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The bestselling tech book of all time, now updated for Windows 8

Microsoft Windows is the operating system that runs nearly 90 percent of the world's computers. Windows 8 will offer new interface updates, cloud-based services, and much more. This update of Andy Rathbone's bestselling Windows guide covers all the basics, plus the enhancements unique to Windows 8. Whether you're meeting Windows for the first time or upgrading from an earlier version, this book shows you how to navigate the interface, work with files, browse the Internet, set up e-mail, manage media, and more.

Combined editions of this book, all by Microsoft MVP Andy Rathbone, have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, making Windows For Dummies the #1 bestselling technology book of all time
Covers all the basics of using Windows 8--core desktop components, managing files and folders, saving files, using Windows search, printing, and working in the cloud
Shows how to get online, set up and use e-mail, use the latest version of Internet Explorer, set up security and virus protection, add music to the media player, organize photos, and edit media
Includes coverage on using Windows 8's new start screen on both a desktop computer and a touchscreen device

Windows 8 For Dummies has what all Windows newbies need to know as well as complete coverage of the new version's bells and whistles.

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Title Windows 8 For Dummies Windows 8 For Dummies Book + DVD Bundle Windows 8 eLearning Kit For Dummies Windows 8 For Dummies eLearning Course Access Code Card Guide Type Tutorial Tutorial and Video Training Training Guide and Interactive Course Web-Based Training Software Audience Level Beginner Beginner to Intermediate Beginner to Intermediate Beginner to Intermediate Pages 432 432 416 N/A List Price $24.99 $27.99 $39.99 $27.99 Author(s) Andy Rathbone Andy Rathbone Faithe Wempen Faithe Wempen Publication Date October 2012 October 2012 December 2012 December 2012 Imprint For Dummies For Dummies For Dummies For Dummies ISBN 1118134613 111827167X 1118202872 1118468473 Kindle book B009HBQ994 N/A B00AQ3I0VW N/A Brief Description Goes over the basics of Windows 8 and helps with the need-to-know skills. Value-priced bundle including book and a four-hour video training DVD. Full-color tutorial book plus interactive, eLearning course on CD-ROM. Code for 6-month access to online eLearning course with interactive lessons including audio and video.

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Windows 8 looks and acts differently than previous Windows versions. The touch-friendly Start screen and new apps can confuse even the most experienced Windows user. This book helps you master Windows 8 by getting you started using the new interface, finding that missing file, creating a network, using Windows 8 on your tablet, and more.

The big changes tour the Start screen, where you load apps and programs, see where the desktop went, and use the Control Panel to customize Windows 8
Touch and go get acquainted with the many features designed for touchscreen devices
Tour the web use Internet Explorer, set up and use e-mail, access your social networks, and do it all with more security
When you have to share discover how to protect everyone's privacy and how to set up a network
The magic of media play CDs, digital music, and movies, or work with photos transferred from your camera

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Which version of Windows 8 is right for you
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Ten things that will drive you crazy and how to fix them

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Wiley & Sons; 1st edition (October 2, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118134613
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118134610
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.55 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches

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Born in San Diego, California, Andy Rathbone began writing for newspapers in the early 1980s. He started freelancing articles to computer magazines soon after, then began writing the "Windows For Dummies" series in 1992. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages worldwide.

He's since written more than 50 books, with more than 15 million copies in print. Recent books include Windows 11 For Dummies, Windows 10 For Dummies, Windows 8.1 For Dummies, Surface For Dummies, and Windows 8 Tablets For Dummies.

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Customers find the book helpful for learning Windows 8. They find it informative and easy to read, helping them get started with the new system. Many consider it a valuable product worth the money. The table of contents looks great and has a graphic layout. However, opinions differ on how user-friendly the lessons are for casual computer users. There are mixed views on the learning curve - some say it gets you up and running quickly, while others mention it takes a lot of time to find the information.

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322 customers mention "Information quality"322 positive0 negative

Customers find the book informative and easy to read. It helps them get started with Windows 8 and provides a good introduction. They say it's an excellent reference guide that teaches tricks most people don't know.

"...This book is just as informative, and will teach you tricks that most don't know...." Read more

"...I found this one, for Windows 8, is really a good reference book that is organized and has a good index to look things up...." Read more

"...It is going to be very helpful to refer back to when I am proficient at Windows 8 and need to look something up. So glad I bought this book!" Read more

"...It is much more user friendly and functionally logical in the smaller touch screen version but cumbersome for laptop and mouse-wielding desktop users..." Read more

148 customers mention "Value for money"129 positive19 negative

Customers find the book useful and informative. They say it's worth the money and provides useful information about Windows 8. The book is described as good as having a Geek Squad right next to them.

