Windows 8.1 For Dummies®
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Table of Contents
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Part I: Windows 8.1 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know
Chapter 1: What Is Windows 8.1?
What Is Windows, and Why Are You Using It?
Should I Bother Upgrading to Windows 8 or 8.1?
What’s So Different About Windows 8?
Can My Current PC Still Run Windows 8.1?
The Four Flavors of Windows 8.1
Chapter 2: The Mysterious New Start Screen
Being Welcomed to the World of Windows
Keeping your account private with a password
Signing up for a Microsoft account
Figuring Out the New Windows Start Screen
Launching a Start screen program or app
Viewing or closing your open apps
Finding a Start screen app or program
Adding or removing Start screen items
The Charms bar and its hidden shortcuts
Temporarily leaving your computer
Leaving your computer for the day
Chapter 3: The Traditional Desktop
Finding the Desktop and the Start Screen
Summoning the Start screen and open apps
Jazzing up the desktop’s background
Snapping an app alongside the desktop
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