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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 1 “HOW TO’S” FOR A FRIENDLY/USABLE WINDOWS 10....................................................................................... 9 HOW TO’S FOR A FRIENDLY/USABLE WINDOWS 10............................................................................... 10 CHAPTER 2 “HOW TO’S” FOR INPUT DEVICES........................................................................................................................ 14 SHOW ON SCREEN KEYBOARD.................................................................................................................... 15 CHANGE MOUSE COLOR & SIZE.................................................................................................................. 16 CHANGE MOUSE PRIMARY BUTTONS....................................................................................................... 17 CUSTOMIZE MOUSE SCROLL WHEEL........................................................................................................ 19 CHANGE CURSOR LINE THICKNESS ......................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER 3 “HOW TO’S” FOR NETWORK OR WI-FI................................................................................................................. 22 CONNECT TO WI-FI......................................................................................................................................... 23 FIND WI-FI PASSWORDS ............................................................................................................................... 24 CONNECT IF NO WI-FI................................................................................................................................... 25 CHAPTER 4 “HOW TO’S” FOR START SCREEN.......................................................................................................................... 26 ADD TILE APPS TO START SCREEN ........................................................................................................... 27 RESIZE TILES ON START SCREEN.............................................................................................................. 28 DELETE TILES ON START SCREEN............................................................................................................. 29 CHAPTER 5 “HOW TO’S” FOR DESKTOP.................................................................................................................................... 30 USE JUMP LISTS ............................................................................................................................................. 31 CREATE DESKTOP SHORTCUTS.................................................................................................................. 32 MAGNIFY THE DESKTOP............................................................................................................................... 33 DESKTOP SLIDESHOW THEMES................................................................................................................. 34 MOVE A WINDOW TO ONE SIDE OF DESKTOP ........................................................................................ 37 CREATE WEBSITE SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP........................................................................................... 38 CHAPTER 6 “HOW TO’S” FOR TASKBAR..................................................................................................................................... 40 USE TOOL BARS ON TASKBAR .................................................................................................................... 41 TASK VIEW ICON ON TASK BAR.................................................................................................................. 42 PIN APPS/PROGRAMS TO TASKBAR............................................................................................................ 43 CHAPTER 7 “HOW TO’S” FOR DESKTOP ICONS....................................................................................................................... 44 RESIZE DESKTOP ICONS............................................................................................................................... 45 PIN DESKTOP ICONS TO TASKBAR............................................................................................................. 46 SHOW/HIDE DESKTOP ICONS...................................................................................................................... 47 RENAME DESKTOP ICONS............................................................................................................................ 48 CHANGE DESKTOP ICONS............................................................................................................................ 49
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CHAPTER 8 “HOW TO’S” FOR COLOR AND PICTURES............................................................................................................ 50 CHANGE THE LOCK SCREEN PICTURE..................................................................................................... 51 CHANGE THE SCREEN COLOR .................................................................................................................... 52 CHAPTER 9 “HOW TO’S” FOR SHUT DOWN............................................................................................................................... 53 SHUT DOWN A COMPUTER........................................................................................................................... 54 CLOSE APPS/PROGRAMS............................................................................................................................... 55 SHUTDOWN USING ALT F4 KEY.................................................................................................................. 56 CHAPTER 10 “HOW TO’S” FOR EMAIL.......................................................................................................................................... 58 GMAIL.COM...................................................................................................................................................... 59 YAHOO.COM, ATT.NET................................................................................................................................... 60 OUTLOOK.COM, LIVE.COM HOTMAIL.COM, MSN.COM.......................................................................... 61 CHAPTER 11 “HOW TO’S” FOR FILE EXPLORER FILE CABINET.......................................................................................................................................................... 62 OPEN FILE EXPLORER................................................................................................................................... 63 CREATE A NEW FOLDER............................................................................................................................... 64 RENAME A FOLDER OR FILE........................................................................................................................ 65 CHANGING THE VIEW MENU ...................................................................................................................... 66 SEARCH FOR FILES - FILE EXPLORER....................................................................................................... 67 OPEN TO “MY PC”............................................................................................................................................ 