a different-looking screen, chances are very good you already have Windows 10. Here’s how to see which version you have:
1 In the Search box in the taskbar, type about.Search results are immediately shown, and at the top of the stack you should see something like About Your PC.
2 Press Enter or click About Your PC.You see an About window like the one in Figure 3-5.
3 On the right, scroll down until you can see Device Specifications.To the right of the System Type heading, you see whether you have a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows.
4 Scroll down farther until you can see Windows Specifications.To the right of the heading version, you’ll see your version number and edition.
FIGURE 3-5: Full system information is in the About box.
Book 2
Personalizing Windows
Contents at a Glance
1 Chapter 1: Getting Around in Windows Windows’ New Beginnings Navigating around the Desktop Keying Keyboard Shortcuts
2 Chapter 2: Changing the Lock and Login Screens Working with the Lock Screen Logging On Uniquely
3 Chapter 3: Working with the Action/Notification Center What Is the Action Center? What, Exactly, Is a Notification? Working with Notifications Working with Settings Shortcuts
4 Chapter 4: Controlling Users Why You Need Separate User Accounts Choosing Account Types What’s Good and Bad about Microsoft Accounts Adding Users Changing Accounts Switching Users The Changing Environment
5 Chapter 5: Microsoft Account: To Sync or Not to Sync? What, Exactly, Is a Microsoft Account? Deciding Whether You Want a Microsoft Account Setting Up a Microsoft Account Stop Using Your Microsoft Account Taking Care of Your Microsoft Account Controlling Sync
6 Chapter 6: Privacy Control Why You Should Be Concerned Privacy Manifesto Knowing What Connections Windows Prefers Controlling Location Tracking Minimizing Privacy Intrusion
Chapter 1
Getting Around in Windows
IN THIS CHAPTER
Ready to get your feet wet, but not yet up to a full plunge?
If you’re an experienced Windows 7 user, you’ll find parts of Windows 10 that look a bit familiar and parts that look like they were ripped from an iPhone. If you’re an experienced Windows 8.1 user, I salute you and your stamina, and I welcome you to a kinder, gentler version of Windows.
Windows 10 looks a little bit like that 19th-century dentist’s office, but underneath it’s gone through radical transformations.
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