Exploring Windows 10 May 2020 Edition: The Illustrated, Practical Guide to Using Microsoft Windows
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Updated to cover the May 2020 Update, also known as Version 2004 and 20H1. 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 wi
Kevin Wilson
KEVIN WILSON is Vice President of Videologies, Inc., a company that specializes in training administrative professionals in Fortune 500 companies. JENNIFER WAUSON is President of Videologies, Inc.
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Exploring Windows 10 May 2020 Edition - Kevin Wilson
Exploring Windows 10
May 2020 Edition
Kevin Wilson
Exploring Windows 10: May 2020 Edition
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Table of Contents
Windows 10
Windows Editions
The May 2020 Update
What’s New?
Setting up Windows 10
Upgrading to Windows 10
If you Already have Windows 10
Buying Windows 10
Upgrading from Windows 7 & 8
Update Assistant
Media Creation Tool
Creating Installation Media
Media Creation Tool to Upgrade your PC
Running Windows the First Time
Regional Settings
Terms Of Use
Connect to your WiFi
Enter WiFi Password
Sign in for the First Time
Set a PIN Code
Link your Phone
Set up OneDrive
Meet Cortana
Do More with your Voice
Location
Find my Device
Send Diagnostic Data
Improve Inking & Typing
Get Tailored Experiences with Diagnostic Data
Let Apps use Advertising ID
Adjusting System Settings
Screen Resolution
Power Options
Date and Time
Regional Settings
Verifying Accounts
Connecting to WiFi Networks
Linking your Phone
Android Phones
iPhones
Create a Microsoft Account
Setting up Additional Users
Adding a New User with Microsoft Account
Adding a New User with Local Account
Change an Account Type
Set up OneDrive
Setting up Printers
Using USB
HP Printers
Epson Printers
Canon Printers
Brother Printers
WPS
Older Printers
Managing Printers
Downloading Printer Drivers
Setting up Windows Hello
Finger Print Scanner
Facial Recognition
Sign in with a PIN
Pairing Bluetooth Devices
Dynamic Lock
Pair your Phone
Enable Dynamic Lock
Focus Assist
Change Focus Assist Mode
Open Priority List
Add People & Apps to Priority List
Configure Automatic Rules
Storage Sense
Configure Storage Sense
Blue Light Reduction
Dark Mode
Light Mode
Cortana Settings
Voice Activation Settings
Microphone Settings
Adjust Microphone Recording Volume
Windows Subsystem for Linux
Enable WSL
Installing a Linux Distribution
Family Safety
Child Accounts
Monitoring Family Activity
Web Activity
App Usage
Screen Time & Curfews
Navigating Windows 10
Start Menu
Tile Folders
Customising your Start Menu
Add Tiles to Start Menu
Move Tiles on the Start Menu
Naming Groups of Tiles
Remove Tiles from Start Menu
Resize Tiles on Start Menu
Resize Start Menu
The Desktop
Desktop Anatomy
Themes
Organise Icons
Changing the Background
Task Bar
System Icons
Jump Lists
Pin Icons to your Task Bar
Taskbar Tools
Action Centre
Select What Notifications you See
Edit the Quick Actions
Quick Configure Notifications
Timeline Activity History
Using Multiple Desktops
File Explorer
Share Ribbon
View Ribbon
Sharing Files from File Explorer
Basic File Management
Creating Folders
Moving Files
Copying Files
Renaming Files
Sorting Files
Deleting Files
Restoring Files
Searching for Files
External Drives
Memory Cards
Near Share
OneDrive
Files on Demand
Enable and Disable Files On Demand
Making files available Offline
Cloud Clipboard
Copying Multiple Items
Copying Across Devices
Screen Snip
Multiple Screens
Using Projectors
Duplicate PC screen onto Second Screen
Second Screen Only
PC Screen Only
Extend PC screen onto Second Screen
Arranging Windows on Desktop
Moving a Window
Resizing a Window
Minimise, Maximise & Close a Window
Window Snap Feature
Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Search
Searching for Files
Searching for Apps
Searching for Windows Settings
Narrowing Down the Search
Cortana Personal Assistant
Using the Chat Feature
Using Voice Commands
Voice Reminders
Windows 10 Tablet Mode
Using a Tablet
Gestures for Touch Screens
One Finger Tap
Tap and Hold
One Finger Slide
Two Finger Pinch & Spread
Two Finger Rotate
Scroll
Swipe from the Left Edge
Swipe from the Right Edge
Three Finger Tap
Three Finger Swipe Left/Right
Customising your Start Screen
Move Tiles
Add Tiles
Resize Tiles
On-screen Keyboard
Changing Keyboards
Cases
External Keyboards
Hybrid Devices
Change Between Desktop & Tablet Mode
Pens
Other Accessories
Internet, Email & Communication
Microsoft Edge Browser
Set your Home Page
Favourites Bar
Add Website to Favourites Bar
Organising the Favourites Bar
Revisit a Website on Favourites
Managing Favourites
Import Favourites
Export Favourites
Collections
Finding Files you’ve Downloaded
Browsing History
Reading Mode
Page Translator
Print a Page
Share a Page
Pin Website to TaskBar
Edge Extensions
Install Chrome Extensions in Edge
Google Chrome
Bookmarks Bar
Add Website to Bookmarks Bar
