Les Whinen
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Hi guys,
I realize there are great tutorials on this site, but what I'm looking for (and I'll do my best not to be hopelessly vague about it) is a way to progress from casual/confident home user - somebody comfortable navigating windows, tweaking things here and there, cleaning up/optimising other people's PC's (to an extent) - to somebody who has a proper understanding of the Windows OS, i.e. the registry, user profiles, and the general underlying organisation of the system.
My problem is when I go searching for books and tutorials, I get completely bombarded by beginner material that's a little too basic (or at least appears to be - the kind designed to help people get used to the new Windows 8 interface etc, which I had no problems adjusting to), and on the other hand, material geared towards developers (which I'm not).
So I'm wondering, for a home user who just wants to be more knowledgeable and in control of his system, and not be completely at a loss when, for instance, my desktop profile suddenly disappears, or why programs aren't simply placed in program files but seem to have all these additional appdata, local/roaming folders (these are some of the more recent issues that made me uncomfortable with how much I don't know) are there specific books/sets of tutorials, or even courses you might recommend to somebody like myself? Do you think the Microsoft MTA or MCSA courses would be worthwhile, or perhaps a bit overkill?
Again, apologies if this is a bit vague, but I'd really appreciate any pointers.
I realize there are great tutorials on this site, but what I'm looking for (and I'll do my best not to be hopelessly vague about it) is a way to progress from casual/confident home user - somebody comfortable navigating windows, tweaking things here and there, cleaning up/optimising other people's PC's (to an extent) - to somebody who has a proper understanding of the Windows OS, i.e. the registry, user profiles, and the general underlying organisation of the system.
My problem is when I go searching for books and tutorials, I get completely bombarded by beginner material that's a little too basic (or at least appears to be - the kind designed to help people get used to the new Windows 8 interface etc, which I had no problems adjusting to), and on the other hand, material geared towards developers (which I'm not).
So I'm wondering, for a home user who just wants to be more knowledgeable and in control of his system, and not be completely at a loss when, for instance, my desktop profile suddenly disappears, or why programs aren't simply placed in program files but seem to have all these additional appdata, local/roaming folders (these are some of the more recent issues that made me uncomfortable with how much I don't know) are there specific books/sets of tutorials, or even courses you might recommend to somebody like myself? Do you think the Microsoft MTA or MCSA courses would be worthwhile, or perhaps a bit overkill?
Again, apologies if this is a bit vague, but I'd really appreciate any pointers.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1