Exploring Windows 10 May 2020 Edition: The Illustrated, Practical Guide to Using Microsoft Windows

By Kevin Wilson

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

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elluminet Press
• Release date: Jun 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781913151263

Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Nothing to See Here, which was a Read with Jenna book club selection; The Family Fang, which was adapted into an acclaimed film starring Nicole Kidman and Jason Bateman; and Perfect Little World; as well as the story collections Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award; and Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine. His fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, Southern Review, One Story, A Public Space, and Best American Short Stories. He lives in Sewanee, Tennessee, with his wife and two sons.

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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