68 CHAPTER 12 “HOW TO’S” FOR EDGE............................................................................................................................................ 69 SHOW THE FAVORITES BAR IN EDGE........................................................................................................ 70 ADD FAVORITES TO EDGE............................................................................................................................ 72 SEE THE FAVORITES LIST IN EDGE........................................................................................................... 73 CREATE A HOMEPAGE IN EDGE................................................................................................................. 74 CREATE A START PAGE IN EDGE................................................................................................................ 76 SAVE READING LIST ARTICLES IN EDGE................................................................................................. 78 USE THE READING LIST IN EDGE REMOVING ADVERTISING............................................................................................................................ 79 SEE THE READING LIST IN EDGE............................................................................................................... 80 SEE WEB HISTORY IN EDGE........................................................................................................................ 81 SEE THE DOWNLOAD LIST IN EDGE ......................................................................................................... 82 OPEN/CLOSE NEW TAB IN EDGE................................................................................................................. 83 OPEN NEW WINDOW IN EDGE .................................................................................................................... 84 PRINT IN EDGE................................................................................................................................................ 85 CHANGE TEXT SIZE IN EDGE....................................................................................................................... 86 CHAPTER 13 “HOW TO’S” FOR CORTANA.................................................................................................................................... 87 CONFIGURE CORTANA – SETTINGS MENU.............................................................................................. 88 BEGIN USING CORTANA................................................................................................................................ 89 ACTIVATE “HEY CORTANA”.......................................................................................................................... 90 SHOW/HIDE CORTANA SEARCH BOX TASK BAR.......................................................................................................................................................... 91
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CHAPTER 14 “HOW TO’S” WE ALL NEED..................................................................................................................................... 92 WINDOWS 10 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS...................................................................................................... 93 CHANGE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS.................................................................................................................. 94 PUT TWO WINDOWS SIDE BY SIDE............................................................................................................. 96 HIDE OR SHOW RIBBON MENUS ................................................................................................................ 98 USE THE CLOUD (ONEDRIVE) ..................................................................................................................... 99 UNINSTALL A PROGRAM............................................................................................................................. 100 ACTIVATE NIGHT LIGHT............................................................................................................................. 102 CHAPTER 15 “HOW TO’S” FOR POWER SETTINGS.................................................................................................................. 104 CHANGE WHEN COMPUTER/DISPLAY SLEEPS.................................................................................................................... 105 CONFIGURE CLOSING LID ON LAPTOPS................................................................................................. 107 CHANGE POWER BUTTON OPTIONS........................................................................................................ 110 CHAPTER 16 “HOW TO’S” FOR PRIVACY OPTIONS.................................................................................................................. 113 CHANGE PRIVACY SETTINGS.................................................................................................................... 114 TURN THE CAMERA ON/OFF ..................................................................................................................... 116 CHANGE MICROPHONE SETTINGS........................................................................................................... 118 TURN ON “FIND MY DEVICE”..................................................................................................................... 120 BACKGROUND APPS..................................................................................................................................... 122 CHAPTER 17 “HOW TO’S” FOR COMPUTER INFORMATION.................................................................................................. 124 FIND BASIC COMPUTER INFO................................................................................................................... 125 CHANGE YOUR COMPUTER NAME........................................................................................................... 127 SET DATE AND TIME.................................................................................................................................... 129 FINDING VERSION AND BUILD................................................................................................................. 131 CHAPTER 18 “HOW TO’S” FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................................. 132 OPEN TASK MANAGER................................................................................................................................. 133 CORRECT UPSIDE DOWN SCREEN............................................................................................................ 135 DISABLE PROGRAMS FROM STARTUP..................................................................................................... 136 DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 10 UPDATES ....................................................................................................... 138 OPEN CONTROL PANEL............................................................................................................................... 140 CHAPTER 19 FREE UPGRADABLE WIN 10 MANUAL.............................................................................................................. 141 FREE UPGRADABLE WIN 10 MANUAL...................................................................................................... 142
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PREFACE This “How To” Windows 10 manual is written for the everyday person. If you do not care how it works, only “How To Do It” then this book is for you. All procedures are presented step by step, with every click of the mouse identical to what is seen on your Windows 10 computer. The simplicity of following these procedures will be evident as you make changes to your Windows 10 computer. This book is not intended to be read cover to cover. Instead, it is to be used to look up a simple way to perform any procedure you need to know. Inside you will find the simplest and easiest procedures for increasing text size, magnifying the desktop, shutting off the camera, increasing or changing color of your cursor and much more. Since Microsoft changes Windows 10 weekly, a Free Upgradable Manual is available for your computer desktop. Please go to Chapter 19 for install instructions.
