Using Windows 8.1: Return of the Start Button

Using Windows 8.1 is the essential step by step guide to using a computer running Windows 8, providing a complete resource for both the beginner and the enthusiast.

Techniques are illustrated in step-by-step using photography and screen prints throughout, together with concise, easy to follow text from an established expert in the field, provide a comprehensive guide to Windows.

Whether you have just bought your first computer, laptop or are a keen computer user who has just upgraded to Windows 8, this book will provide you with a firm grasp of the underpinning foundations and equip you with the skills needed to use a computer like a pro.

What you’ll learn

• Setting up your computer,
• Navigating around the windows 8 interface
• A tour of Windows 8's features, menus and utilities
• Transferring your files from your old machine
• Keeping your machine safe from viruses
• Backing up your important data so it doesn’t get lost
• Antivirus and internet safety
• Watching videos, listening to music
• Keeping appointments with calendar
• New features in Windows 8.1
• Daily common tasks you can do with Windows 8
• Organizing your favourite music into playlists, onto your iPod or burning a CD to play in the car.
• Storing, organizing and manipulating your precious photos into albums or slideshows to show to friends or make precious memories.
• And more...

Who this book is for

This book is for those users new to Windows 8.1, coming from Windows 8, Windows 7 or even new to Windows altogether.

About the Author

Kevin Wilson, a practicing computer engineer and tutor, has had a passion for gadgets, cameras, computers, and technology for many years.

After graduating with a Masters in computer science, software engineering & multimedia systems, he has worked in the computer industry supporting and working with many different types of computer systems, as well as worked in education running specialist lessons on film making and visual effects for young people. He has also worked as an IT tutor, has taught in colleges in South Africa, and has been a tutor for adult education in England.

His books were written in the hope that they will help people to use their computer with greater understanding, productivity, and efficiency—to help students and people in countries like South Africa who have never used a computer before. It is his hope that they will get the same benefits from computer technology as we do.