Free Windows 10: The Ultimate User Guide in Using Your Windows 10 by Tony Brianson Page B

Drive
You may also choose to backup your data to a Network drive. The process is more or less the same.
Ensure that the External USB hard drive is disconnected. Click on the Add Network location button.
Click network drive and choose the location you want to backup the files to.
    System Image
    Before upgrading, it may be wise to create a system image. The system image is useful in case your computer runs into serious problems, and you want to solve. The image will help you recover from system errors.
    It is easy to come up with a system image, especially if you are using Windows 7 or 8.1. You can do it by following the following simple steps.
    Go to Control Panel >> Choose “Back up your computer” option >> on the left hand side of the screen choose “create a system image” >> choose start backup.
    Device Drivers
    One issue that you may face after upgrading is the instability of the OS, due to lack of device drivers. It is therefore important to check and update and make sure that the drivers are compatible.
    Upgrading From Windows 7 and 8
    After ensuring that your computer is compatible and backing up your files, you may now upgrade to Windows 10. You can do that by following the following simple steps.
    The first step is to upgrade your current version.
    You can do this on Windows 7 by simply going to Control Panel >> System and Security >> then Choose Windows Update.
    On Windows 8 and 8.1 you can update by going to Start Menu >> choose PC Settings >> then Update and recovery >> and then choose Windows Update.
    If you follow the process above, the computer will prompt you every time there is an update. This of course makes it easier for you to update your system just make sure you follow the prompts.
    Rolling Back
    As much as you may want to upgrade to Windows 10, it is also possible that you may decide you like the previous version better. You can upgrade to Windows 10 and also roll back for free. There is a however time limit of 30 days after which it you can’t roll back to the previous version.
    To Roll back start by clicking settings. It is on the bottom left corner of the start screen.
    On Settings go to update and security, then choose recovery.
    You will see 3 options choose, “ go back to windows 7/8” . Follow the prompts to complete the process.
    Note : There will be changes that will occur once you rollback to Windows 7, 8, or 8.1. Passwords will roll back to the previous version; make sure you remember the previous version’s password before rolling back. Also, take note that you may need to reinstall some of the passwords.
    Disk Clean up
    If you find that you want to continue using Windows 10 and you’re sure you won’t revert to the previous version, it may be a good idea to do clean up of your hard drive. This is particularly useful, if you have a small disk space, or you simply need more space.
    Windows 10 continues to store files from the previous version, in case you need to rollback. To clean up your hard drive, simply use disk clean up facility.
Click Windows key and type Disk Clean up and locate it from the results. (You may also find disk clean up by going to Control Panel >> System and Security >> Administrative Tools ).
Let it scan the computer.
Scroll down through the list of “Files to delete.”
Check the options “Device drivers packages”, “Previous Windows installation”, “Temporary files” and any other files you feel you don’t need.
You can free up to 30 GB of disk space using this method.
     
     
     

Chapter 2
    The Start Menu
     
    Windows 8 has a new start screen interface. It includes Windows 8 Tiles and the classic start menu of operating systems preceding Windows 8. The result is a hybrid that consists of part start menu and part start screen.
    The Start Screen
    When you start your computer, you will see two columns/panels on the screen. The left column is the menu that is similar to the common classic Windows menu. This menu enables you to access the recently used