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===== Displaying the Computer icon on the desktop ===== | ===== Displaying the Computer icon on the desktop ===== | ||
- | This will allow you to access your disks more conveniently/quickly | + | This will allow you to access your disks more conveniently/quickly. Follow the steps below and move the Computer icon to the top left of the screen |
[[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027090/windows-show-desktop-icons-in-windows-10|Show desktop icons in Windows 10]] | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027090/windows-show-desktop-icons-in-windows-10|Show desktop icons in Windows 10]] | ||
- | ===== Activating hibernation ===== | + | ===== Configuring folders and shortcuts ===== |
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+ | You should have most of your files in the two following folders: | ||
+ | * Local //HOME// FOLDER: ''<some_disk:>\Users\<your_login>'' | ||
+ | * This is where you keep your work. **Do not** put this folder on the ''C:'' system disk/partition (unless you have only one partition on the computer) | ||
+ | * This folder is different from your Windows //User// folder! => ''C:\Users\<your_login>'' | ||
+ | * Documents on your desktop are located in ''C:\Users\<your_login>\Desktop'' | ||
+ | * Remember to make a backup of this folder regularly! | ||
+ | * You can use a [[other:win10apps#backup_software|Backup program]] to save your work | ||
+ | * Local //SCRATCH// FOLDER: ''<another_disk:>\Scratch\<your_login>'' | ||
+ | * The place where you store your temporary files, installation programs, etc... | ||
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+ | ==== Creating folder shortcuts on the desktop ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Local folders === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Use the file explorer to go to your local //Home// folder inside the ''Users'' folder (the ''Users'' that is not on the ''C:'' disk), click on the small folder icon at the left of the bar displaying the folder location, and drag the icon on the desktop. This will create a shortcut that you can rename //Home Local// | ||
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+ | Do the same thing to create a //Scratch Local// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to ''<another_disk:>\Scratch\<your_login>'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Folders on the LSCE servers === | ||
+ | |||
+ | When you are on the LSCE network, open the file explorer, copy paste ''\\dfshost\dfs\home'' in the location field and press <Return> to display the content of your Linux home directory. Grab the folder icon at the left of the location field, drop it on the desktop and rename it //Home Linux//. | ||
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+ | Do the same thing with ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\<your_login>'' and create a //Scratch Linux// shortcut | ||
+ | |||
+ | <note tip>You can access other LSCE remote disks by starting from the ''\\dfshost\dfs'' location and navigating to the disk you are interested in</note> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Displaying hidden folders ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Open the file explorer | ||
+ | - Select File -> Change folders and search options -> Display | ||
+ | - Enable //Display hidden files and folders// | ||
+ | - Unselect //Mask known file types extensions// | ||
+ | - Save | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Checking power settings and activating hibernation ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Go to the Power panel: ''Win''+''I'' => //System// => //Power and sleep// | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Check/choose when the screen and PC should go to sleep | ||
+ | * <wrap em>If you have to maintain a network connection</wrap> (ssh, cygwin/X, etc…) you have to set up the options so that the computer will **never** go to sleep (at least not when it's connected to a power source, for laptops!) | ||
+ | * Go to //Additional power settings// => //Choose what the power button does// => //Change settings that are currently unavailable// | ||
+ | * Select when the computer should sleep, hibernate or shutdown | ||
+ | * If you have a laptop, it's really useful to enable //Hibernation// when you press the //Sleep// button of the laptop (''Fn'' key and the function key with a moon logo). When your laptop is in //sleep// mode, it will still use some of the battery, but no power is required for the //hibernation// mode. | ||
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+ | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13770/windows-shut-down-sleep-hibernate-your-pc|More details]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tech note: if you want to save space and remove the hibernation file (C:\hiberfil.sys) on a desktop because you know that you will never use hibernation, you can just type ''powercfg -h off'' in a cmd shell (''powercfg -h on'' to re-activate). You should always use hibernation on a laptop, for performance reasons | ||
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+ | ===== Using keyboard shortcuts ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | You can save some time by learning | ||
+ | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts|Windows keyboard shortcuts]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Working with virtual desktops ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028538/windows-10-multiple-desktops|Creating a new (virtual) desktop]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[https://www.howtogeek.com/197625/how-to-use-virtual-desktops-in-windows-10/|Using virtual desktops]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Keyboard shortcuts ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Open //Task view//: ''Win'' + ''Tab'' | ||
+ | * Cycle through the virtual desktops: ''Win'' + ''CTRL'' + left or right arrow | ||
+ | * <wrap hi>Hint!</wrap> On a laptop, you can swipe left or right with **four fingers** on the trackpad to go to the previous/next desktop | ||
+ | * Create a desktop: ''Win'' + ''CTRL'' + ''D'' | ||
+ | * Close current desktop: ''Win'' + ''CTRL'' + ''F4'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts|More about Windows shortcuts]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Restoring applications' settings from another computer ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[other:thunderbird|Thunderbird]] | ||
+ | * [[other:firefox|Firefox]] | ||
===== Configuring eduroam ===== | ===== Configuring eduroam ===== | ||
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+ | Follow the steps on the LSCE [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/wifi/eduroam.php|Eduroam WiFi]] page | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Adding useful applications ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Visit the [[other:win10apps|Installing extra applications for Windows 10]] and get what you need | ||
+ | ===== Configuring WSL to use Ubuntu on your computer ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Follow the steps on the [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux, and Ubuntu]] page | ||