"This book is wonderful. It has been so helpful to go through every section of the book and follow along on the computer...." Read more

"...value today as in the past but as a reference I still consider it worthwhile. While your computer may not have Win...." Read more

"...books that I've used in this "Dummies" series, is a good investment. It'll pretty much get you on track with a minimal amount of effort...." Read more

"...Did help with a lot of small questions, so well worth the money...." Read more

115 customers mention "Help for windows 8"89 positive26 negative

Customers find the book helpful for getting used to Windows 8. They say it helps explain how the system works and navigate through it. The book is great for new users and anyone who may not understand all the features.

"...Windows 8 was not confusing, but I was very frustrated with the hot corners method...." Read more

"...This book is great not only for new Windows 8 users but for anyone who may not understand all there is to learn on a computer...." Read more

"...program, we had no idea where to even begin but Windows 8 for Dummies was very helpful...." Read more

"Unfortunately Windows 8 was one of the worst releases for Windows ever I think even Vista was better...." Read more

12 customers mention "Visual quality"12 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's visual quality. They find the table of contents visually appealing, with a graphic layout and entertaining presentation. The colorful start screen is attractive, but may be confusing for new users. The instructions are simple and straightforward, providing what readers need without being overly technical. The pictures provide examples that match the writing. Overall, customers find the book easy to use and suitable for new computers.

"...I then followed all the instructions to make a beautiful desktop that the author suggested. WOW!..." Read more

"...I would recommend it as a good starter book. Nothing fancy; gives you what you need...." Read more

"...The new, colorful start screen is attractive, but puzzling for newbies to the system...." Read more

"...Love his approach, know his style and it all helped to get on and through the junk they put on my new computer...." Read more

291 customers mention "Ease of use"188 positive103 negative

Customers have different experiences with the book's ease of use. Some find it helpful and easy to follow for casual computer users, putting Windows 8 into simple terms that non-technical people can understand. Others feel it's not user-friendly, simplistic, and lacking technical depth. The jingles are too loud and the lessons are short, making some readers feel the book is too long for what it explains.

"...this one, for Windows 8, is really a good reference book that is organized and has a good index to look things up...." Read more

"...been so helpful to go through every section of the book and follow along on the computer. I have been learning new things each time...." Read more

"Let me make something clear. I DO NOT LIKE WINDOWS 8. It is not user friendly. I am having to learn everything again...." Read more

"...It is much more user friendly and functionally logical in the smaller touch screen version but cumbersome for laptop and mouse-wielding desktop users..." Read more

30 customers mention "Learning curve"12 positive18 negative

Customers have different experiences with the learning curve. Some find the book helpful and easy to read, getting them up and running quickly. Others mention it takes a lot of time to find the information, is hard to follow, and lacks sufficient information for new computer users.

"...The guy on the computer video for instructions talks so fast, no-one could possibly get anything out of it...." Read more

"...It'll pretty much get you on track with a minimal amount of effort...." Read more

"...The bottom line: If you are learning Win 8, know there is a steep learning curve and you will need help. Do I like Win 8?..." Read more

"...I can get around a lot faster than I ever did with a mouse. The intro says that a person shouldn't just sit down and read, and I agree...." Read more

15 customers mention "Dvd quality"10 positive5 negative

Customers have different views on the DVD quality. Some find it helpful and easy to follow, while others feel it's not as helpful as expected and spends too much time on basic Windows functions that most people won't need.

"Very useful for a true Dummy. The DVD is excellent and easy to follow . I will now be able to utilize Windows 8 to its fullest potential" Read more

"...It also spends time on more basic windows functions that most people won't need." Read more

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Mr. Miami Cuddles
Book was awesome and funny, DVD was boring, but informative
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2013
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I decided to buy this book after I did a search on Windows 95 for Dummies to find out that this was the same author. I've always been ahead of all of the computer users because I carried around Windows 95 for Dummies religiously. If you think you're an expert with Windows, most likely you aren't. I found this out after people would type the entire web address for a website while I only held control and wrote in the name of the website without the www and without the com. This book is just as informative, and will teach you tricks that most don't know.

I recently bought a laptop without a touch screen and felt like I was being cheated. Windows 8 was not confusing, but I was very frustrated with the hot corners method. I would have to move the pointer to one of the corners, and would usually end of just saying "I can't stand this operating system". I quickly learned that I don't have to use that stupid hot corners method. What a relief! That method works well for touchscreens, but not for me with my basic laptop. I quickly learned that the Windows flag key was the most important key on the keyboard. I've never used that key for any of the prior operating systems. NEVER ONCE!
If you tap that button, magic appears, and you aren't lost anymore. Hold it down and tap the letter C and your charms appear. I then followed all the instructions to make a beautiful desktop that the author suggested. WOW! No more vanilla desktop, and my start screen has Wikipedia, free games I found at the Microsoft apps store and the Netflix tile is in the trash. I will continue to carry this book around, as I have learned a lot, and want my knowledge to grow.

