Windows 8 Five Minutes at a Time

Table of Contents

The Basics

Navigating the Windows 8 Start Screen

Pinning an Application to the Start Screen

Creating and Naming Groups of Apps

Resizing a Start Screen Tile

Searching for Apps, Settings, and Files

Searching for Apps in the Windows Store

Downloading Apps from the Windows Store

Working with Multiple Windows 8 Apps

Shutting Down or Restarting Windows

Putting Windows to Sleep

Hibernating Windows

Customizing the Desktop

Using the File Explorer Ribbon

Opening Two Instances of File Explorer

Copying or Moving Files

Customizing the Taskbar

Adding a Taskbar Toolbar

Re-creating the Quick Launch Toolbar

Searching for Items in File Explorer

Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

Managing Columns in File Explorer

Modifying the Windows Send to Menu

Pinning Desktop Items to the Start Screen

Creating a Desktop Shortcut for All Apps

Connecting to a Wi-Fi or Cellular Network

Managing a Wi-Fi or Cellular Network

Setting Ease of Access Features

Displaying Administrative Tools

Dual-Booting with Another Version of Windows

Setting Up Windows 8 after Installation

Updating Windows 8

Be Imaginative

Adding a Microsoft Account to Windows

Adding a Local Account to Windows

Logging in with Different Accounts

Managing Your User Accounts

Changing Your Account Picture

Switching to a Local Account

Switching to a Microsoft Account

Changing Your Password Protection

Creating a Picture Password

Customizing Your Start Screen

Personalizing the Windows Lock Screen

Trusting a Windows 8 Computer

Syncing ...