles on the Start Menu |
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236 | (2) |
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Organizing Your Start Menu Tiles |
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238 | (3) |
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238 | (1) |
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Forming and naming your groups |
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239 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Personalizing The Desktop And Taskbar |
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241 | (24) |
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242 | (5) |
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Resolving Desktop Resolution |
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247 | (5) |
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Setting the screen resolution |
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247 | (2) |
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Changing the size of text, apps, and other items |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (2) |
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Putting Icons and Shortcuts on the Desktop |
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252 | (6) |
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253 | (2) |
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Arranging icons on the desktop |
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255 | (3) |
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258 | (7) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Internet Explorer, Chrome, And Firefox |
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265 | (44) |
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267 | (7) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (2) |
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Setting a browser as your default |
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272 | (2) |
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Using Internet Explorer on the Desktop |
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274 | (21) |
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275 | (7) |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (2) |
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Why you should stop using IE |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (2) |
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Browsing privately in Firefox |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (2) |
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Changing the default search engine |
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292 | (2) |
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Adding Firefox's best add-ons |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (5) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (3) |
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300 | (5) |
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Finding what you're looking for |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (2) |
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Pulling out Google parlor tricks |
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305 | (1) |
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Referring to Internet Reference Tools |
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305 | (4) |
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306 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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Down for everyone or just me? |
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308 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (14) |
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311 | (1) |
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Make Cortana Respond to "Hey, Cortana" |
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312 | (4) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (3) |
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Useful or Fun Commands for Cortana |
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320 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Maintaining Your System |
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323 | (20) |
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Rolling Back with the Three Rs |
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324 | (2) |
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Creating Password Reset Questions |
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326 | (4) |
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Establishing password security questions |
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327 | (2) |
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Using password recovery questions |
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329 | (1) |
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Making Windows Update Work |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (4) |
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331 | (1) |
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Introducing hard-drive-maintenance tools |
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332 | (1) |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (1) |
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Maintaining Solid-State Drives |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (7) |
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338 | (2) |
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Zipping the easy way with compressed (zipped) folders |
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340 | (3) |
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BOOK 4 Using The Built-In Windows 10 Apps |
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343 | (88) |
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Chapter 1 Using The Mail And Calendar Apps |
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345 | (26) |
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Choosing a Mail/Calendar App |
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347 | (7) |
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348 | (4) |
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352 | (1) |
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Choosing the right package |
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353 | (1) |
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Drilling Down on Windows 10 Mail |
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354 | (7) |
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358 | (3) |
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Searching for email in the Mail app |
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361 | (1) |
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361 | (4) |
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Adding a new email account |
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362 | (2) |
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364 | (1) |
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Avoiding Calendar App Collisions |
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365 | (4) |
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367 | (1) |
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Struggling with Calendar shortcomings |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Keeping Track Of People |
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371 | (14) |
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The Contact List in Windows 10 |
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372 | (1) |
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Putting Contacts in the People App |
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373 | (7) |
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Adding accounts to People |
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373 | (4) |
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377 | (2) |
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379 | (1) |
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Putting a Contact on the Taskbar |
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380 | (2) |
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Alternatives to the Win10 People App |
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382 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Zooming The Photos App And Beyond |
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385 | (16) |
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Discovering What the Windows 10 Photos App Can Do |
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386 | (1) |
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386 | (3) |
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389 | (3) |
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392 | (2) |
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394 | (1) |
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Importing Pictures from a Camera or an External Drive |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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Storing and Managing Photos Online |
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395 | (6) |
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401 | (12) |
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Getting Started in OneNote with or without a Pen |
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402 | (1) |
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Setting Up Notebooks, Sections, Pages |
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403 | (4) |
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Embellishing on a OneNote Page |
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407 | (2) |
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409 | (2) |
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411 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Maps, Music, Movies -- And Tv |
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413 | (18) |
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414 | (6) |
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414 | (3) |
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Navigating with the Maps app |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (2) |
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420 | (2) |
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Getting Your Music and Movies into the Apps |
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422 | (3) |
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Running around the Groove Music App |
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425 | (3) |
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Finding music and playlists |
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427 | (1) |
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Running around the Movies & TV App |
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428 | (3) |
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BOOK 5 Connecting With The Windows 10 Apps |
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431 | (60) |
