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Updated to cover the May 2019 Update, Exploring Windows 10 is the essential guide for those who want to get to grips with the fundamentals of Microsoft Windows 10. Written in a clear and practical way using illustrations, screenshots, video demos, and easy to follow instructions, Exploring Windows 10 will help you:


Install or upgrade to Windows 10 May 2019 update


Master the key features of Windows 10


Find your way around the Desktop, Start Menu, and the Taskbar


Organise your files with File Explorer


Learn about external drives, flash drives, and memory cards


Learn to use Action Centre, Timeline, and Cloud Clipboard


Search the web with the Microsoft Edge Browser


Keep in touch using email and skype video chat


Organise, enhance, and share your photos with the Photos App


Create home movies with your video clips, photos 3D models, effects, and music to share with friends


Have fun with 3D models and Paint 3D


Listen to your favourite music with Spotify and Groove Music App


Learn how to watch your favourite TV programs and films using the Films & TV App


Play your DVD collection on your PC


Learn about apps, find and download them


Understand how Cloud storage with OneDrive works, and use it for free storage and sharing files


Get to know Cortana, the voice-activated Personal Digital Assistant who can perform searches on your computer or the web, and actions like opening apps or documents, or setting reminders.


And a whole lot more…


In addition, you will learn how to make the most of the new features of Windows 10 with clear explanations and video demos to help you along the way. Finally, maintenance tips to help you keep your PC running smoothly complete this invaluable guide. You'll want to keep this edition handy as you make your way around the new OS.

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ExploringWindows 10May 2019 EditionKevin Wilson

Exploring Windows 10 May 2019 Edition

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Publisher: Elluminet Press

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About the Author

With over 15 years’ experience in the computer industry, Kevin Wilson has made a career out of technology and showing others how to use it. After earning a master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, and multimedia systems, Kevin has held various positions in the IT industry including graphic & web design, building & managing corporate networks, training, and IT support.

He currently serves as Elluminet Press Ltd’s senior writer and director, he periodically teaches computer science at college in South Africa and serves as an IT trainer in England. His books have become a valuable resource among the students in England, South Africa and our partners in the United States.

Kevin’s motto is clear: “If you can’t explain something simply, then you haven’t understood it well enough.” To that end, he has created the Exploring Technology Series, in which he breaks down complex technological subjects into smaller, easy-to-follow steps that students and ordinary computer users can put into practice.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to all the staff at Luminescent Media & Elluminet Press for their passion, dedication and hard work in the preparation and production of this book.

To all my friends and family for their continued support and encouragement in all my writing projects.

To all my colleagues, students and testers who took the time to test procedures and offer feedback on the book

Finally thanks to you the reader for choosing this book. I hope it helps you to use your PC with greater understanding.

Have fun!

