•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage85
.
•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage105
.
CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?
OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthecomputertoopeneitherthedesktoportheStart
screenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:
1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickonthe
taskbar.
2.ClickProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.
3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:
•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona
screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.
•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor
closeallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.
4.ClickOKtosavethenewsetting.
ThisfeatureisnotavailableontheWindows8operatingsystem.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage63
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage85
•“Powerproblems”onpage99
Specialkeys
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeystohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.
1Additionalshortcutkeys
Yourcomputermighthavefouradditionalshortcutkeys:
•:Launchescalculator
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