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When your laptop starts up, you see some initial messages and perhaps the manufacturer’s logo or graphic, and then the computer's operating system — its main program — comes to life. For all PC laptops covered in this book, this program is Windows.

Laptops use the same version of Windows that’s used on desktop PCs. Extra options are made available for laptops; specifically, for power management and battery monitoring. Plus, other utilities and fun junk may have been installed by the laptop manufacturer. Otherwise, it's the same Windows you know and despise.

 This book covers Windows 10, which is the current and most fabulous version of Windows for today’s laptops, notebooks, and tablet PCs.

 Chapter 8 notes those places in Windows with which laptop computer owners should be familiar.

 Messages may appear before Windows starts, especially when the laptop was improperly turned off or the laptop's battery expired the last time you used it. These messages are expected as the laptop recovers from mishaps and improper shutdowns.