Essential Guide

• Windows 8 features for security
  • Mind the gaps left by Windows 8 security features
  • Group Policy settings alter Windows 8 configuration, user interface
  • Windows To Go USB drives need Windows 8 BitLocker to secure data
  • Windows 8.1 biometrics support increases security, but do you need it?
  • Q&A: Microsoft's Erwin Visser on Windows 8.1 updates, security
  • Top five Windows 8 security features new to Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8.1 security, management enhancements entice enterprise IT
  • Bring some control to cloud file sharing with Windows 8.1 Work Folders
  • Five ways to maintain Windows 8.1 security
• Windows 8 alternatives and workarounds
  • Microsoft addresses legacy apps with Windows 8 app compatibility tools
  • Examining alternatives to Windows 8
  • Comparing Windows Defender in Windows 8 vs. third-party malware tools
  • Looking at Windows 8 BitLocker full-disk encryption and alternatives
  • Microsoft omits DVDs from Windows 8 media player, but it's fixable
• Experts weigh in on Windows 8 features
  • Sorting fact from fiction about Windows 8 features
  • Lost and found with the Windows 8 start menu
  • Third-party products reskin the Windows 8 start menu for retro usage
  • Finding the best Windows 8 BitLocker alternatives
  • The backdoor threat of Trusted Platform Module and Windows 8
  • Are Windows 8 drawbacks enough to keep you from moving to Windows 8?
• Windows 8 definitions
  • Windows 8
  • Windows RT
  • Workplace Join
  • Metro apps
  • Windows Store
  • Windows To Go