Table of Contents

Windows 10 12

Windows Editions 12

The May 2019 Update 13

What’s New? 14

Setting up Windows 10 16

Upgrading to Windows 10 16

If you Already have Windows 10 17

Buying Windows 10 17

Upgrading from Windows 7 & 8 20

Update Assistant 26

Media Creation Tool 30

Creating Installation Media 30

Media Creation Tool to Upgrade your PC 33

Running Windows the First Time 37

Regional Settings 37

Terms Of Use 38

Connect to your WiFi 38

Enter WiFi Password 39

Sign in for the First Time 39

Set a PIN Code 40

Link your Phone 40

Set up OneDrive 41

Meet Cortana 41

Do More with your Voice 42

Location 42

Find my Device 42

Send Diagnostic Data 42

Improve Inking & Typing 43

Get Tailored Experiences with Diagnostic Data 43

Let Apps use Advertising ID 43

Adjusting System Settings 45

Screen Resolution 48

Power Options 49

Date and Time 50

Regional Settings 50

Verifying Accounts 51

Connecting to WiFi Networks 52

Linking your Phone 54

iPhones 55

Android Phones 57

Create a Microsoft Account 59

Setting up Additional Users 60

Adding a New User 60

Set up OneDrive 62

Setting up Printers 66

Using USB 66

Using WiFi 68

Older Printers 71

Managing Printers 73

Downloading Printer Drivers 74

Setting up Windows Hello 76

Finger Print Scanner 77

Facial Recognition 78

Pairing Bluetooth Devices 80

Dynamic Lock 81

Pair your Phone 82

Enable Dynamic Lock 83

Other Features 84

Storage Sense 84

Blue Light Reduction 86

Focus Assist 88

Dark Mode 91

Light Mode 93

Family Safety 94

Child Accounts 94

Monitoring Family Activity 96

Web Activity 96

App Usage 98

Screen Time & Curfews 99

Navigating Windows 10 100

Start Menu 100

Tile Folders 101

Customising your Start Menu 102

Add Tiles to Start Menu 103

Move Tiles on the Start Menu 106

Naming Groups of Tiles 107

Remove Tiles from Start Menu 107

Resize Tiles on Start Menu 108

The Desktop 109

Desktop Anatomy 109

Themes 109

Organise Icons 110

Changing the Background 111

Task Bar 112

System Icons 113

Jump Lists 113

Pin Icons to your Task Bar 114

Taskbar Tools 115

Action Centre 116

Select What Notifications you See 117

Edit the Quick Actions 117

Timeline Activity History 118

Using Multiple Desktops 120

File Explorer 122

Share Ribbon 123

View Ribbon 123

Sharing Files from File Explorer 124

Basic File Management 126

Creating Folders 127

Moving Files 128

Copying Files 129

Renaming Files 130

Sorting Files 131

Deleting Files 132

Restoring Files 132

External Drives 133

Memory Cards 135

Near Share 137

OneDrive 139

Files on Demand 140

Enable and Disable Files On Demand 141

Making files available Offline 142

Cloud Clipboard 143

Copying Multiple Items 144

Copying Across Devices 145

Screen Snip 148

Multiple Screens 150

Using Projectors 152

Duplicate PC screen onto Second Screen 153

Second Screen Only 153

PC Screen Only 153

Extend PC screen onto Second Screen 154

Using Continuum 155

Desktop PC/Laptop 155

Tablets 155

Change Between Desktop & Tablet Mode 156

Arranging Windows on Desktop 157

Moving a Window 157

Resizing a Window 158

Minimise, Maximise & Close a Window 159

Window Snap Feature 159

Keyboard Shortcuts 162

Windows Search 163

Searching for Files 163

Searching for Apps 164

Searching for Windows Settings 165

Narrowing Down the Search 165

Cortana Personal Assistant 166

Using Voice Commands 167

Voice Reminders 168

Customise Cortana 169

Windows 10 Tablets 172

Using a Tablet 172

Gestures for Touch Screens 175

One Finger Tap 175

Tap and Hold 175

One Finger Slide 176

Two Finger Pinch & Spread 176

Two Finger Rotate 177

Scroll 177

Swipe from the Left Edge 178

Swipe from the Right Edge 178

Three Finger Tap 179

Three Finger Swipe Left/Right 179

Customising your Start Screen 180

Move Tiles 180

Add Tiles 180

Resize Tiles 181

On-screen Keyboard 182

Changing Keyboards 183

Keyboards & Cases 185

Pens 188

Other Accessories 189

Internet, Email & Communication 190

Microsoft Edge Browser 190

Set your Home Page 191

Favourites Bar 193

Bookmark a Website 193

