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Windows 8 : The Classic Interface - Windowing

As noted, a window is a content container. Desktop windows are of two basic types: modal and non-modal. A non-modal window is one that you can switch out of and then switch back to.

Windows 8 : The Classic Interface - Personalization

There are many things to play with in the Personalization control panel, and you can have hours of self-indulgent fun there. But let’s highlight a few of its more practical features.

Windows Server 2008 : Basic Routing on a Server - Modifying Routes in the Routing Table with route change, Deleting Routes from the Routing Table with route delete

You don’t have to do anything special to delete a persistent route. Persistent routes are deleted when the route is deleted from the routing table.

Windows Server 2008 : Basic Routing on a Server - Viewing the Routing Table with route print, Adding Routes to the Routing Table with route add

The route command displays and controls information in the local IP routing table on Windows systems. The route print -4 command enables you to view the IPv4 routing table.

Windows 8 : The Classic Interface - Desktop Operations

The Desktop survives. Once it was plain; for a while, it was “active.” It has been adorned by screen savers, gadget bars, picture shows, themes, and wallpapers—things that were pretty, things that were mesmerizing, things that were useful, and things that went bump in the night.

Windows 8 : The Classic Interface - Notifications

The Customize button in the Taskbar tab of the Taskbar Properties dialog box opens the Notification Area Icons dialog box , which allows you to modify the Notification area.

Windows Server 2008 : Remote Administration (part 2) - Connecting to Remote Systems with mstsc

Microsoft renamed Terminal Services to Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2008 R2; however, commands such as mstsc still work. In other words, the acronym has not been renamed from mstsc to msrdsc.

Windows Server 2008 : Remote Administration (part 1) - Configuring, Verifying, and Removing winrm, Using winrs to Issue Commands

The following table shows some commands you can use. Each of these examples is run against a remote Windows Server 2008 Server Core computer named sc1 (identified in the command as -r:sc1).

Windows 8 : The Classic Interface - The Taskbar

The taskbar offers many shortcuts that can greatly speed up your work. Let’s start by exploring the taskbar’s context menu, because you can use that to open the various toolbars and options.

Windows 8 : The Classic Interface - Start Me Up, Desktop Elements

The tile-based interface starts by default when you install Windows 8. This is by design, because the tile-based interface works best on mobile devices, and the world of computing looks increasingly mobile.

Windows Home Server 2011 : Understanding Windows Home Server’s Backup Technology

Backups seem like such straightforward things: You take all the files that exist on a computer, and you make copies of them somewhere else. In the case of Windows Home Server backups, however, there’s a lot more going on under the hood.

Windows Home Server 2011 : Making Connections to Network Computers - Customizing the Remote Web Access Pages

If you know ASP.NET, HTML, and cascading stylesheets (CSS), you can customize the Remote Web Access pages in any way you see fit. However, if you make changes to any of these files, you must first take ownership of them.

Windows 8 : Managing the BCD Store

The BCD Editor is an advanced command-line tool for viewing and manipulating the configuration of the pre–operating system boot environment. Although I discuss tasks related to modifying the BCD data store in the sections that follow, you should attempt to modify the BCD store only if you are an experienced IT pro.

Windows 8 : Managing Startup and Boot Configuration

During startup of the operating system, you can press F8 or F12 to access the Advanced Boot Options menu and then use this menu to select one of several advanced startup modes.

Managing Windows Small Business Server 2011 : Accessing Remote Computers (part 2) - Using Microsoft Management Console

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is the primary administration tool for Windows computers. The MMC program is a shell application that can load individual components called snap-ins.

Managing Windows Small Business Server 2011 : Accessing Remote Computers (part 1) - Using Remote Desktop

Remote Desktop is a client/server application that enables a user on one computer to log on to another computer and perform virtually any task possible from the local console. The Remote Desktop server capability is built into most Windows operating systems, and any Windows computer can run a Remote Desktop client program.

