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CLOSE AN APP ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
APP COMMANDS ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
BUILT-IN APPS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
APP SETTINGS AND HELP .................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
PROBLEMS WITH AN APP? .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
SEARCH, SHARE, AND SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 36
HOW TO SEARCH ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
SHARE PHOTOS, LINKS, AND MORE ................................................................................................................................................................... 37
CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
ACCOUNTS AND SIGN IN ............................................................................................................................................ 40
WHAT TYPE OF ACCOUNT DO I HAVE? .............................................................................................................................................................. 40
CREATE ANOTHER ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................................................................................. 40
MANAGE ACCOUNTS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
UNLOCK AND SIGN IN ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
SIGN OUT OR LOCK ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ................................................................................................................................................................................ 42
ACCOUNT SECURITY ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 43
INSTALL APPS AND PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................ 44
YOUR ACCOUNT .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 44
GET APPS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 44
DELETE AN APP .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
REINSTALL AN APP............................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
APP UPDATES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
INSTALL PROGRAMS FROM THE INTERNET, A CD, OR A NETWORK ................................................................................................................ 47
PERSONALIZE YOUR SURFACE ................................................................................................................................... 49
ADD YOUR ACCOUNTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
PERSONALIZE THE START SCREEN ...................................................................................................................................................................... 49
CHANGE YOUR LOCK SCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................................. 50
NOTIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
ADD A LANGUAGE ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
DESKTOP BACKGROUND, COLORS, AND SOUNDS ............................................................................................................................................ 51
CHOOSE WHERE YOU GO WHEN YOU SIGN IN ................................................................................................................................................. 51
CONNECT DEVICES ....................................................................................................................................................... 52
CONNECT A USB MOUSE, PRINTER, AND MORE .............................................................................................................................................. 52
USE A MOUSE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52
ADD A BLUETOOTH DEVICE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 52
ADD, REMOVE, AND MANAGE YOUR DEVICES AND PRINTERS ........................................................................................................................ 53
HOW DO I PRINT? ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
HOW DO I SCAN SOMETHING? .......................................................................................................................................................................... 54
CONNECT TO A TV, MONITOR, OR PROJECTOR ............................................................................................................................................... 54
DOCKING STATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 56
STORAGE, FILES, AND BACKUP .................................................................................................................................. 58
HOW MUCH DISK SPACE DO I HAVE? ................................................................................................................................................................ 58