Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- tech:pc_windows_10_setup_not_repair [2017/11/04 22:52]
reb
+++ tech:pc_windows_10_setup_not_repair [2017/11/05 06:48] (current)
reb
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-====== Windows 10 Home, Tips as of Fall 2017. Most tips work with all editions of Windows 10. As of 2017 Royce does NOT suggest using anything older than Windows10 due to security and compatibility. Fine alternatives are Ubuntu, iOS, OSX, Android, Chrome OS. Article by Royce E. Barber of ONTU.org ======
+====== Windows 10 Home, Tips as of Fall 2017. Most tips work with all editions of Windows 10. As of 2017 Royce does NOT suggest using anything older than Windows 10 due to security and compatibility. Fine alternatives are Ubuntu, iOS, OSX, Android, Chrome OS. Article by Royce E. Barber of ONTU.org ======
 \\
 .
-{{:tech:windows5.png?nolink&800x365}}
+{{:tech:windows5_2.png?nolink&595x357}}
 .\\
 * **Installing and Setup**… When installing Windows 10, I do so from a FlashDrive, loaded with recent copy of the free installer from Microsoft. When installing, I delete all partitions and start fresh. I always click Express Install, but curious people can click Custom Install. To skip login when you turn on the computer, you can't be signed into a Microsoft Account. If signed into a Microsoft Account, you may later add a short pin to make signin faster [click Start and type Pin]. Microsoft Account lets you use the so-so Cortana Voice Assistant. I skip it on install because my Remote Desktop app and SteamLink dislikes it, but you can add it later.
-Free Windows Installer, click "Download Tool Now" and have a empty 16gb FlashDrive ready: [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10|https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10]]
+**Official Free Windows Installer, click "Download Tool Now"** and have a empty 16gb FlashDrive ready. You'll eventually still have to register Windows on your own: [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10|https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10]]
 .
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 .
-* **Advanced UAC Security**… If you want to set system security to high, if paranoid about viruses, click Start, type UAC, slide the slider to the top. I usually set it to high, which makes me click "Ok" a few more times when some apps open. There are no bad effects.
+* **Advanced UAC Security**… If you want to set system security to high, if paranoid about viruses, click Start, type UAC, slide the slider to the top. I usually set it to high, which makes me click "Ok" a few more times when some apps open. There are no bad effects. Click Start, type UAC.
 {{:tech:windows1.png?nolink&391x259}}
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 .
-* **Ninite website** is safe and can auto-install a bunch of free software, and run it again every few months to update that same software. Ninite updates my Java which is an important language your computer uses.
+* **[[https://ninite.com/|Ninite website**]]** is safe and can auto-install a bunch of free software, and you may run it again every few months to update that same software. Ninite updates my Java which is an important language your computer uses. Ninite doesn't install itself, it only installs your apps.
 .
-* **Show File Extensions**… Open a folder, click File, click Change Folder & Search Options, click View tab, uncheck Hide Extensions.
+* **Show File Extensions**… Click Start, type //File Explorer Options// and click on it. Or… Open a folder, click File, click Change Folder & Search Options, click View tab, uncheck Hide Extensions. This means a photo titled Josh will now show up as Josh.JPG so you know it's JPG format. Visual as follows…\\
+{{:tech:windows-help.png?nolink&295x345}}
 .
 * **Disable special effects**… Optional. For max system speed, I disable pictures and transparency and most special effects. I don't disable thumbnails.
+Click Start, type //Transparent//, click "//Make Start, Taskbar, and Action Center Transparent//".
+Then click Start, type //Appearance//, click "//Adjust the Appearance and Performance of Windows//".
 .
-* **Install Drivers**… Device Manager helps show what drivers are not installed. Usually Windows Update installs most drivers. My HP printer won't work unless I have the full software package installed. I still disable it from Startup, but it's needed to be installed.
+* **Install Drivers**… Device Manager helps show what drivers are not installed. Usually Windows Update installs most drivers, when you click Start and type //Update//. For Device Manager, Click Start, type //Device Manager//. My HP printer won't work unless I have the full software package installed. I still disable it from Startup, but it's needed to be installed. If a driver stops working, Device Manager is the place to uninstall it and then reboot for it to auto-reinstall.
 .
-* **Janitor Apps**… For system health, I run these once a month: CCleaner and Defrag and Cleanup. Selecting almost all options. They aren't fully automatic.
+* **Janitor Apps**… For system health, I run these once a month: CCleaner (from [[https://www.piriform.com|www.piriform.com]]) and Defrag and Cleanup. Selecting almost all options. They aren't fully automatic.
 .
