Troubleshoot and Optimize Windows 8 Inside Out

Introduction
When you buy a new te ev s on set or games conso e, you just expect to be ab e to p ug t
n and for t to work w thout nc dent, every day of every year, unt t d es Th s has never
been the way w th computers because of the flex b ty we demand of them Each one
needs to be custom zab e n an a most m t ess number of ways, w th d zzy ng comb nat
ons of hardware, software, and opt ons
W th each and every one of those changes add ng or mod fy ng fi es w th n the core operat
ng system, t’s nev tab e that you’ eventua y encounter a prob em When th s happens,
the sheer number of comb nat ons of software, hardware, updates, sett ngs, custom zat on
opt ons, and p ug- ns can make d agnos ng and repa r ng the prob em extreme y comp ex
How do you repa r a prob em n an operat ng system that’s made up of thousands of fi es
and that has an extreme y comp ex structure and format?
That’s where th s book comes n Th nk of t as an ntroduct on, a comp ete gu de, and a
master c ass a n the one vo ume, not just to the structure of the operat ng system and ts
re ated fi es, but a so to what common y goes wrong, why th s happens, and how you can
set about the somet mes comp ex process of troub eshoot ng a prob em to beg n w th
Beg nn ng w th the assumpt on that prevent ng prob ems from occurr ng s the best startng
po nt, Troubleshoot and Optimize Windows 8 Inside Out gu des you through the techn -
ca maze of M crosoft’s atest operat ng system, a the wh e exp a n ng the how’s and why’s
of troub eshoot ng n ways that are re evant and make sense
Who This Book Is For
Th s book offers a comprehens ve ook at how to troub eshoot prob ems and opt m ze
W ndows 8 It serves as an exce ent reference for users who need to understand how to
accomp sh what they need to do In add t on, th s book goes a step or two farther, prov dng
usefu nformat on to advanced users and IT profess ona s who need to understand the
b gger p cture