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Chapter 1 Introducing Edge |
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433 | (16) |
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A Walkthrough Microsoft Edge |
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435 | (4) |
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Working with the Immersive Reader |
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439 | (1) |
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A Sampler of Edge Settings |
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440 | (5) |
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445 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Using Skype In Windows 10 |
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449 | (18) |
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450 | (4) |
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454 | (1) |
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455 | (3) |
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458 | (1) |
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459 | (1) |
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460 | (1) |
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A Few Tips from Skype-ologists |
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461 | (2) |
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Exploring Skype Alternatives |
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463 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Navigating The Microsoft Store |
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467 | (12) |
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Checking out What a Universal Windows App Can Do |
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469 | (3) |
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Browsing the Microsoft Store |
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472 | (3) |
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Searching the Microsoft Store |
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475 | (1) |
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Updating Your Microsoft Store Apps |
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476 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Games, Games, And Games |
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479 | (12) |
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Searching the Store for Games |
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481 | (2) |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (2) |
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Testing Your Connection to Xbox Live Services |
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486 | (1) |
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Bringing Back the Classics |
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487 | (4) |
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BOOK 6 Socializing And Sharing From Windows 10 |
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491 | (58) |
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493 | (16) |
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494 | (2) |
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Setting Up a OneDrive Account |
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496 | (2) |
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The Four States of OneDrive Data |
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498 | (7) |
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Changing the States of OneDrive Data |
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505 | (1) |
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Sharing OneDrive Files and Folders |
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506 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Getting Started With Facebook |
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509 | (18) |
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511 | (1) |
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Signing Up for a Facebook Account |
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512 | (9) |
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Choosing basic Facebook privacy settings |
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516 | (4) |
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Interpreting the Facebook interface lingo |
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520 | (1) |
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Building a Great Timeline |
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521 | (4) |
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Using the Facebook Apps for Windows 10 |
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525 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Getting Started With Twitter |
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527 | (14) |
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528 | (4) |
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Setting Up a Twitter Account |
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532 | (4) |
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536 | (3) |
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536 | (1) |
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Using the @ sign and Reply |
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537 | (1) |
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Retweeting for fun and profit |
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538 | (1) |
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538 | (1) |
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Hooking Twitter into Windows |
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539 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Getting Started With Linkedin |
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541 | (8) |
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542 | (4) |
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Using LinkedIn for Fun and Profit |
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546 | (3) |
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BOOK 7 Controlling Your System |
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549 | (122) |
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Chapter 1 Settings, Settings, And More Settings |
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551 | (14) |
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Introducing the Settings App |
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553 | (3) |
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Spelunking through the Control Panel |
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556 | (2) |
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Putting Shortcuts to Settings on Your Desktop |
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558 | (4) |
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562 | (1) |
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563 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Troubleshooting And Getting Help |
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565 | (38) |
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Troubleshooting the Easy Way |
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566 | (1) |
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Troubleshooting the Hard Way |
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567 | (13) |
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Tackling installation problems |
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567 | (4) |
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Problems with installing updates |
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571 | (9) |
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System Stability and Reliability Monitor |
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580 | (2) |
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582 | (1) |
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Tricks to Using Windows Help |
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583 | (2) |
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The problem(s) with Windows Help |
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584 | (1) |
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Using different kinds of help |
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584 | (1) |
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585 | (3) |
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Snapping and Recording Your Problems |
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588 | (5) |
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588 | (2) |
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590 | (3) |
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Connecting to Remote Assistance |
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593 | (6) |
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Understanding the interaction |
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593 | (1) |
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594 | (4) |
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598 | (1) |
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Troubleshooting Remote Assistance |
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599 | (1) |
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600 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Working With Libraries |
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603 | (14) |
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604 | (1) |
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Making Your Libraries Visible |
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604 | (4) |
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Working with Your Default Libraries |
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608 | (2) |
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610 | (4) |
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Adding a folder to a library |
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611 | (2) |
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Changing a library's default save location |
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613 | (1) |
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Creating Your Own Library |
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614 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Storing In Storage Spaces |
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617 | (10) |
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Understanding the Virtualization of Storage |
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618 | (3) |
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Setting Up Storage Spaces |
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621 | (4) |
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Working with Storage Spaces |
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625 | (1) |
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626 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Taking Control Of Updates And Upgrades |