Windows 8 : Diagnosing and Resolving Startup Problems

When you power on a computer from a cold state, system configuration (power-on self-test) occurs first. During this phase, the firmware performs initial checks of hardware, verifies that required devices are present, and reads the system configuration settings from nonvolatile memory on the motherboard.

Windows 8 : Navigating Startup and Power States

Most firmware interfaces allow you to create supervisor, user, and/or general passwords that are not accessible from the operating system. If a supervisor password is set, you need to provide the password before you can modify the firmware configuration.

Windows 8 : Navigating and Understanding Firmware Options

The startup process involves firmware, firmware interfaces, and an operating system. During startup, firmware is the first code that runs. Firmware performs basic initialization of the computer and provides the services that allow a computer to start loading an operating system.

Windows Vista : Secure Your Networked PC (part 3) - Scan Your System for Open Ports

Each open network port on your computer is a potential security vulnerability, and Vista's tendency to leave more ports open than it needs is a common cause for concern. Fortunately, there's a way to scan your computer for open ports so you know which holes to patch.

Windows Vista : Secure Your Networked PC (part 2) - Set Up the Windows Firewall

A firewall is a layer of protection that permits or denies network communication based on a predefined set of rules. These rules restrict communication so that only certain applications are permitted to use your network connection.

Windows Vista : Secure Your Networked PC (part 1) - Close Vista's Backdoors, The Security Center and the Firewall

Windows Vista includes several features that will enable you to implement a reasonable level of security without purchasing additional software or hardware. Unfortunately, few of these features are in effect by default.

Windows 8 : Touch and Gestures - Touch Mice

To really appreciate the Windows 8 touch interface, you need input devices that allow you to perform gestures. For a phone or a tablet, the input device is the screen. Touch monitors already exist, and Windows 8 will undoubtedly make them more popular.

Windows 8 : Touch and Gestures - Touch Keyboards

Windows 8 ships with a speech recognition feature as part of the Ease of Access toolset. To open and use this feature, enter “speech recognition” into the Search function and open the Speech Recognition control panel.

Using Windows 7 Hardware Troubleshooting Tools : Troubleshooting RAM with Windows Memory Diagnostic

Damage to RAM installed in a computer is a common source of system failures. Memory problems can prevent Windows from starting or can cause unpredictable stop errors when Windows is already running. Memory-related problems typically cause intermittent failures, and they are difficult to diagnose without a special diagnostic utility.

Using Windows 7 Hardware Troubleshooting Tools : Troubleshooting with Event Viewer, Troubleshooting Startup Failures with Startup Repair

A physically malfunctioning disk, motherboard, or RAM module can prevent a system from starting, but so can a faulty disk configuration. If you need to troubleshoot a system that does not start, you first need to rule out software configuration or data corruption errors on the disks as the cause.

Windows 8 : Touch and Gestures - Edge Gestures

Edges are activated by swipes. The top and bottom edges are reserved for application toolbars or elements. The left and right edges are used for system toolbars—notably the Charms bar.

Windows 8 : Touch and Gestures - Corner Hotspots

The key to navigating quickly between the tile-based Start screen and the Desktop is to realize that each corner and edge has a specific action associated with it. Taps and clicks are associated with corners. Swipes and drags are associated with edges.

Windows Home Server 2011 : Connecting via the Internet (part 3) - Working with Windows Home Server Shares in the Web Browser

Besides connecting to Remote Desktop hosts and to Windows Home Server, you can use Remote Web Access to work with the server’s shared folders via the Internet. You can access the built-in shares and any nonuser shares that you’ve created.

Windows Home Server 2011 : Connecting via the Internet (part 2) - Connecting with a Domain Name Maintained by Windows Home Server

Using a domain name instead of an IP address is better because domain names are easier for everyone in the family to remember, and they don’t change the way the IP address assigned by your ISP probably does.