This book is an advanced tutorial on Windows 8 and allows you to become an advanced user of this system. In addition to standard, but necessary topics (work with files and folders, design of Windows 8, the Internet, etc.) ) in the book you will also find: a review of the Windows 8 registry and work with it, a description of system bootloader management and performance control, network printer settings and much more. I especially want to note the presence of such interesting sections , How to backup files, Review of Windows Live applications, work with the new Metro interface and its applications , installing Windows 8 in parallel with another operating system on one computer Guide to Windows 8 Services with recommendations, What to Turn Off , and what is not (complete configurations are given), Console usage and Windows 8 snap-in. Separate chapters are devoted to solving problems with Windows 8: Windows 8 recovery in the event of a crash, built-in anti-virus protection mechanisms, etc. p. Throughout the course of the presentation are all sorts of tricks and undocumented features (such as how to enable "God mode" in Windows 8, etc.) ). The book is written in a simple and accessible language by recognized authors professionals