User Manual

ACCOUNTS AND SIGN IN ............................................................................................................................................ 38
WHAT TYPE OF ACCOUNT DO I HAVE? .............................................................................................................................................................. 38
CREATE ANOTHER ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................................................................................. 38
MANAGE ACCOUNTS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
UNLOCK AND SIGN IN ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
SIGN OUT OR LOCK ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
ACCOUNT SECURITY ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 41
APPS AND GAMES FROM THE WINDOWS STORE .................................................................................................. 42
YOUR ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
GET APPS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
DELETE AN APP .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
REINSTALL AN APP............................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
APP UPDATES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
PERSONALIZE YOUR SURFACE ................................................................................................................................... 46
ADD YOUR ACCOUNTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
PERSONALIZE THE START SCREEN ...................................................................................................................................................................... 46
CHANGE YOUR LOCK SCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................................. 47
NOTIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
ADD A LANGUAGE ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
DESKTOP BACKGROUND, COLORS, AND SOUNDS ............................................................................................................................................ 48
CONNECT DEVICES ....................................................................................................................................................... 49
CONNECT A USB MOUSE, PRINTER, AND MORE .............................................................................................................................................. 49
USE A MOUSE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
USE A CAPACITIVE PEN ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
ADD A BLUETOOTH DEVICE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
ADD, REMOVE, AND MANAGE YOUR DEVICES AND PRINTERS ........................................................................................................................ 50
HOW DO I PRINT? ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
HOW DO I SCAN SOMETHING? .......................................................................................................................................................................... 51
CONNECT TO A TV, MONITOR, OR PROJECTOR ............................................................................................................................................... 51
STORAGE, FILES, AND BACKUP .................................................................................................................................. 54
HOW MUCH DISK SPACE DO I HAVE? ................................................................................................................................................................ 54
ADDITIONAL STORAGE OPTIONS........................................................................................................................................................................ 54
FILES AND FOLDERS ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 55
ADD FILES TO SURFACE ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
BACK UP YOUR FILES USING FILE HISTORY ....................................................................................................................................................... 56
NETWORKING ............................................................................................................................................................... 57
CONNECT TO A WI-FI NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................................................... 57
DISCONNECT FROM A WI-FI NETWORK ........................................................................................................................................................... 58
CONNECT TO A WIRED NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................................................... 58
JOIN A HOMEGROUP ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
JOIN A WORKGROUP ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
GET TO FILES ON OTHER COMPUTERS ............................................................................................................................................................... 59
CONNECT TO A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) ..................................................................................................................................... 59
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