Revisit a Bookmarked Website 195

Organising Bookmarks 195

Finding Files you’ve Downloaded 197

Annotations & Notes 198

Pen Tool 199

Highlighter Pen 200

Typed Notes 201

Saving Notes 201

Reading Mode 202

Page Translator 203

More Options 204

Print a Page 205

Pin a Website to the Start Menu 206

Pin Website to TaskBar 207

Change your Start Page 208

Tab Preview Bar 209

Set Aside Tabs 210

Edge Extensions 211

Other Browsers Worth Noting 214

Google Chrome 214

FireFox 216

Mail App 216

Adding Other Email Accounts 217

Reading Mail 221

Writing a New Message 222

Reply to a Message 223

Adding Attachments 224

Inserting Images 225

Calendar App 226

Add an Event 227

People App 230

Edit Contact 231

Pin Contacts 233

Share Files with Contacts 235

Skype 236

Making a New Call 237

Calling Someone on your Contact List 239

Sending Files 240

Answering Calls 240

Screen Sharing 241

Your Phone App 243

Mobile Hotspot 245

Multimedia 246

Photos App 246

Edit a Photo 247

Enhancing Photos 249

Annotating Photos 251

Creating Videos 252

Creating Videos Automatically 252

Creating Custom Videos 254

Add Text Titles 257

Add Music 257

Slideshow Motion 259

3D Effects 260

Adding 3D Models 264

Export & Share your Creations 266

Camera App 268

Groove Music App 272

Music on your PC 273

Playlists 273

Spotify 274

Game Mode 276

Film & TV App 277

Purchasing Content 278

Viewing Purchased Content 279

Search for New Content 280

Personal Content 281

Picture-in-Picture 282

Playing DVDs & Blu-Rays 283

Fun with 3D 286

Paint 3D 286

Drawing 289

3D Objects 291

3D Models 292

Manipulating Objects 293

2D Shapes 294

Stickers 295

Custom Stickers & Textures 296

3D Doodles 297

3D Text 299

Share your Creations 300

Magic Select 301

Remix 3D site 303

Mixed Reality Mode 305

Holographic Interface 306

HoloLens 306

Getting Around the Interface 308

The Start Menu 308

The App Bar 308

Hololens Gestures 309

Gesture Frame 309

Gaze 309

Air Tap 309

Air Tap & Hold 310

Bloom 310

Voice Commands 310

Mixed Reality Headsets 311

Windows Ink 312

Launching Windows Ink 312

Sticky Notes 313

Snip & Sketch 316

Sketch Pad 318

Ink Apps 320

OneNote & OneNote 2016 Support 322

Microsoft Word Pen Support 323

Microsoft PowerPoint Pen Support 325

Windows 10 Apps 326

Microsoft Store 326

Browsing the Store 327

Searching the Store 327

Buying Apps 328

Browsing Devices 328

Payment Options 329

Maps App 331

Get Directions 332

Street View 334

Ink Directions 335

Measure Distances 336

Annotations 337

Explore in 3D 338

Weather App 340

News App 342

Alarms & Clock App 343

Voice Recorder 345

eBooks 346

Reading eBooks 348

Calculator App 349

Unit Converter 350

Currency Converter 351

Maintaining your Computer 352

Anti-Virus Software 352

Windows Security 352

Avast 353

AVG 354

Windows Security 355

Virus & Threat Protection 356

Device Performance & Health 357

Firewall & network Protection 357

App & Browser Control 357

Family Options 357

Controlled Folder Access 357

Exploit Protection 360

Windows Sandbox 361

Opening Files 362

Backing Up your Files 364

Creating a Backup 364

Adding Folders 366

Setting Backup Schedules 367

Restoring Files 368

Password Recovery 369

Windows Update 372

Settings 372

Pause Updates 373

Active Hours 373

Update History 375

Bandwidth Limiting 376

Fonts 376

Disk De-fragmentation 378

Start-Up Programs 382

Resetting Apps 387

Task Manager 388

System Recovery 391

Advanced Start up 393

Create a Recovery Drive 394

Cleaning your Computer 396

Cleaning Keyboards 396

Cleaning Computer Mice 397

Video Resources 398

Windows 10

Windows 10 is the latest operating system from Microsoft Corporation and is one that represents a major shift in the devices we use. In other words Windows is designed to adapt to the device it’s installed on, so you’ll get a point and click environment on desktop PCs, workstations, laptops, and all-in-one PCs called desktop mode, and a touch screen environment on tablets, hybrid laptop/tablet, and other small screen devices called tablet mode.

