Windows 11 Inside Out, 1st edition

Published by Microsoft Press (March 10, 2023) © 2023

  • Ed Bott
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The definitive expert guide to Windows is now rewritten from the ground up to deliver the most valuable, detailed hands-on insights for maximizing your productivity with Windows 11. Legendary Windows expert Ed Bott reveals the full power of Windows 11's most innovative new features, and offers detailed guidance on making the most of Microsoft's new Windows with modern PC hardware and cloud services.

Windows 11 isn't just an incremental update: it's a thorough and thoughtful reworking of Windows, from user experience to security—a new way of working, for more than 250,000,000 new device owners every year. Now, backed with insider support from Microsoft's own Windows teams, Bott presents better, smarter ways to work with it: hundreds of timesaving tips, practical solutions, troubleshooting techniques, and easy workarounds you won't find anywhere else. In one supremely well-organized reference, you'll find authoritative coverage of all this, and much more:

  • Windows 11's new user experience, from reworked Start menu and Settings app to voice input
  • The brand-new Windows 365 option for running Windows 11 as a Cloud PC, accessible from anywhere
  • Major security and privacy enhancements that leverage the latest PC hardware
  • Expert insight and options for installation, configuration, deployment, and management – from the individual to the enterprise
  • Getting more productivity out of Windows 11's built-in apps and advanced Microsoft Edge browser
  • Improving performance, maximizing power efficiency, troubleshooting, and backup/recovery
  • Managing and automating Windows with PowerShell, Windows Terminal, and other pro tools
  • Running Android apps on Windows 11, and using the Windows subsystem for Linux

Part I   Windows essentials

Chapter 1        Everything you need to know about Windows 11

Chapter 2        Setting up a new Windows 11 PC  

Chapter 3        Using Windows 11

Chapter 4        Personalizing Windows 11

Chapter 5        Installing and configuring apps

Chapter 6        Using and managing built-in Windows apps

Chapter 7        Using Microsoft Edge

Chapter 8        Managing local and cloud storage  

Part II  Managing Windows 11

Chapter 9        Using File Explorer  

Chapter 10      Managing user accounts, passwords, and credentials

Chapter 11      Configuring Windows networks

Chapter 12      Windows security and privacy  

Chapter 13      Managing hardware and devices

Chapter 14      Performance and power management  

Chapter 15      Troubleshooting, backup, and recovery

Part III  For IT professionals and Windows experts

Chapter 16      Windows Terminal, PowerShell, and other advanced management tools

Chapter 17      Running Windows 11 in a virtual machine or in the cloud  

Chapter 18      Using Android and Linux on Windows 11

Chapter 19      Managing Windows PCs in the enterprise   

Part IV  Appendixes

Appendix A     Windows 11 editions and licensing options

Appendix B      The Windows Insider Program

Appendix C      Help and support resources

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