Free Windows Books

Syncfusion’s latest free eBook, Windows Store Apps Succinctly, by John Garland, is available for free in pdf and Kindle formats. Forget those thousand-page manuals on Windows 8 and WinRT development. This is what you’ve been looking for. …

This is the final edition of “Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals” from Microsoft Press. Get a headstart evaluating Window 8—guided by a Windows expert who’s worked extensively with the software since the preview releases.
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Microsoft Press has released the complete version of “Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript”, by Kraig Brockschmidt, with 17 chapters as a free eBook in pdf format. It provides comprehensive coverage of the platform for Windows Store apps. …

Download a free pdf preview edition of “Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals” from Microsoft Press. This book describes new and improved features. It focuses on IT pros, however, so we spend fewer pages talking about the new user interface and more talking about management, deployment, and security. This book is just an introduction— an overview. …

“Getting Started: Your Guide to Windows 8” teaches you how to get the most out of Windows 8. It doesn’t matter if you’re already using Windows 8 or merely wondering whether you should; this manual breaks down the features in a way anyone can understand. …

Free eBook from Microsoft Press. Based on final, release-to-manufacturing (RTM) software, “Introducing Windows Server 2012 RTM Edition” provides the high-level information you need to begin preparing now for deployment and management. …

The first preview edition of “Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript” by Kraig Brockschmidt is available from Microsoft Press for free in pdf format. The book currently contains 4 chapters and it will be expanded and other ebook formats will be available with the complete book.  Sample code also can be downloaded. …

Download this free eBook: “Introducing Windows Server 2012” from Microsoft in several formats. Based on beta software, this book provides the early, high-level information you need to begin preparing now for deployment and management. …

“SharePoint 2010 Administration & Development” is another free eBook by Jean Paul V.A. This book provides developers a good start with SharePoint 2010 Development. Additionally, chapters on SharePoint Installation, Basics of Administration are included. …

“Exchange 2010 SP1 – A Practical Approach”, written by Jaap Wesselius, is a free 348 page eBook in pdf format from Simple-Talk. It is a quick and easy Practical Approach to the new Exchange Server 2010 platform covering all the changes and improvements brought in by the release of SP1. …