So what’s an Operating System? An Operating System is a computer program that manages the computer’s hardware resources such as memory, processor and disk drives.

The Operating System also provides a platform for you to run apps such as word processors, web browsers, games, open files, and so on. These are represented as graphical icons on the screen. Apps open up in a window allowing you to interact with them using either a mouse, keyboard or touch-screen. Commands and options are organised into menus for you to select. This is called a graphic user interface.

Windows Editions

There are two editions of Windows 10 available to consumers: Home and Pro.

Windows 10 Home is designed for use on PCs, laptops and tablets. This edition is intended for the every day home user. If you bought a laptop or tablet device from a computer store, then this is the version you’re most likely to have.

Windows 10 Pro is the same as the home edition, except it has additional features that are oriented towards business environments and power users.

Microsoft subsequently released other editions of Windows 10 aimed at different markets.

Windows 10 Enterprise is aimed at medium to large scale organisations that have hundreds or even thousands of computers in their offices and networks. This edition is very similar to Windows 10 Pro except it has a couple of extra features.

Windows 10 Education is very much like Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise but is distributed to educational establishments such as schools, colleges, and universities.

Windows 10 S is a feature-limited edition of Windows 10 designed primarily for low-end devices and the education market. Windows 10 S only allows the installation of software from the Windows Store. You can only use Microsoft Edge as the web browser and Bing as the search engine.

Windows 10 Pro for Workstations is designed for high-end hardware for intensive computing tasks and supports Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron processors, up to 4 CPUs, 6TB RAM, the ReFS file system.

The May 2019 Update

Windows 10 - May 2019 Update 1903, also known as 19H1, has had a few improvements over the previous update.

What’s New?

Windows now has a new Light Mode. If you choose the light mode from the settings app, the whole system will be light including the taskbar and start menu.

The start menu also has a slightly new layout, and has been simplified reducing clutter and the number of pre-installed tiles.

Cortana & Windows Search have now been separated. You’ll find a separate icon on the taskbar for each feature.

Within Windows Search, you’ll also find top apps. These are the apps you use the most.

Windows Sandbox is a desktop app for safely running applications in isolation, without the risk of virus or malware infection. This is particularly useful for testing apps and software downloaded from the internet or email attachments that you are unsure of. Currently only available in Windows 10 Pro & Enterprise editions.

Action Centre now has a brightness slider on the bottom for quickly adjusting screen brightness.

Printing has been updated to include a number of the printing icons to help you easily and quickly identify the one you’re looking for.

The settings app home page now has a header at the top allowing you to take quick action for signing in and managing your Microsoft account, updates, onedrive, and so on.

PC Reset feature has a new interface which provides a more consistent experience across devices with different configurations and requires fewer clicks to complete.

There are also performance enhancements, bug fixes, and interface tweaks throughout the operating system.

Setting up Windows 10

New PC laptops, tablets and computers will come with Windows 10 already installed, usually the home edition. If you are running an older system such as Windows 7 or Windows 8 you should upgrade your system to Windows 10.

Microsoft’s free upgrade may be over, but since they want as many people on Windows 10 as possible, those with activated versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 can still upgrade for free. If you are running either of those two operating systems, you should upgrade as soon as possible.

In this chapter we’ll take a look at how to upgrade - you can do this using the media creation tool, available from Microsoft’s website.

Also we’ll go through system settings, monitoring child accounts and family safety, blue tooth devices, and various other features in Windows 10.

We’ll also take a look at running Windows 10 for the first time as well as setting it up, installing printers, connecting to WiFi and Windows 10’s many other features.

Let’s begin with a look at upgrading to the latest Windows 10 update...

Upgrading to Windows 10

If you have a fully licensed version of Windows 7 or 8 installed on your machine, you can still upgrade for free using the Media Creation Tool - see section on upgrading from Windows 7 & 8.

