Windows SIG071415

Windows SIG Future Meetings

• Doug Steinke has been advised that the Atrium will not be available on:February 23, 2016, and

September 13, 2016

• Our choices are:Move the meeting to the Annex for those dates, or

Not to meet on the forgoing dates

It is your choice, please advise!

Add Recuva to Your Toolkit

• Recuva is a effective, free, file recovery tool and can be downloaded from www.pirform.com , Piriform is also the vendor of CCleaner

• Recuva can be effective for recovering accidently deleted files, plus files from a “dead” hard

• Recuva is easy to use and requires no technical knowledge

Microsoft Security Report

• System “vulnerabilities” increased 56.3% in the second half of 2014

• The term “vulnerabilities” does not include “spyware” malware

• The principle entry points are via, browsers, Java and Adobe Flash

Security in Depth

• All Windows versions have a software “firewall” on each computer• If you employ a router, the router also contains a firewall that “protects” all

computers on your network• There is a new product (free and paid versions) that can provide a

significant degree of additional protection, it’s called Glasswire• What is unusable about Glasswire is that it is an additional firewall that

works in conjunction with the Windows Firewall and provides additional “protection” on each computer on which it is installed

• I have used free version of Glasswire for several weeks on a Win 8.X and a Win 10 installation and believe it is affective

• Glasswire can be downloaded at this link https://www.glasswire.com/• The following page provides a graphic of Glasswire installed on a typical

network

Glasswire & Firewall Protection In Depth

Windows Firewall

Router Firewall

Backup and Storage

• There are a variety of places that a User can backup data, including CD/DVDs, flash drives, external hard drives and the “cloud”

• What argues for cloud storage is that the depth of security is difficult to replicate, your data can be accessed from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection and most important, the “redundancy” provided by virtually all major vendors cannot be duplicated by a typical User

• Users should consider cloud storage for at least one component of your backup strategy

• You can purchase a much capacity as needed at economical prices

• If you have a Microsoft account, Microsoft has a special offer that for $9.99 per month a User gets 1 TB on storage, plus Office 365

• To view the offer logon to www.outoook.comClick the icon, on the Menu bar at the top leftSelect OneDrive from the drop downAt the bottom left click, “”Get More Storage”, thenAt the right click “Buy More Storage” and you will see the 1 TB & 360 offer

Speed Test

• There is a new, free “speed test” tool that is available in the Microsoft store for Win 8.X and Win 10 Users

• If you like to check your upload and download speeds, this app is a good addition to your toolkit

• Here’s the download link http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/network-speed-test/700659b6-f843-4878-ae6e-5e9f72d4eb58

• Here’s a screen shot

• Click “Start” to run

Free Microsoft Guides and Books

• Following is a link to numerous User guides and books from Microsoft Press: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2014/07/07/largest-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-ever-including-windows-8-1-windows-8-windows-7-office-2013-office-365-office-2010-sharepoint-2013-dynamics-crm-powershell-exchange-server-lync-2013-system-center-azure-cloud-sql.aspx

• Copy and paste the link into your favorite browser

• Page down to see the individual links or you can download “all”

Windows 10 Opt-In Icon

• If you employ Win 7 or 8.X and have not seen the Windows 10 opt-in icon at the bottom right, in the system tray

• Following is a link with directions to download the update which will produce the icon and permit a User to opt-n to the Win10 update https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3067639

• Page down to your operating system and follow the directions

• You must install KB3035583 for the opt-in icon to appear

• If you cannot resolve, use the new “Phone Hot Line” or stop by the Help Center for assistance

• All Win 7 & 8.X Users should avail themselves of the free upgrade to Windows 10, it is a material improvement!

Win10 Basic Navigation

Mastering Any New Operating System• If you are to enjoy computer usage, you need get over your reliance to

change• All operating systems are essentially the same, in that they all perform the

same functions• What is different about operating systems is that the “look” different and

nothing is ever located where it was in a previous system• Computer competency is not about knowledge it’s about frequency, you

learn by doing!• The more time you spend the better you get• You develop competency by mastering two concepts:

1. Spend time with the Graphical User Interface (GUI) so you understand basic navigation and how to access basic tools and links, and

2. Don’t worry about finding things in Win10, use the “Cortana” search box to find what you need

Log-On Produces Default Desktop

Click to Win iconaccess Start Screen

Cortana & Search

Customizable Taskbar

Win10 Customizable Start Screen – Live Tiles

Right Click Windows Icon for Popular Places

“right click” Windows icon produces Menu for links to popular places

Popular Places Links

Win10 Most Used Access

clickIcon formost used &basicsettings

Most Used Links in Left Panel

Win10 All Apps Alphabetic Listing

Click for “all apps” alphabetic listing

ALL Apps Listed Alphabetically in Left Pane

Win10 Customizable Start Screen

mail app

customizableweather app

customizablecalendar

Win 10 Mail App

manage email

Settings & add email account(s)