-* **Disable junk startup apps**… This will speed up a PC and prevent conflicts. Task Manager helps me see what apps run at startup. I install AutoRuns from Microsoft website, to fully see what apps are scheduled to run apart from Startup.
+* **Disable junk startup apps**… This will speed up a PC and prevent conflicts. Task Manager helps me see what apps run at startup. I install [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns|AutoRuns from Microsoft website]], to fully see what apps are scheduled to run apart from Startup.
 .
-* **Taskbar**… I set Taskbar to show all apps and system icons. Auto-hide taskbar. Small icons on Taskbar.
+* **Taskbar**… I set Taskbar to show all apps and system icons. Auto-hide taskbar. Small icons on Taskbar. Click Start, type System Icons to adjust your clock-area icons. Then click Start, type "Select which icons appear". Click on it. At the top is a toggle, set it to On.
 .
@@ Line 67: / Line 72: @@
 .
-* **Passwords**… Windows let's you power on you computer in with a short Pin, or a Hotmail password, or no password if you aren't connected to a Microsoft Account. I keep a physical paper password book in a drawer in my office, which never ever leaves my office. When I need a password away from home, I take a photo of it with my phone or write it on scrap paper. An unimportant password can be short, but will likely get hacked. Important passwords must be at least 10 characters, including upper and lower case, at least two symbols, at least two numbers, and never any dictionary words. Over time you'll acquire a few hundred passwords, for banking and taxes and email and shopping sites and many others.
+* **Passwords**… Windows let's you power on you computer in with a short Pin, or a Hotmail password, or no password if you aren't connected to a Microsoft Account. I keep a physical paper password book in a drawer in my office, which never ever leaves my office. When I need a password away from home, I take a photo of it with my phone or write it on scrap paper. An unimportant password can be short, but will likely get hacked. Important passwords must be at least 10 characters, including upper and lower case, at least two symbols, at least two numbers, and never any dictionary words. Over time you'll acquire a few hundred passwords, for banking and taxes and email and shopping sites and many others. An example password I might make, looks like this: @wdwd45723#@_8z9734w@
 .
@@ Line 75: / Line 80: @@
 .
-* Desktop Right-Click menu needs to stay uncluttered… When installing an app, read the options, uncheck "Desktop Right-Click Menu" and "Shell Integration", and "Auto start with Windows".
+* **Desktop Right-Click menu needs to stay uncluttered**… When installing an app, read the options, uncheck "Desktop Right-Click Menu" and "Shell Integration", and "Auto start with Windows".
 .\\
-* **Apps I use…** Personally, here are most the apps I (Royce Barber) have installed: Chrome browser. Office. Evernote. Ninite installer. K-Lite Video Codecs from Ninite. CCleaner cleans junk files. Fusion 360 (replaces Sketchup). zBrush Core. Photoshop cc 2017. Speccy. qBittorrent. Natural Reader 14. Vector Magic. Pepakura Designer. 7zip replaces Winzip. Filmora for video editing. VLC Player plays videos. Printer software. 3D printer software. Steam (for games and SteamLink gadget). Google Earth. KeepVid Pro. Games are Guildwars2, No Man's Sky, Quake Champions, Rocket League, Elder Scrolls Online. oCam for screen recording. And I try to use many included Windows apps like Notepad, Calc, Audio Recorder, Alarm clock, Skype for video calls, Edge browser (when needed).
+* **Apps I use…** Personally, here are most the apps I (Royce Barber) have installed: Chrome browser. Office. Evernote. K-Lite Video Codecs from Ninite. CCleaner cleans junk files. Fusion 360 (3D design, replaces Sketchup). zBrush Core (for 3d sculpting). Autodesk ReMake (for photo scanning into 3D). Photoshop cc 2017. Speccy. qBittorrent. Natural Reader 14. Vector Magic (expensive vector app). CdBurnerXP. Pepakura Designer. 7zip replaces Winzip. Filmora for video editing. VLC Player plays videos. Printer software. 3D printer software. Steam (for games and SteamLink gadget). Google Earth. KeepVid Pro. Games are Guildwars2, No Man's Sky, Quake Champions, Rocket League, Elder Scrolls Online. oCam for screen recording. And I try to use many included Windows apps like Notepad, Calc, Audio Recorder, Alarm clock, Skype for video calls, Edge browser (when needed).
+* For advanced users, here are my Chrome Browser extensions. AdBlock, Adblock for YouTube, Alexa Traffic Rank, Allow Right-Click, Auto Replay for YouTube, Coupons at Checkout, ebay for Chrome, Full Page Screen Capture, Honey, Keepa - Amazon Price Tracker, Open Screenshot, Search the current site, Super Auto Refresh, The Great Suspender, View Background Image, WOT: Web of Trust. Noting, I only enable an extension when I'm using it.
 .
-**End of Article.**
+* **Antivirus**: Windows 10 already has an antivirus built in, so you don't need a redundant one unless it has some feature you love. If you must install a pointless antivirus, AVG or Avast! are popular.
+.
+====== End of Article. ======
 **End of Article. **
@@ Line 91: / Line 102: @@
 **End of Article. **
+**End of Article. **
+**End of Article. **
+**End of Article. **
+**End of Article.**
+**End of Article. **
+**End of Article. **
+**End of Article. **
+**End of Article.**
 .

ONTU.org is Fun Lifehacks

User Tools

Site Tools

Differences

Page Tools