If you’re upgrading, make sure your PC meets the following specification. A computer with the minimum spec recommended by Microsoft will run painfully slow, so I’ve included a recommended minimum spec below that I’ve tested.

2GHz or faster CPUAt least 4GB of RAMAt least 32GB Hard Disk SpaceAt least 1152x864 screen resolutionGraphics card with WDDM support and DirectX 9 or above.

If you Already have Windows 10

If you are already running Windows 10 and simply want to get the May 2019 Update, then you should automatically receive a notification on Windows Update.

Go to Start Menu, click Settings icon. Select ‘Update & Security’ then ‘Windows Update’. Click ‘check for updates’.

Windows 10 will check for any available updates. The May update is version 1903. When it’s available, you’ll see a ‘feature update’ notification in windows update. Click ‘download and install now’.

To complete the update, you’ll need to restart your machine when it’s finished. Go to Start > Power > ‘Update & Restart’. If you only see ‘restart’ on the menu, then the update hasn’t finished downloading yet.

Buying Windows 10

If you can’t upgrade free for whatever reason, you can buy Windows 10 from any computer store or online retailer. The installation media for Windows 10 will either come as a download, a DVD disk or a flash/usb drive.

The best place is to buy a copy from Microsoft’s Online Store, using your Microsoft Account. Head over to the following website.

www.microsoftstore.com/windows

Scroll down and click ‘Windows 10 Home’, or ‘Windows 10 Pro’, for most users the home edition is fine.

Select ‘how do you want to get Windows 10’. You can select either Download disk image or a USB stick. Having Windows 10 installer on a USB stick is useful for installing and is easier to use than a disk image.

Click ‘buy and download’.

You’ll see a summary of your order and how much it is going to cost. Click ‘checkout’, when you’re happy.

Click ‘sign in and checkout’. Sign in with your Microsoft Account email address and password.

Run through the steps to enter payment details and confirm order. You’ll be able to download Windows 10 and Microsoft will send you a copy on a USB stick.

This will associate your Windows 10 license with your Microsoft Account and the device you’re installing it on. This means that when you log into Windows 10 with your Microsoft Account email address and password, Windows will automatically activate on your device, even if you have to re-install Windows.

To install Windows 10, insert the USB stick, open up your file explorer, navigate to the USB stick and run the ‘setup.exe’ file; see next section. You can also upgrade using the Media Creation Tool.

If your device, laptop or PC came with Windows 10, you don’t need to buy a copy, unless for example, you have Windows 10 Home and want to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.

Upgrading from Windows 7 & 8

At the time of writing, if you have an activated version of Windows 7 or Windows 8, you can still upgrade to Windows 10 for free. To do this, go to the following website and download the media creation tool.

www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10

Double click on mediacreationtool.exe, or click ‘run’ when prompted by your browser. If you don’t see it, the file will be in your downloads folder on your file explorer.

On the opening blue screen, make sure ‘upgrade this PC now’ is selected and click ‘next’.

Follow the instructions on screen. Leave the setting selected; ‘download and install updates’. This will insure you get the latest release of Windows 10. Click ‘next’.

Click ‘Accept’ to accept the licence terms.

On the next screen, choose what data you want to keep. You have three options.

Keep personal files, apps and Windows settings

This upgrades everything to Windows 10 and transfers all your installed apps, settings and personal files.

Keep personal files only

Use this option if you want to remove installed apps, old windows settings and applications but keep all your personal files. If you choose this option you will need to re-install your applications. This is usually the best option to select.

Keep Nothing

This will wipe all your files, applications and settings. Only do this if you have backed up all your personal files. Useful if you want a fresh install of Windows 10.

If in doubt click ‘keep personal files, apps and windows settings’ to keep everything. This will keep all your files, any compatible applications and windows settings such as Edge/Explorer browser histories, contacts, desktop themes/backgrounds and so on.

Click Next.

Windows will shut down and restart. Once restarted windows update will kick in and configure the updates. This will take a while.

Setup will restart and Windows will proceed with the install. This will also take a while.

