Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Learning Windows 8 in greater depth

  • 28-04-2014 2:18pm
    #1
    Polymorpheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭


    Hi guys,

    I'm wondering if you could recommend any books/tutorials for getting a handle on the fundamentals of the Windows OS - preferably up to date, covering 8/8.1. Something a little more advanced than the "For Dummies" type material.

    It's just from a home user's point of view - nothing enterprise or server related. I just want to find out more about the underlying organisation of the system so I can be much more comfortable trouble-shooting things when they go wrong. Boils down to feeling more in control I guess. To give you an idea of my comfort level with Windows, I've been using it for 15yrs or so, am comfortable tweaking/customizing it, and the transition from 7 to 8 was painless. But when it comes to navigating the registry, using the command line - things like that - I begin to feel a bit lost.

    Thanks for any tips.


Comments

  • #2
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    how-to-geek have been doing a Windows 8 admin blog the last week or so, exactly what your looking for.

    Dabble in Linux, if you really want to know how an operating system works. :)


  • #3
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    If it's command line you want then don't bother with the Windows Command Line - go straight to Powershell. A lot of the current commands available in command.exe are soon to be deprecated and moved to PowerShell. Open a command line in Windows 8 and type:

    C:>netsh

    The first few lines will advise you to move to PowerShell.

    This site is pretty concise and goes from beginner upwards. - http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/

    Ken


Advertisement