--- product_id: 1729796 title: "Windows 8 Administration Pocket Consultant 1st Edition" brand: "william r. stanek" price: "€ 29.52" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1729796-windows-8-administration-pocket-consultant-1st-edition store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Windows 8 Administration Pocket Consultant 1st Edition **Brand:** william r. stanek **Price:** € 29.52 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Windows 8 Administration Pocket Consultant 1st Edition by william r. stanek - **How much does it cost?** € 29.52 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1729796-windows-8-administration-pocket-consultant-1st-edition) ## Best For - william r. stanek enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted william r. stanek brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Windows 8 Administration Pocket Consultant 1st Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51S9nZ7WWNL.jpg) ![Windows 8 Administration Pocket Consultant 1st Edition - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31NFx42W06L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Handy reference guide *by I***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2013* Professionally well written with clearly defined chapters with a concise language style. An "Under the Hood" manual for configuring, troubleshooting & learning the more complex tasks of Windows 8. However to learn how to use the Metro UI, there are other books that cover that topic. I'd give it 5 stars, except this is really the "Administrators Guide", that used to be supplied for free when purchasing a boxed version on Windows....in days long past! ### ⭐⭐⭐ Big disappointment for me *by I***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 3, 2013* I just received this book with great anticipation. I was very disappointed. Windows 8 is a major release, one of the most significant in Windows history, and includes significant new capabilities. Not the least of these is the new Metro environment for tablets or multi-touch devices. Searching the index for any of these terms yields virtually nothing. Some of the other most important Windows 8 capabilities (to me) are completely missing from this book. It may be a matter of expectations. However, the intended audience includes "accomplished users who are intending to configure and maintain Windows 8". I am basically a home user and have been working with Windows for several years. I consider myself at an intermediate level of expertise. I am my own system administrator and I intend to configure and maintain Windows 8. I have been reading about very interesting capabilities in Windows 8 and just installed it on two machines in my home. I was looking for comprehensive documentation on how to get the most out of the new features and capabilities offered by Windows 8. I view this book as a warmed over Windows 7--Windows XP book that reflects little to no effort to present the exciting new Windows 8 features.For example, I want to use one of my systems as a server for robust centralized file storage for documents and multimedia files. I would also like to simplify and improve my backup for the 5 or 6 systems on my home network. And I want to use a Windows 8 machine to stream movies, video and music to my Xbox. Finally, I would like to be able to access my files when I am on vacation and traveling. So I expected a whole section on how to configure Storage Spaces and about thin provisioning and resiliency. Pocket Consultant includes nothing on storage spaces and does not even contain an index entry for the topic. Storage spaces should make striping and disk quotas, which are covered in great detail, obsolete for most home users.I had hoped for an in depth explanation on how to best use new backup capabilities but there is no chapter on backup per se and you have to stumble on 'file history'.The book provides no information on multimedia streaming much less any guide to configuration. There are several pages on how to configure modems for dial-up remote access, but there is only one brief mention of Skydrive. Remote Fetch is conspicuously absent. Skydrive is powerful and very useful and becomes more so via Windows 8.I had hoped for a "best practices" approach that would guide me through implementation of the major new Windows 8 features. The author did not bother to cover many of the most attractive and significant capabilities that make Windows 8 worth the move. Perhaps this book will prove useful as a reference for more mundane Windows features in the future, but it is no help to me in configuring my systems and maximizing the power of Windows 8. I ordered and received and am perusing "Windows 8 Secrets" by Paul Thurrott. This is the book to buy. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In an age of digital copies it is sometimes nice to have a book to highlight and mark pages *by B***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 9, 2015* I am an IT professional who likes to have a book to read and refer to. In an age of digital copies it is sometimes nice to have a book to highlight and mark pages. This is a good sized book for portability. The topics are covered well and offers step by step instruction as well as detailed descriptions of what you are doing. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1729796-windows-8-administration-pocket-consultant-1st-edition](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1729796-windows-8-administration-pocket-consultant-1st-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-06-07*