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Clipboard


                Here’s the headquarters for the newish multi-Clipboard feature and the
                synced-Clipboard feature (Figure 6-8).



                Remote Desktop


                Believe it or not, you can connect to your PC from across the internet, rifle
                through its files, and control it—using any computer or phone (even an
                Apple or Android one) as a viewer. For details, go online to

                missingmanuals.com and look for the free PDF appendix to this book called
                “Remote Desktop.”



                About


                Here’s a master list of all the aspects of your computer that Windows
                Defender Security Center is currently protecting (“Windows Security (the
                App)”), plus your computer’s birth certificate (Figure 7-3).




                Devices


                This second major Settings category is the grand depot for connecting other

                devices: printers, scanners, cameras, and so on. Its tabs go like this:



                Bluetooth & Other Devices

                Bluetooth is a cable-elimination technology. It’s designed to let gadgets

                communicate wirelessly within about 30 feet, using radio signals.

                It’s built into most computers and cellphones, so you can connect them with
                Bluetooth speakers, earbuds, mice, keyboards, fitness bands, smartwatches,

                printers, and so on.

                Bluetooth is pretty slow (you get transfer speeds of 30 to 150 K per second,
                depending on the distance). But it works no matter what the gadget—Mac,
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