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627 | (14) |
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The Case Against Windows Automatic Update |
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628 | (1) |
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629 | (2) |
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The Great Divide: Home versus Pro |
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631 | (1) |
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Keeping Your Windows 10 Machine Protected From Updates |
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632 | (4) |
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Postponing Windows 10 Updates |
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636 | (1) |
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637 | (1) |
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Stopping Windows 10 Updates from Rebooting Your PC |
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638 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Running The Built-In Applications |
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641 | (16) |
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642 | (3) |
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Getting Free Word Processing |
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645 | (5) |
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645 | (2) |
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647 | (3) |
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650 | (1) |
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651 | (2) |
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653 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 Working With Printers |
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657 | (14) |
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658 | (5) |
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Attaching a local printer |
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659 | (2) |
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Connecting a network printer |
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661 | (2) |
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663 | (4) |
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663 | (1) |
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Pausing and resuming a print queue |
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664 | (1) |
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Pausing, restarting, and resuming a document |
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665 | (1) |
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666 | (1) |
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667 | (2) |
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Catching a Runaway Printer |
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669 | (2) |
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BOOK 8 Maintaining Windows 10 |
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671 | (74) |
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Chapter 1 File History, Backup, Data Restore, And Sync |
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673 | (20) |
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What Happened to the Windows 7 Backup? |
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674 | (1) |
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The Future of Reliable Storage Is in the Cloud |
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674 | (2) |
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Backing Up and Restoring Files with File History |
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676 | (10) |
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676 | (4) |
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Restoring data from File History |
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680 | (3) |
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Changing File History settings |
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683 | (3) |
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Storing to and through the Cloud |
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686 | (7) |
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Considering cloud storage privacy concerns |
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687 | (1) |
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Reaping the benefits of backup and storage in the cloud |
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688 | (1) |
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Choosing an online backup and sharing service |
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689 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 A Fresh Start: Restore And Reset |
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693 | (20) |
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The Three R's -- and an SF and a GB |
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694 | (3) |
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697 | (4) |
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Resetting Your PC to Factory Settings |
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701 | (2) |
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703 | (1) |
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Restoring to an Earlier Point |
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704 | (6) |
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Enabling System Protection |
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706 | (1) |
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706 | (2) |
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Rolling back to a restore point |
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708 | (2) |
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Entering the Windows Recovery Environment |
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710 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Monitoring Windows |
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713 | (10) |
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714 | (4) |
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714 | (2) |
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Events worthy -- and not worthy -- of viewing |
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716 | (2) |
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Gauging System Reliability |
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718 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 Using System Tools |
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723 | (22) |
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724 | (8) |
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726 | (1) |
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727 | (1) |
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728 | (1) |
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Task Manager Startup and Autoruns |
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728 | (3) |
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Task Manager Details and Services |
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731 | (1) |
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Managing Startup Apps from Settings |
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732 | (1) |
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Installing a Second Hard Drive |
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733 | (3) |
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Running a Virtual Machine |
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736 | (9) |
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BOOK 9 Securing Windows 10 |
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745 | (98) |
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Chapter 1 Spies, Spams, And Scams Are Out To Get You |
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747 | (38) |
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Understanding the Hazards -- and the Hoaxes |
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748 | (15) |
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The primary infection vectors |
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749 | (2) |
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751 | (3) |
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754 | (4) |
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758 | (3) |
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I'm from Microsoft, and I'm here to help |
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761 | (1) |
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762 | (1) |
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763 | (3) |
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Relying on reliable sources |
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764 | (1) |
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764 | (2) |
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766 | (7) |
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Evaluating telltale signs |
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767 | (1) |
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Where did that message come from? |
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767 | (2) |
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769 | (2) |
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771 | (2) |
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773 | (8) |
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Protecting against malware |
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773 | (1) |
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774 | (1) |
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Using your credit card safely online |
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775 | (2) |
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777 | (2) |
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779 | (2) |
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Dealing with Data Breaches |
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781 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Fighting Viri And Scum |
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785 | (12) |
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Basic Windows Security Do's and Don'ts |
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786 | (4) |
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790 | (3) |
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Deciphering Browsers' Inscrutable Warnings |
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793 | (4) |
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793 | (2) |
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795 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Running Built-In Security Programs |
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797 | (28) |
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Working with Windows Security |
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798 | (6) |
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Adjusting Windows Security |
