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Windows 8: Where'd It Go?

by Heather Ackmann

This Windows 8 course answers frequently asked questions from users like you: How do I set up Windows 8? Where is the Start Button? How do I switch between user accounts? Where do I go to turn on Windows Features such as Hyper-V? Where are my Admin Tools?

What you'll learn

This Windows 8 course answers frequently asked questions from users like you: How do I set up Windows 8? Where is the Start Button? How do I switch between user accounts? Where do I go to turn on Windows Features such as Hyper-V? Where are my Admin Tools? Regardless of your level of technical expertise, when using a Windows 8 device for the first (or second or tenth time) you will have questions. This course will help answer some of those initial questions.

Table of contents

I Just Got a New Windows 8 Machine. How Do I Set It Up?
16mins
Where is the Start Button and Where Did My Desktop Go?
12mins
Where Do I Go to Login or Switch Between User Accounts?
13mins
Where Do I Go to Change My Sync Options?
4mins
Where Do I Change My Lock Screen, Account Picture, or Background?
10mins
Where Do I Go to Download, Install, or Update an App?
28mins
Where Do I Go to Download and Install Office 2013?
11mins
Where Do I Go to Search For Apps, Files, or Settings?
7mins
How Do I Add, Remove, Resize, or Group Tiles on My Start Screen?
12mins
Where Did the Shut Down and Restart Buttons Go?
9mins
Where is the Windows Explorer?
25mins
Where Do I Go to Import, Send, or Share Pictures?
7mins
Where are the Control Panel, System Image Tool and Admin Tools?
6mins
Where Do I Go to Turn On Windows Features Such as Hyper-V?
2mins
How Do I Refresh, Restore, or Reinstall Windows?
14mins

About the author

Heather Ackmann

Heather Ackmann is an author and instructional designer. She has a passion for technology and a soft spot for people who find technology frustrating. She loves showing people how to make technology work better for them and figuring out how to make less than perfect technology work better for all. For over a decade now, Microsoft has honored her with the Microsoft MVP award in Office Systems and Services. In 2021, she completed her MS degree in human-computer interaction with distinction. She use... more

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