George T. Drake - Windows 10: A 2019 User Manual on Everything You Need to Learn About Microsoft Windows 10

Windows 10:

A 2019 User Manual on

Everything You Need to

Learn About Microsoft

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Introduction

The Microsoft Windows 10 operating system is the latest in Microsoft Inc.

array of Operating Systems (OS) for computers and mobile phones. It was released on the 29th of July 2015, firstly free for avid users of older versions of the Windows OS. The windows 10 have been improved for better user

experience in laptop, mobile phones and desktops. This latest version brought back the start menu for its PCs thus getting rid of the start screen styles from the Windows 8. It has an improved security system and an introduction of the Cortana as an assistant. The charms, which usually appear when you move the console to the side of the screen has also been 1

removed. With an improvement on the user interface, users will find this version of the windows operating system more suitable to use than previous versions. Security,

manageability and experience are the focal point of the windows 10 OS.

Although the Windows 10 was first introduced to the market in 2014, it wasnt until the beginning of the third quarter of 2015 that the consumer version of the much awaited OS was released. After the release of windows 7

and 8.1, market enthusiasts expected Windows 9 as the name for the next windows upgrade but Microsoft

decided its time for the windows 10, thus no Windows 9.

In the windows 10, clicking on the windows icon in the lower left side will lead you to the start menu as well as to a list of apps.

Power- The power option in Windows 10 controls it restarts, shut down and sometimes the sleep mode. The sleep mode depends on several factors part of which is the computer BIOS

All Apps- Pre-installed apps can be easily viewed with the all apps button.

It also includes a link to have access to downloading all Microsoft owned apps.

E.g.: LinkedIn and Microsoft Word.

Right clicking on the start menu will lead you to the most technically useful 3

programs and applications.

Applications and programs such as: System, Device Manager, Task

manager, Command Prompt and

Network Connections. Although

average users often use these items, most people hardly right-click the start menu, thus rarely using the short-cut.

Microsoft Edge- This is a new browser launched for the Windows 10

Operating System. It is designed with upgraded features, thus making browsing easier.

Web notes- This feature gives the user the luxury of writing notes on a web page or to highlight a spot or line on the webpage. Where relevant, Cortana 4

suggests relevant links to the highlighted area.

Microsoft Hello- This is a fresh from the oven biometric sign-in system, it comes pre-installed in the Windows 10.

This biometric sign-in system uses a facial detection system to unlock the owners device. The facial detection device uses the heat signals from the owners face so that the phone wont be unlocked by the owners picture.

Microsoft passport- The Microsoft password is made to replace the traditional password. It works hand in hand with the Microsoft hello. You can have a two way verification system such 5

that youll have the password as well as the biometric sign-in system.

Windows 10 Action center- The Windows 10 action center is accessible through the action center icon which can be found at the right side of the task bar. The action center is designed to provide quick access to VPN, Project, Connect, All settings, Tablet Mode and Rotation lock.

Windows 10 vs. other

All Operating Systems have a time frame after which it wouldnt work with your computer, thus the need for an upgrade. This period that the

Operating System works with your device is called a SUPPORT PERIOD

and beyond this period, it will no longer provide support for the device.

E.g.: Windows Vista.

Difference between Windows 10 , 8.1

Compatibility- There are similar types of OS that could pass as windows 8, they would be more if you take account of the 64-bit and 32- bit versions.

Windows 8 is x86 software version designed for use with laptops, tablet and personal computers. Then we have windows phone 8 and windows RT

designed for tablets. The windows RT is 7

used majorly as Microsofts own surface and surface 2.

Windows 10 on the other hand doesnt use this division and the RT itself is no more in use. According to Microsoft, the windows 10 can run on the laptop, phones, PCs and Tablets although it is only a percentage of phones that run on windows 8 that can be upgraded to windows 10 mobile.

Features- Only a few releases on the Windows 10 have occurred since the introduction of the operating system.

The Anniversary update (July 2016) and the creators update (April 2017) were both free on the release date and they introduced some new features and improvements. Here are some features of the update in comparison to the Windows 8.

Start menu- When windows released the windows 8.1, there were pleas to bring back the

Windows 7 start menu as many

felt that it is much easier to navigate than the windows 8.1.

Some people grumbled that windows didnt hearken to

appeals to bring back the

Windows 7 start menu when

they released the Windows 10,

although it is a great

improvement on the Windows 8.

Universal Apps and

Continuum- These two built-in features are the major stimulant that would make Windows 8 and

7 owners upgrade. Universal app includes outlook and word

similar on all devices with

Windows 10. The interface is fits in any screen resolution the user might be using. The data is

synched across all devices that the owner uses as such limiting the possibility of data loss, with this you always have access to your data on the go.

Continuum on the other hand is quite similar although still

different. On the users mobile 9

phone, it has the ability to run like a PC. It creates a PC like experience on your phone. It

works with the help of a

Microsoft Display Dock, this

links your mobile phone to a

mouse, monitor and keyboard.

Search improvements

Universal search in other

windows version is quite

undervalued, it has been

available in windows since the Windows Vista version, but it

matured in Windows 8. It is

more comfortable to search than to navigate through apps, while in the Windows 10, instead of

typing into the search box, you can just speak to it instead, this is possible because Cortana now works with the universal search.

You can also search for files and items in your computer and

online as long as your device is connected to the internet.

Things like weather forecast, appointment in your calendar

and launching a Photoshop app

can be done by Cortana.

Snap Assist- For Windows 7 and 8, most modern apps occupy the full screen and cant be resized, but for Windows 10, apps can be resized and you can run multiple Apps at the same time. Snap

assist allows you to snap up to four apps per screen. You can

also snap a document to one side of the screen, and this can go on until the screen is full.