Windows 10 Portable Genius

Acknowledgments iii
 
Introduction x
 
Chapter 1 How Do I Customize Windows? 2
 
Working with Settings 4
 
Opening the Settings app 4
 
Synchronizing settings
 
between PCs 6
 
Accessing an app's settings 6
 
Customizing the Start Menu 7
 
Pinning an app to the Start menu 7
 
Arranging and sizing Start menu tiles 8
 
Customizing Start menu settings 9
 
Customizing the Taskbar 10
 
Pinning an app to the taskbar 10
 
Customizing taskbar settings 11
 
Customizing the taskbar's notification area 13
 
Customizing the Lock Screen 15
 
Changing the Lock screen background 16
 
Adding an app to the Lock screen 17
 
Extending Your Desktop with Multiple Monitors 18
 
Setting Up Multiple Desktops 20
 
Adding a new desktop 20
 
Switching to another desktop 21
 
Moving an app to a different desktop 22
 
Chapter 2 How Can I Make the Most of Surfing the Web? 24
 
Taking Advantage of Tabs 26
 
Opening a link in a new tab 26
 
Creating a new tab 26
 
Customizing the new tab page 26
 
Navigating tabs 28
 
Duplicating a tab 28
 
Pinning a tab 28
 
Controlling which tabs appear at startup 28
 
Closing tabs 30
 
Saving Your Favorite Pages 30
 
Adding a page to the Favorites list 30
 
Working with the Favorites bar 31
 
Opening a page from the Favorites list 33
 
Maintaining favorites 33
 
Customizing Edge 34
 
Changing the Edge search engine 34
 
Changing the theme 35
 
Setting the default zoom level 36
 
Customizing the toolbar 37
 
Customizing the font 39
 
Chapter 3 How Do I Maximize Sending and Receiving Email? 42
 
Managing Mail Accounts 44
 
Adding an account 44
 
Changing the account name 46
 
Deleting an account 47
 
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Paul McFedries is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. He has written more than four dozen books that have sold more than four million copies.
Fun, hip, and straightforward, the Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking computer users useful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your digital lifestyle.