Windows 10: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition

The Missing Credits

About the Author

David Pogue (author, illustrator) is the tech critic for Yahoo Finance (yahoofinance.com), the world’s biggest business publication. It’s a job for which he was groomed by 13 years of writing the weekly tech column for The New York Times.

He’s also a monthly columnist for Scientific American, a four-time Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, the host of several NOVA miniseries on PBS, and the creator of the Missing Manual series. He’s written or cowritten more than 100 books, including dozens in this series, six in the For Dummies line (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music), two novels (one for middle-schoolers), The World According to Twitter, and three books of essential tips and shortcuts: Pogue’s Basics: Tech, Pogue’s Basics: Life, and Pogue’s Basics: Money. In his other life, David is a former Broadway show conductor, a magician, and a funny public speaker. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Nicki, and three awesome children.

You can find a complete list of David’s columns and videos, and sign up to get them by email, at authory.com/davidpogue. His website is www.davidpogue.com. He welcomes feedback about his books by email at [e-mail].

About the Creative Team

Julie Van Keuren (editor, indexer, layout) spent 14 years in print journalism before deciding to upend her life, move to Montana, and live the freelancing dream. She now works as an editor, writer, desktop publisher, indexer, and all-purpose editorial problem-solver for a variety of awesome clients. She and her husband have two sons. Email: [e-mail].

Kellee Katagi (proofreader) has devoted most of her 20-plus-year writing and editing career to covering fitness, nutrition, travel, and outdoor sports. A former managing editor of SKI magazine, she now smiths words from her Colorado home, where she lives with her husband and three kids. Email: [e-mail].

Judy Le (proofreader) is an editor based in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and their son. In her spare time she pursues interests with great fervor just before dropping them entirely. Email: [e-mail].

Phil Simpson (book designer) runs his graphic design business from Southbury, Connecticut. His work includes corporate branding, publication design, communications support, and advertising. Email: [e-mail].

Acknowledgments

The Missing Manual series is a joint venture between the dream team introduced on these pages and O’Reilly Media. I’m grateful to all of them, and also to a few people who did massive favors for this book.

My bacon was saved by Aloria Rucker and her team at WE Communications (Microsoft’s PR agency), who patiently helped dig up answers to the tweakiest questions.

I also owe a debt of thanks to O’Reilly’s Nan Barber, who accommodated my nightmarish schedule with grace; to sharp-eyed proofreaders Kellee Katagi and Judy Le (Judy also expertly wrote the Paint 3D section); to my assistant Jan Carpenter, whose help made my survival possible; and especially to Julie Van Keuren, whose Missing Manual role over the past decade has grown from humble copy editor to full-blown editorial and design factory.

In previous editions of this book, I relied on the talents of several guest authors and editors; some of their prose and expertise lives on in this edition. They include Mike Halsey, Brian Jepson, Joli Ballew, C.A. Callahan, Preston Gralla, John Pierce, Adam Ornstein, and an army of Twitter beta readers.

Thanks to David Rogelberg for believing in the idea. Thanks, above all, to Nicki, my muse and my love, and the three Poguelets: Kelly, Tia, and Jeffrey. They make these books—and everything else—possible.

—David Pogue

About The Missing Manuals

Missing Manuals are witty, well-written guides to computer products that don’t come with printed manuals (which is just about all of them). Each book features a handcrafted index; cross-references to specific page numbers (not just “see Chapter 14”); and an ironclad promise never to put an apostrophe in the possessive pronoun “its.”

Also by David Pogue:

• Mac OS High Sierra: The Missing Manual

• iPhone: The Missing Manual

• David Pogue’s Digital Photography: The Missing Manual

• Pogue’s Basics: Tech

• Pogue’s Basics: Money

• Pogue’s Basics: Life