Introducing Windows 8.1 for It Professionals

by Bott, Ed

• ISBN13: 9780735684270
• ISBN10: 0735684278
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-10-15
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

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Get a head start evaluating Windows 8.1 - with early technical insights from award-winning journalist and Windows expert Ed Bott. Based on the Windows 8.1 Preview release, this guide introduces new features and capabilities, with scenario-based advice on how Windows 8.1 can meet the needs of your business. Get the high-level overview you need to begin preparing your deployment now.

Preview new features and enhancements, including:

• How features compare to Windows 7 and Windows XP
• The Windows 8.1 user experience
• Deployment
• Security features
• Internet Explorer 11
• Delivering Windows apps
• Recovery options
• Networking and remote access
• Managing mobile devices
• Virtualization
• Windows RT 8.1

Author Biography

Ed Bott is an award-winning journalist known to millions of readers through two decades of writing for leading industry publications and more than 25 books on Microsoft Office and Windows, including Windows 7 Inside Out and Microsoft Office Inside Out: 2013 Edition.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: An overview of Windows 8.1
• Chapter 2: The Windows 8.1 user experience
• Chapter 3: Deploying Windows 8.1
• Chapter 4: Security in Windows 8.1
• Chapter 5: Internet Explorer 11
• Chapter 6: Delivering Windows Store apps
• Chapter 7: Recovery options in Windows 8.1
• Chapter 8: Windows 8.1 and networks
• Chapter 9: Virtualization in Windows 8.1
• Chapter 10: Windows RT 8.1
• Chapter 11: Managing mobile devices