Moving up to Win8.1 and Win8 Maintenance
It’s safe to say that Windows 8 is the most significant change in Microsoft’s operating system – ever. In many ways, getting the most out of Windows 8 is more difficult for experienced Windows hands than it is for first-time users. For anyone who’s spent years working with Windows XP and/or Windows 7, there’s much that’s familiar – but there’s also much that is hidden, obscure, or just plain perplexing.
Even those moving from the original Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 might feel challenged by changes. (In most cases, we now refer to both versions of the OS as Windows 8; the original version as Win8, and the upgraded edition as Win8.1.)
We hope that our guides to Windows 8 will jump start your learning process and serve as quick references when you simply can’t remember the “Windows 8 way.”
We think you’ll find this third Windows 8 ebook a valuable addition to your technology library.
Happy Windows computing!
– The Windows Secrets editors
Table of Contents
Working with Windows 8.1
- Tinkering with Win8.1’s UI
- How to spend your first hour with Windows 8.1
- Moving up to Windows 8.1 without an MS account
- ‘PC settings’ gets major makeover in Win8.1
Preserving your Windows 8 system
- Understanding Windows 8′s File History
- How to make File History retain drive IDs
- Windows 8.1′s new, built-in image-backup tool
- A ‘no-reformat reinstall’ for Windows 8
- A clean-slate reinstall for Windows 8
- Creating customized recovery images for Win8
Windows 8 Troubleshooting
- Understanding Win8′s disk Optimize feature
- A warning regarding Win8′s File History
- Win8 PC refuses to boot from DVDs and CDs
- Win8 dragging its feet on small network
- Running Windows XP-era software in Win8
- Rebuilding indexing clears File History bug
- One click disables Windows’ password protection
- Finding and using Win8′s crash reports
- Working with user accounts in Windows 8x