Software; Getting To Know Windows 8; Indows Activation; Windows® 8 - What's New - Medion M55 Operating Instructions Manual

18. Software

This section deals with the subject of software. We distinguish here between the operating system, the software (the appli-
cations), the Windows activation and the UEFI firmware configuration.
PLEASE NOTE!
The current Windows family currently includes Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Windows 8.1 is the first update of the
Windows 8 generation.
18.1. Getting to know Windows
Windows® 8, the new operating system from Microsoft, contains a series of innovative functions and new technologies that
your PC uses to work quickly and reliably, and is also easy to use.
18.2. Windows activation
To protect against software piracy, Microsoft has introduced product activation. The Windows® 8 version installed on your PC/
supplied with the PC must be activated to enable use of all Windows® 8 functions.
To do this, you require simply an Internet connection. The activation process is fully automatic; no personal data will be trans-
mitted.
If no Internet connection is available, select telephone activation as follows:
 Move the mouse pointer into the top right or bottom corner of the display and click
 Next, click Change PC settings.
 Select the Activate Windows item.
 Now click Activate by phone.
 Click Next after choosing your country.
 Call one of the specified hotlines on the telephone and read out the column of figures displayed when prompted to do so.
 You will then be given a confirmation ID over the telephone.
Enter this in the empty field and click Activate.
PLEASE NOTE!
If you have not activated Windows® 8, not all functions will be available to you under PC settings. A watermark will
also continue to be displayed at the bottom right on the traditional desktop.
18.3. Windows® 8 – What's New
18.3.1. Microsoft account
A Microsoft account is an e-mail address and password for logging in to Windows. You may use any e-mail
address. We recommend using the address you use to communicate with friends and log into your favourite web sites, howev-
er. The Microsoft account also allows you to purchase or download apps from the Store and install them on up to five devices.
Once you have logged on to your PC using a Microsoft account, you also have access to the various services and programs
provided by Microsoft.
• The contact information and status updates for your friends from services such as Hotmail, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
will be updated automatically as soon as you run these services using your Microsoft account.
• You can also access and share your photos, documents and other files via
SkyDrive, Facebook and Flickr.
• Your personal settings, including designs, language settings, Internet favourites and apps will be synchronised with each
PC running Windows® 8 that you log on to.
• You can obtain Apps from the Windows Store. You can use these on any PC running Windows 8 that you log on to.
If you wish to create a Microsoft account in Windows® 8, proceed as following:
 Move the mouse pointer into the top right or bottom corner of the display and click
 Click Change PC settings > Users > Switch to a Microsoft account.
18.3.2. Taskbar (Desktop mode)
You can start programs from the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and switch between programs already running. In Win-
dows® 8 you can place any program onto the taskbar, so that you can always open it with a single click. You can also rearrange
the icons on the taskbar by simply clicking on them and dragging them to the desired position. Move the mouse pointer over
the icons and thumbnails of each file or each window open in that program will be displayed. If you move the mouse point-
er over the thumbnail, a full screen preview of the window in question appears. When you move the mouse pointer away from
the thumbnail again, the full screen preview closes.
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Settings.
Settings.
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