Technical information

Chapter 1: The New Start Screen
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✓ If you just bought the computer, use the
account named Administrator. Designed to give
the owner full power over the computer, the
Administrator account user can set up new
accounts for other people, install programs,
start an Internet connection, and access all the
files on the computer — even those belonging to
other people. Windows 8 needs at least one
person to act as administrator.
✓ Use the Guest account. Designed for household
visitors, this account lets guests, such as the
babysitter or visiting relatives, use the com-
puter temporarily.
✓ No Guest account? Then find out who owns the
computer and beg that person to set up an
account for you or to turn on the Guest account.
Don’t want to sign in at the Sign In screen? The
screen’s two bottom-corner buttons offer these
other options:
✓ The little wheelchair-shaped button in
the screen’s bottom-left corner, shown
in Figure 1-4 and the margin, customizes
Windows 8 for people with physical chal-
lenges in hearing, sight, or manual dexterity.
If you choose this button by mistake, click
or touch on a different part of the screen to
avoid changing any settings.
✓ The little button in the screen’s bottom-
right corner, shown in Figure 1-4 and the
margin, lets you shut down or restart your
PC. (If you’ve accidentally clicked it and
shut down your PC, don’t panic. Press your
PC’s power button, and your PC will return
to this screen.)
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