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800 | (2) |
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Running Windows Security manually |
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802 | (2) |
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Controlling Folder Access |
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804 | (2) |
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806 | (4) |
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Booting Securely with UEFI |
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810 | (3) |
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810 | (1) |
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How UEFI is different from/better than BIOS |
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811 | (2) |
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813 | (1) |
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Controlling User Account Control |
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813 | (3) |
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Poking at Windows Defender Firewall |
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816 | (9) |
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Understanding Firewall basic features |
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817 | (1) |
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Speaking your firewall's lingo |
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818 | (1) |
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Peeking into your firewall |
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819 | (1) |
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Making inbound exceptions |
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820 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 Top Security Helpers |
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825 | (18) |
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826 | (3) |
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829 | (5) |
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829 | (1) |
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Which is better: Online or in-hand? |
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830 | (1) |
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831 | (1) |
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832 | (2) |
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Keeping Your Other Programs Up to Date |
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834 | (1) |
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Blocking Java and Flash in Your Browser |
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835 | (3) |
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Fighting Back at Tough Scumware |
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838 | (1) |
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Securing Your Communication with PIA |
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839 | (4) |
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840 | (1) |
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841 | (2) |
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BOOK 10 Enhancing Windows 10 |
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843 | (90) |
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Chapter 1 Working Remotely With Windows 10 |
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845 | (10) |
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Enabling Remote Desktop Connections |
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846 | (1) |
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Connecting with Remote Desktop Connection |
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847 | (2) |
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Connecting a Second Monitor |
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849 | (2) |
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851 | (1) |
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Adding Clocks to the Taskbar |
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852 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Using Android, Iphone, And Kindle With Windows 10 |
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855 | (28) |
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What, Exactly, Is Android? |
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856 | (4) |
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858 | (1) |
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Making Windows talk to your Android phone or tablet |
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858 | (2) |
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Linking an Android Smartphone to a PC |
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860 | (3) |
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Linking an iPhone to a PC |
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863 | (1) |
|
Turning a Smartphone into a Webcam for Your PC |
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864 | (1) |
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Running iTunes on Windows -- or Maybe Not |
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865 | (8) |
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Deciding whether to use iTunes for Windows |
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866 | (2) |
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868 | (1) |
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869 | (1) |
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Moving files from Windows 10 to an iPhone |
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870 | (2) |
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Controlling Windows 10 from an iPhone or iPad |
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872 | (1) |
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873 | (5) |
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Introducing popular e-book formats |
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873 | (1) |
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Reading e-book files on your PC |
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874 | (1) |
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Organizing your e-book files with calibre |
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875 | (3) |
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Getting Media from Your PC to Your Kindle |
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878 | (5) |
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Emailing books from your PC to your Kindle |
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878 | (1) |
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Receiving emailed books from a friend |
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879 | (2) |
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Adding music to your Kindle |
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|
881 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Getting Started With Gmail, Google Apps, And Drive |
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883 | (20) |
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Finding Alternatives to Windows with Google |
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884 | (4) |
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888 | (4) |
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Moving an Existing Account to Gmail |
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892 | (2) |
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894 | (4) |
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Moving Your Domain to Google |
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898 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 Using Web-Based Outlook.Com (Nee Hotmail) |
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903 | (14) |
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Getting Started with Outlook.com |
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904 | (5) |
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Bringing Some Sanity to Outlook.com Organization |
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909 | (2) |
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Handling Outlook.com Failures |
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911 | (2) |
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Importing Outlook.com Messages into Gmail |
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913 | (2) |
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Weighing the Alternatives |
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915 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Best Free Windows Add-Ons |
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917 | (16) |
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Windows Apps You Absolutely Must Have |
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918 | (4) |
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918 | (1) |
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919 | (1) |
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920 | (1) |
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921 | (1) |
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The Best of the Rest -- All Free |
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922 | (7) |
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Nextpad (Notepad replacement) |
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922 | (1) |
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923 | (1) |
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924 | (1) |
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925 | (1) |
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925 | (1) |
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926 | (1) |
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Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or |
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927 | (1) |
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Other interesting free software |
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|
927 | (1) |
|
You may not need to buy Microsoft Office |
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|
928 | (1) |
|
Don't Pay for Software You Don't Need! |
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|
929 | (4) |
|
Windows 10 has all the antivirus software you need |
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930 | (1) |
|
Windows 10 doesn't need a disk defragger |
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930 | (1) |
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Windows 10 doesn't need a disk partitioner |
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|
930 | (1) |
|
Windows 10 doesn't need a Registry cleaner |
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|
931 | (1) |
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Windows 10 doesn't need a backup program |
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|
931 | (1) |
|
Don't turn off services or hack your Registry |
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932 | (1) |
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