As far as the DVD, he author made a brief appearance on the DVD, but for the most part it was another man speaking, and I found him to be boring, although informative. I only paid about $0.50 more for the DVD so I can't complain too much. If you decide to go with just the book, you'll be fine.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2013
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I really MUST be a dummy after all. When I bought my new Dell PC and registered it online, I got a free download of this book in pdf version, and forgot all about it.

Anyway, it IS much easier to have a printed copy of a book to look at rather than trying to read a pdf file on your screen at the same time you are trying to figure out how to do something else. This is only the 2nd "For Dummies" book I've bought. The first one was for Facebook a while back, and it was useless and very dis-organized. I found this one, for Windows 8, is really a good reference book that is organized and has a good index to look things up.

As for Windows 8 itself, I'm not happy with it, but that's another story, but it creates the need for books like this.

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This book is wonderful. It has been so helpful to go through every section of the book and follow along on the computer. I have been learning new things each time. Andy has a great sense of humor too and interjects little nuggets of sarcasm! This book is great not only for new Windows 8 users but for anyone who may not understand all there is to learn on a computer. There are so many aspects of a computer that I never knew before. Can only do so much with the one I use at work and have never had a real computer to use at home. I am outlining all of the important points. It is going to be very helpful to refer back to when I am proficient at Windows 8 and need to look something up. So glad I bought this book!

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Windows 8 is the problem, not you
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2013
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I'd wager sales of this "Dummies" book have steeply declined with the various "fixes" offered by 3rd parties and MSN itself for the unpopular Windows 8 operating system. Perhaps because of cost-cutting focuses, MSN attempted to make the eighth Windows version work on multiple platforms such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. This "one-size-fits-all" strategy is inherently problematic; the needs and functions required by a smartphone user are not always the same as the desktop user. The biggest issue which this book addresses well is understanding the new tile-like Start screen. It is much more user friendly and functionally logical in the smaller touch screen version but cumbersome for laptop and mouse-wielding desktop users. (especially if you are new to Windows 8) If you are determined to slog along with Win. 8 on your laptop or desktop, this book will give you some useful information (which one wishes MSN would have provided up-front for free in the first place-but you have to dig around MSN to find that information) In my case, because I ordered a desktop with Win 8 Pro, I was allowed to downgrade to Win 7 Pro and have been a happy camper ever since. (however, it made this book largely redundant) Since then, as previously mentioned, MSN has come out with a more user-friendly 8.1 or whatever version which puts back the start screen and other parties have offered software that makes the previous or "Classic" start functions visible while keeping Windows 8 as an operating system. Given this tacit acknowledgment by MSN of Windows 8 deficiencies, doubtful this book will have as much value today as in the past but as a reference I still consider it worthwhile. While your computer may not have Win. 8, chances are you may encounter such an equipped unit down the line. (or at least until the next Windows version comes out) The author of this Dummies book opines most if not all of Windows 8 features will be around for a long time. But perhaps MSN's CEO Mr. Ballmer may be paying the price for this imperfect system and the declining company revenue caused by it. In a perfect product world, Dummies books would never been needed, but with today's increasing technical complexity, they are and will be for the foreseeable future.

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Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2014
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BOOKS FROM DUMMIES ARE TO THE POINT AND SIMPLIFIED FOR DUMMIES. FULL OF UP TO DATE INFO WITH LOTS OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND TIPS AND ANDY IS ALSO A GREAT AUTHOR. WINDOWS 8 IS A REALITY ROUND THE CORNER AND DUMMY BOOKS ARE THE GUIDING LIGHT.

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This book should be included with every new W8 PC!
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I think one or two of the reviewers of this book/dvd combination have mistakenly vented their feelings about the operating system itself and not this excellent 'idiots' guide! In fact you don't need to be a 'dummy' or an 'idiot' to benefit from this book. I've been using windows based PC's for over 25 years and I have to say this most recent Windows operating system is the least intuitive of all of them. However, this well written and quite humorous manual is essential if you are to master some of the baffling aspects of W8. You will learn how to re-instate the 'Start' button, how to download a free application to enable you to play a DVD (oddly Windows 8 does not come with any built in DVD playback software) as well as the various options when it comes to setting up user accounts. I am sure if Microsoft had employed the author, Andy Rathbone (he's written many other 'Dummies' books) to assist with the development of the operating system itself, then Windows 8 would not have come in for so much criticism and negative publicity.
It's hard to imagine any other consumer product that needs so much setting up, installing, registering, configuring etc all before you can do anything with it! Thankfully there are people like Andy Rathbone who can make sense of it and present it in an interesting, useful and entertaining way. Highly recommended for beginners and experts alike. Every new computer should include a copy of this terrific book/dvd package!

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I love all Dummies books and found this one very helpful

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