Buy and Download - Lynda.com Windows 10 Essential Training

2015
Lynda
Nick Brazzi
7:52
English

Learn all the essential features of Windows 10. This comprehensive course covers everything you need to know to install Windows, customize it to your liking, and start working with files and applications. Author Nick Brazzi shows how to manage folders, use Cortana to search and navigate, browse the web with the new Microsoft Edge browser, and work with Mail, Calendars, and People (aka contacts).
Plus, learn about sharing via a home network, multiuser configurations, security and privacy, and troubleshooting Windows.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Getting Started
Essential analogies for an operating system
Understanding the computer's login account
Upgrading to Windows 10
Installing Windows 10 from original install media
Running Windows 10 for the first time and setting up the computer
Introducing the Action Center, Settings, and Control Panel
Configuring a Bluetooth keyboard, mouse, and other periperals
Connecting to the Internet
Understanding modifier keys and keyboard shortcuts
Sleep, shutdown, and restart
Setting up a printer
2. Launching and Managing Applications
Launching applications from the taskbar
Launching applications from the Start menu
Interacting with windows, menus, and ribbons
Quitting applications
Pinning applications to the Start menu and taskbar and customizing the Start menu
Multitasking to switch between multiple applications
Managing several desktops using Task View
Switching to Tablet mode
Using touch screen controls in Windows
3. File Explorer: The Windows Filing Cabinet
Browsing through folders
Understanding essential folder structure, including the user folder
Using the File Explorer ribbon and customizing File Explorer
Creating, copying, moving, and renaming files and folders
Using an external drive or memory stick
Deleting files
Using shortcuts to files and folders
Organizing items on the desktop
Saving files within an application
Zipping and unzipping packages
4. Using Cortana to Search
Setting up Cortana
Searching with Cortana
Using voice commands in Cortana
5. Browsing the Web with Edge
Working with Edge and Internet Explorer
Browsing and searching the web
Bookmarking important websites
Using the Reading List and Reading view
Marking up a page with web notes
Downloading files
Viewing and clearing history
6. Working with Mail, People, and Calendar
Linking online accounts to Mail, People, and Calendar
Working with the Mail app
Using the Calendar
Using the People app to manage an address book
7. Using the Other Bundled Apps
Maps and location services
Browsing and editing photos
Using the weather
Managing and playing music, movies, and TV shows
Working with notifications
8. Installing Applications
Installing applications from the Windows Store
Installing applications from the web
Setting application defaults
Setting app privacy and permissions
Uninstalling applications
9. Essential Settings and Customization
Changing screen resolution
Adjusting audio settings
Customizing the desktop wallpaper and other visual details
Sleep and screen saver
Identifying and troubleshooting your computer's hardware using Device Manager
10. Account Settings
Managing user accounts
Adjusting sign-in options
Changing your login account type
11. Sharing with Home Networks
Connecting to another computer over a simple network
Using Remote Desktop
12. Backing Up and Restoring
Setting up a full image backup
Setting up a backup with the File History tool
Recovering lost files using a File History backup
Some tips on manual backups
13. Troubleshooting and Updating
Configuring Windows updates
Using Windows Defender to protect against malware
Reviewing security messages and resolving problems (formerly Action Center)
Accessing the Task Manager, Quick Link menu, and Control-Alt-Delete
Resetting Windows
Goodbye
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