Organising the Bookmarks Bar
Browsing History
Finding Files you’ve Downloaded
Printing Pages
Extending Chrome
Mail App
Adding Other Email Accounts
Reading Mail
Writing a New Message
Reply to a Message
Adding Attachments
Inserting Images
Calendar App
Add an Event
Add Calendar Event From Taskbar
People App
Edit Contact
Pin Contacts
Share Files with Contacts
Skype
Making a New Call
Calling Someone on your Contact List
Sending Files
Answering Calls
Screen Sharing
Your Phone App
Mobile Hotspot
Remote Desktop
Multimedia
Photos App
View a Photo
Crop a Photo
Straighten a Photo
Adjusting Brightness & Colour
Spot Fix
Annotating Photos
Animated Text
3D Effect
Creating Videos
Creating Videos Automatically
Creating Custom Videos
Add and Arrange your Media
Add Text Titles
Add Music
Add Audio File
Slideshow Motion
3D Effects
Adding 3D Models
Export your Video
Share your Creations
Camera App
Groove Music App
Music on your PC
Playlists
Spotify
Movie & TV App
Purchasing Content
Viewing Purchased Content
Search for New Content
Personal Content
Picture-in-Picture
Playing DVDs & Blu-Rays
Fun with 3D
Paint 3D
Drawing
3D Objects
3D Models
Manipulating Objects
2D Shapes
Stickers
Custom Stickers & Textures
3D Doodles
3D Text
Share your Creations
Magic Select
Remix 3D site
Mixed Reality Mode
Holographic Interface
HoloLens
Getting Around the Interface
The Start Menu
The App Bar
Hololens Gestures
Gesture Frame
Gaze
Air Tap
Air Tap & Hold
Bloom
Voice Commands
Mixed Reality Headsets
Windows Ink
Microsoft Whiteboard
Getting Started
Inserting Objects
Inviting Collaborators
Ink to Shape
Ink to Table
Sticky Notes
Snip & Sketch
OneNote Support
Microsoft Word Pen Support
Microsoft PowerPoint Pen Support
Windows 10 Apps
Microsoft Store
Browsing the Store & Downloading Apps
Searching the Store & Downloading Apps
Browsing Deals
Payment Options
Maps App
Get Directions
Street View
Ink Directions
Measure Distances
Annotations
Explore in 3D
Weather App
News App
Alarms & Clock App
Voice Recorder
Calculator App
Unit Converter
Currency Converter
Graphing
Maintaining your Computer
Anti-Virus Software
Windows Security
Avast
AVG
Windows Security
Running a Virus Scan
Scan a Specified File or Folder
Dealing with Threats
Threat Protection Settings
Controlling Folder Access
Exploit Protection
Windows Firewall
Enable or Disable
Allow or Block an App
Windows Sandbox
Opening Files
Backing Up your Files
Creating a Backup
Adding Folders
Setting Backup Schedules
Restoring Files
Password Recovery
PIN Recovery
Windows Update
Settings
Pause Updates
Active Hours
Update History
Bandwidth Limiting
Update Delivery Optimisation
Fonts
Disk De-fragmentation
Start-Up Programs
Resetting Apps
Task Manager
System Recovery
Force Windows into the Recovery Environment
Reset your PC
Boot from External Drive (USB)
Re-install Windows from USB Installation Media
Restore from Recovery Drive
Create a Recovery Drive
Activate Windows
Video Resources
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 Computer Fundamentals 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!
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 2020 Update
Windows 10 - May 2020 Update, Version 2004, also known as 20H1, introduces some new features and improvements over the previous update.
What’s New?
There is a new cloud download option for reinstalling windows, making it a bit easier to download and install windows if you run into problems.
Cortana now has a chat feature, and you can move the window.
You can rename your virtual desktops, instead of desktop 1, desktop 2, desktop 3, etc.
Windows Ink Workspace has had a few tweaks and now takes up less screen space.
Windows ink workspace has been streamlined so now when you click the icon on the taskbar you either select the ‘whiteboard’ app or the ‘fullscreen snip’ app.
Windows Search experience is a little faster, and the File Explorer search experience makes it easier to find your files.
A better touch experience in desktop mode for convertible PCs such as the surface tablet, surface pro, or lenovo yoga etc. Not to be confused with full tablet mode.
Icons on the task bar are more spaced and optimised for touch screen interfaces.
Bluetooth pairing has been improved making it easier to connect bluetooth devices to your machine.
Windows now allows users to add IP cameras to their PC, enabling photo capture and streaming of video in camera applications.
Some other minor tweaks give you more control over Optional Updates in Windows Update, you now need a PIN to enter Safe mode, and you can make some devices passwordless allowing you to use a PIN code, finger print scan or facial recognition cameras.
There is also a restart apps option which allows you to manage whether apps that aren’t closed during shutdown are reopened automatically on the next start up.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has also had a few improvements
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