Operation Manual

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”on
page135
.
•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage63
.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlineuserguidewhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage109
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage135
•“Powerproblems”onpage147
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
closeallappsonthescreen,gotodesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.
4.ClickOKtosavethenewsetting.
ThisfeatureisnotavailableontheWindows8operatingsystem.
GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem
TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourcomputer.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformation
system,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickHelpandSupport.
•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthe
screentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Help.Additionally,theWindows8.1operating
systemprovidesaHelp+TipsapplicationthatyoucanopenfromtheStartscreenorAppsscreen.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickGetstartedfromtherightpanel.Additionally,you
cansearchfromthetaskbartofindhelp,apps,files,settings,andsoon.
Specialkeys
Thekeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys,whichconsistoftheFnkey1andthefunctionkeys2.
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