CHAPTER 1 “HOW TO’S” FOR A FRIENDLY/USABLE WINDOWS 10 “HOW TO’S” FOR A FRIENDLY/USABLE WINDOWS 10
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 9
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CHAPTER 2 “HOW TO’S” FOR INPUT DEVICES SHOW THE ON SCREEN KEYBOARD CHANGE MOUSE COLOR & SIZE CHANGE MOUSE PRIMARY BUTTONS CUSTOMIZE MOUSE SCROLL WHEEL CHANGE CURSOR LINE THICKNESS
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 14
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CHAPTER 3 “HOW TO’S” FOR NETWORK OR WI-FI CONNECT TO WI-FI FIND WI-FI PASSWORDS CONNECT IF NO WI-FI
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 22
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CHAPTER 4 “HOW TO’S” FOR START SCREEN ADD TILE APPS TO START SCREEN RESIZE TILES ON START SCREEN DELETE TILES ON START SCREEN
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 26
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CHAPTER 5 “HOW TO’S” FOR DESKTOP USE JUMP LISTS CREATE DESKTOP SHORTCUTS MAGNIFY THE DESKTOP DESKTOP SLIDESHOW THEMES MOVE A WINDOW TO ONE SIDE OF THE DESKTOP CREATE WEBSITE SHORTCUT ON DESKTOP
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 30
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CHAPTER 6 “HOW TO’S” FOR TASKBAR USE TOOL BARS ON TASKBAR TASK VIEW ICON ON TASKBAR PIN APPS/PROGRAMS TO TASKBAR
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 40
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CHAPTER 7 “HOW TO’S” FOR DESKTOP ICONS RESIZE DESKTOP ICONS PIN DESKTOP ICONS TO TASKBAR SHOW/HIDE DESKTOP ICONS RENAME DESKTOP ICONS CHANGE DESKTOP ICONS
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 44
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CHAPTER 8 “HOW TO’S” FOR COLOR AND PICTURES CHANGE THE LOCK SCREEN PICTURE CHANGE THE SCREEN COLOR
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 50
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CHAPTER 9 “HOW TO’S” FOR SHUT DOWN SHUT DOWN A COMPUTER CLOSE APPS/PROGRAMS SHUT DOWN USING ALT F4 KEY
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 53
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CHAPTER 10 “HOW TO’S” FOR EMAIL GMAIL.COM YAHOO.COM, ATT.NET OUTLOOK.COM, LIVE.COM, HOTMAIL.COM, MSN.COM
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 58
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CHAPTER 11 “HOW TO’S” FOR FILE EXPLORER FILE CABINET OPEN FILE EXPLORER CREATE A NEW FOLDER RENAME A FILE OR FOLDER CHANGING THE VIEW MENU SEARCH FOR FILES OPEN TO “MY PC”
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 62
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CHAPTER 12 “HOW TO’S” FOR EDGE SHOW THE FAVORITES BAR IN EDGE ADD FAVORITES TO EDGE SEE THE FAVORITES LIST IN EDGE CREATE A HOME PAGE IN EDGE CREATE A START PAGE IN EDGE SAVE READING LIST ARTICLES IN EDGE USE THE READING LIST IN EDGE SEE THE READING LIST IN EDGE SEE WEB HISTORY LIST IN EDGE SEE THE DOWNLOAD LIST IN EDGE OPEN/CLOSE NEW TAB IN EDGE OPEN A NEW WINDOW IN EDGE PRINT IN EDGE CHANGE TEXT SIZE IN EDGE
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 69
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CHAPTER 13 “HOW TO’S” FOR CORTANA CONFIGURE CORTANA - SETTINGS MENU BEGIN USING CORTANA ACTIVATE “HEY CORTANA” SHOW/HIDE CORTANA SEARCH BOX
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 87
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CHAPTER 14 “HOW TO’S” WE ALL NEED WINDOWS 10 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS CHANGE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS PUT TWO WINDOWS SIDE BY SIDE HIDE OR SHOW THE RIBBON MENUS USE THE CLOUD (ONEDRIVE) UNINSTALL A PROGRAM ACTIVATE NIGHT LIGHT
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CHAPTER 15 “HOW TO’S” FOR POWER SETTINGS CHANGE WHEN COMPUTER/DISPLAY SLEEPS CONFIGURE CLOSING LID ON LAPTOPS CHANGE POWER BUTTON OPTIONS
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 104
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CHAPTER 16 “HOW TO’S” FOR PRIVACY OPTIONS CHANGE PRIVACY SETTINGS TURN THE CAMERA ON/OFF CHANGE MICROPHONE SETTINGS TURN ON “FIND MY DEVICE” BACKGROUND APPS
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 113
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CHAPTER 17 “HOW TO’S” FOR COMPUTER INFORMATION FIND BASIC COMPUTER INFO CHANGE YOUR COMPUTER NAME SET DATE AND TIME FINDING VERSION AND BUILD
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 124
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CHAPTER 18 “HOW TO’S” FOR TROUBLESHOOTING OPEN TASK MANAGER CORRECT UPSIDE DOWN SCREEN DISABLE PROGRAMS FROM STARTUP DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 10 UPDATES OPEN CONTROL PANEL
FREE UPGRADABLE EBOOK See Chapter 19 for directions to download a free upgradable ebook for your desktop that updates procedures that Microsoft changes in Windows 10. 132
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CHAPTER 19 FREE UPGRADABLE WIN 10 MANUAL FREE UPGRADABLE WIN 10 MANUAL
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