Introduction 1
Part I: Windows 8.1 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know 7
Chapter 1: What Is Windows 8.1? 9
Chapter 2: The Mysterious New Start Screen 19
Chapter 3: The Traditional Desktop 51
Chapter 4: Basic Desktop Window Mechanics 71
Chapter 5: Storage: Internal, External, and in the Sky 87
Part II: Working with Programs, Apps, and Files 117
Chapter 6: Playing with Programs, Apps, and Documents 119
Chapter 7: Finding the Lost 141
Chapter 8: Printing and Scanning Your Work 153
Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet 167
Chapter 9: Cruising the Web 169
Chapter 10: Being Social: Mail, People, and Calendar 193
Chapter 11: Safe Computing 213
Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows 8.1 227
Chapter 12: Customizing Windows with the Control Panels 229
Chapter 13: Keeping Windows from Breaking257
Chapter 14: Sharing One Computer with Several People 269
Chapter 15: Connecting Computers with a Network 281
Part V: Music, Photos, and Movies 293
Chapter 16: Playing and Copying Music 295
Chapter 17: Fiddling with Photos (and Movies) 317
Part VI: Help! 335
Chapter 18: The Case of the Broken Window337
Chapter 19: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute 353
Chapter 20: Moving from an Old PC to a New Windows 8.1 PC 363
Chapter 21: Help on the Windows Help System 369
Part VII: The Part of Tens 377
Chapter 22: Ten Things You'll Hate about Windows 8.1 (And How to Fix Them) 379
Chapter 23: Ten or So Tips for Tablet and Laptop Owners 389
Index 397