Windows 10 primer : what to expect from Microsoft's new operating system /: what to expect from Microsoft's new operating system. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mike Halsey, MVP.
• Authors: Halsey, Mike
• Contents: At a Glance -- Contents -- About the Author -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introducing Windows 10 -- Microsoft's Three Areas of Focus -- Mobility of Experience -- Trust -- Natural Interaction -- The Big Questions -- Pricing and Availability -- Upgrading from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 -- Upgrading from Windows RT -- Upgrading from XP or Vista -- Windows 10 on New PCs -- Software Assurance -- Upgrading from Windows Phone 8.1 and Xbox -- What Else Do You Need to Know? -- Upgrading and the Storage Space Problem -- Rolling Back Windows 10 -- The Improved Installation and Updating Experience -- Windows 10, Different by Device -- No Desktop on Smaller PCs -- Summary -- Chapter 2: New and Improved Features in Windows 10 -- Cortana -- Managing Cortana's Settings and Privacy -- That Syncing Feeling -- Managing Different Form Factors with Continuum -- The Notification Center -- Integrating Your PC(s) and Phone -- Microsoft Office for Windows 10 -- Spartan! -- Dawn of the Universal App -- Revamped Windows App Store -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Windows 10 for Phone and Other Devices -- Windows 10 for Phone -- The Notification Center -- Enhanced Keyboard -- Customization -- Better Organized Settings -- Additional Improvements in Windows 10 for Phone -- So What's in It for Businesses? -- Xbox One -- The Internet of Things -- Raspberry Pi 2 -- Summary -- Chapter 4: What's New for End Users? -- Multiple Desktops -- The Return of the Start Menu -- Improved App Switching with Task View -- Four-Way Snap! -- Search from the Taskbar -- Improved File Explorer -- Touch and Trackpad Gestures -- Single Sign- On -- OneDrive and OneDrive for Business -- Gaming and Xbox Streaming -- New Apps Coming to Windows 10 -- Microsoft HoloLens -- Summary -- Chapter 5: What's New for Businesses? -- Business Features in Windows 8. Universal Apps and Enterprise App Stores -- Managing Updates and Upgrades in the Workplace -- S implifying Deployment -- Azure and Active Directory Single Sign- on -- The Internet Explorer Question -- Identity Protection, Access Control, and VPN Updates -- Threat Resistance -- BYOD Improvements in Windows 10 -- The Surface Hub -- Digital Whiteboard -- Collaboration Tools -- Specially-Designed Apps -- Easy to Use and Deploy -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Maximizing Security and Productivity -- Security Features in Windows 8 -- Application Sandboxing -- IE Enhanced Protected Mode -- Advanced Exploit Protection -- SmartScreen -- Secure Boot -- Two-Factor Authentication in the OS -- User Access Token Protection -- End-to-End Encryption -- App Protection -- Threat Resistance -- Summary -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Berkeley, CA : Apress
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 100 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 005.4/46; Computer science; Operating systems (Computers) -- Popular works; COMPUTERS -- Operating Systems -- Windows Workstation; Operating systems (Computers); Computers -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; Software Engineering; Microsoft software; Microsoft .NET Framework; Software engineering; Computers -- Programming -- Microsoft Programming; Microsoft programming; Electronic books; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484210468; 1484210468; 1484210476; 9781484210475
• Related ISBNs: 9781484210475
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 14, 2015).; Note: Print version record.
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