Once Windows 10 is installed, you’ll see the ‘welcome to windows 10’ screen.

Welcome to Windows 10. You will notice Windows 10 has imported your username from Windows 7/8. Click next.

Select ‘use express settings’ to let Windows 10 use the default settings.

Click next on the following screen. Windows will start to configure itself and restart. Once it restarts you will land on the new Windows 10 desktop. You may need to go through ‘running windows the first time’ section, if you selected ‘keep nothing’ and decided to do a fresh install.

Upgrading from Windows 8 the same procedure.

Once you see the desktop you should switch to your Microsoft Account if Windows doesn’t do it for you.

To check, go to the start menu and select settings on the bottom left.

From the settings dialog box that appears, select accounts. If you see ‘Local Account’ then click ‘Sign in with a Microsoft Account’.

If you see ‘Microsoft Account’, you don’t need to do anything here and can skip this step.

Update Assistant

The Update Assistant downloads and installs the latest version of Windows 10.

Open your web browser and navigate to the following website.

www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10

You’ll need to purchase a license from the Microsoft Store, if you don’t already have one. On the webpage click ‘update now’.

Click ‘run’ when prompted by your browser

Once the update assistant starts, click ‘update now’.

Update Assistant will do a check on your device to make sure it is able to run the update.

Click ‘next’ on the bottom right when the check is complete.

The Update Assistant will now download and install the update.

You can leave the Update Assistant open or you can minimise it and carry on working.

To minimise the assistant and run it in the background, click ‘minimise’.

Once the update has been configured, click ‘restart now’. You’ll also notice a countdown on the left hand side of the screen. This means your device will restart automatically when the countdown hits zero.

Your device will restart and installation will begin. This can take a while to complete.

Once the installation is complete, you’ll need to run through some settings.

You can turn them all on, but keep diagnostic information to ‘basic’, then click ‘accept’. Select your username, if there is more than one, then click ‘next’.

Click ‘next’ on the following screen. You can then log in when prompted.

Media Creation Tool

Microsoft has released a tool that you can download and run on your computer. This will allow you to create an install DVD or USB stick. These can be useful if your machine fails or has problems and will allow you to reinstall Windows 10 on your PC.

Open your web browser and navigate to the following website. You’ll need to purchase a license from the Microsoft Store, if you don’t already have one.

www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10

Scroll down the page and at the bottom click ‘download tool now’.

Click ‘run’ when prompted by your browser. Once the tool has download, it will run.

Creating Installation Media

You can use this tool to create a DVD or a USB stick that you can use to re-install Windows 10 on your PC. This media is useful if your PC fails to start or your hard disk fails.

You can start your PC up from the installation media and run the installation process again to restore your computer.

To create the installation media, we are going to use a USB stick. Make sure your USB stick is at least 8GB.

First, plug your USB stick into your PC.

From the media creation tool, select ‘create installation media for another PC’

Click Next.

Select your language, edition of Windows 10 (home or pro) and your computer’s architecture (either 32bit for older machines and 64bit for machines purchased in the last 5-10 years).

Most of the time, the media creation tool will automatically select these settings based on your current version of windows and hardware.

Click next.

Select your installation media. In this case, we are using a USB stick, so select ‘USB flash drive’.

Click next.

The media creation tool will scan for your USB stick and will display what it finds in the next window.

Click next to start the process.

This process can take a while depending on the speed of your PC. Once it has finished, store your USB stick in a safe place, as you probably won’t need it unless you have problems or want to install a fresh copy of Windows 10.

If you run into problems with your PC, you can always start it up using the USB stick you just created.

Take a look at the ‘media creation tool’ demos in the maintenance section of the accompanying video resources. Scan the code with your phone or tablet, or go to the following website.

www.elluminetpress.com/windows10-maintenance

Media Creation Tool to Upgrade your PC

Download and run the Media Creation tool from the following website. You’ll need to purchase a license from the Microsoft Store, if you don’t already have one.