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Windows 11 Made Easy Mike Halsey

Windows 11 Made Easy By Mike Halsey

Windows 11 Made Easy by Mike Halsey


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Windows 11 Made Easy: Getting Started and Making It Work for You by Mike Halsey

Get started with Windows 11. This book shows you how to set up and personalize your PC in order to get the best experience from your documents, photos, and your time online. The book introduces you to the new desktop, start menu, and settings panel. It covers everything that's been changed, added, or removed.

Next, you will learn how to personalize and customize your PC, laptop, and tablet and how to make Windows 11 safer to use for your children and family. The book takes you through how to keep your personal information safe and secure, and how to make sure your precious documents and photos are backed-up with OneDrive.

The book shows you how to use accessibility tools to make Windows 11 easier to use, see, hear, and touch, and how to have fun with Android apps and Xbox gaming. You will also learn how to become more productive, how to connect to your college or workplace, and how you can use multiple desktops and snap layouts to get stuff done.

After reading this book, you will be able to install, manage, secure, and make the best of Windows 11 for your PC.

What Will You Learn
  • Install and use the Android apps on your PC
  • Safely back up and safeguard your documents and photos
  • Maximize battery life on your laptop or tablet
  • Make Windows 11 easier to see, hear, touch, and use

Who This Book Is For
Anyone planning to install Windows 11 and customize their PC with the new updates

About Mike Halsey

Mike Halsey is a recognized technical expert. He is the author of help and how-to books for Windows 7, 8, and 10, including accessibility, productivity, and troubleshooting. He is also the author of The Green IT Guide (Apress). Mike is well-versed in the problems and issues that PC users experience when setting up, using, and maintaining their PCs and knows how difficult and technical it can appear.
He understands that some subjects can be intimidating, so he approaches each subject area in straightforward and easy-to-understand ways. Mike is originally from the UK, but now lives in the south of France with his rescue border collies, Evan and Robbie. You can contact Mike on Twitter @MikeHalsey.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Finding Your Way Around Windows 11 (15 pages)

Introducing Windows 11 and guiding you around what's new, what's moved, and what's important, from the new desktop and Start Menu experience, to the Settings panel, the Microsoft Store now with Android apps, and the apps and tools you'll want to use.

1) Introducing the Windows 11 Desktop and Start Menu

2) Configuring and Customizing Settings

3) Introducing The Microsoft Store

4) Accessing Documents and Photos

5) Finding and Running Software and Apps

Chapter 2: Personalizing Windows 11 (15 pages)

Everybody wants to be able to personalize and customize their devices, and here we look at the many different ways you can do this with one of the most customizable and flexible operating systems available.

1) Customizing How Windows 11 Looks and Feels

2) Managing Multiple User-Accounts

3) Setting Up Email and Other Accounts

4) Managing Child Accounts in Windows 11

Chapter 3: Getting Online and Using the Internet (15 pages)

Everybody Needs to be online, and in this chapter we'll look at how to connect to Wi-Fi networks safely and securely, and how to use Microsoft's Edge web browser to browse the Internet safely and securely.

1) Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks

2) Getting Started with Microsoft's Edge Browser

3) Customizing and Configuring Edge

4) Managing Internet Downloads

Chapter 4: Using Windows and Android Apps (10 pages)

There are several different ways and different types of apps that you can install in Windows 11, including many Android apps. In this chapter we'll look at how you can install, manage, and get the best from them, in addition to seeing how you can play Xbox games on your PC.

1) Installing and Managing Software on your PC

2) Installing and Managing Apps from the Microsoft Store

3) Install and Manage Android Apps in Windows 11

4) Connecting to Xbox Gaming Services and Playing Games

Chapter 5: Managing Files, Documents and OneDrive (10 pages)

Managing and keeping your documents, photos and files safe and organized can be tricky, so here we'll look at how to manage your files, keep them safely backed up, and how you can make sure they'll always be secure and in-sync across your PCs.

1) Managing Documents, Pictures, Videos, and Music

2) Setting Up and Using OneDrive Cloud Storage

3) Using Multiple Disks with Files and Documents

Chapter 6: Making Windows 11 Easier to Use (12 pages)

There are many ways to make Windows 11 easier to use, and these can benefit anybody from children and older people, to those with color-blindness or dyslexia, shaky hands or a harder to manage disability. Here we look at all the ways to make your PC easier to use.

1) Make Windows 11 Easier to Use

2) Make Windows 11 Easier to See

3) Make Windows 11 Easier to Hear

4) Make Windows 11 Easier to Touch

Chapter 7: Being More Productive with Windows 11 (15 pages)

We all want to get stuff done on our PCs, so in this chapter we'll examine all the top productivity tips including managing multiple windows, desktops and even monitors, how to print and share files and documents, and how to manage running apps.

1) Switching Between Running Apps

2) Managing Windows and Using Window Layouts

3) Using Multiple Desktops in Windows 11

4) Searching for Files, Documents and More in Windows 11

5) Printing Files and Saving Files as PDFs

6) Using Multiple Displays with Your PC

Chapter 8: Getting Work Done (10 pages)

With more people working from home, you all need to be able to connect to your company or organization's services and files. Here we show you how to get your home PC working with any business or school system safely and quickly.

1) Connect to Your Company, Organization, or School

2) Use OneDrive for Business

3) Getting Started with Microsoft Office

Chapter 9: Managing Your Privacy and Security (15 pages)

We all need to be safe and secure online, and here we'll examine how to prevent your PC becoming infected with malware, and how to help make sure you don't fall victim to scammers. Additionally we'll look at how you secure your own privacy on your PC with the websites and apps you like to use.

1) Signing Into Your PC with Windows Hello

2) The Windows Security Center

3) Managing Privacy and Security Settings

4) Top Tips for Security and Staying Safe

Chapter 10: Connecting and Using Peripherals and Hardware (10 pages)

If you use any kind of device with your PC, from a printer to Bluetooth headphones or an Xbox controller, you'll know they don't always behave themselves. Here we'll look at how you install and manage all types of devices in Windows 11.

1) Adding and Managing Printers

2) Adding and Managing Bluetooth Devices

3) Connecting to Other Devices in Your Home or Workplace

4) Fixing Problems with Hardware Peripherals

Chapter 11: Keeping Your PC Updated and Running Smoothly (10 pages)

We need to keep our PCs up to date with security and stability patches, to keep ourselves and our files safe. Here we'll look at managing Windows Updates, how to defer ones you don't want yet, and how to quickly fix any problem that might be caused.

1) Installing and Managing Windows Updates

2) Deferring and Troubleshooting Updates

3) What is the Windows Insider Program

Chapter 12: Top Tips for Getting the Very Best from Windows 11 (15 pages)

There is so much you can do to make your experience using Windows 11 better, so here we share our top tips for getting the very best from your Windows 11 PCs.

1) Using Keyboard Shortcuts with Windows 11

2) Getting the Best from Touch and Trackpad Gestures

3) Maximize Battery Life on Your Laptop or Tablet

4) Repurposing an Old PC To Sell or Donate

5) Fixing Common PC Problems

Additional information

CIN1484280342VG
9781484280348
1484280342
Windows 11 Made Easy: Getting Started and Making It Work for You by Mike Halsey
Used - Very Good
Paperback
APress
2022-02-19
243
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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