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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]] | ||
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You should have most of your files in the two following folders: | You should have most of your files in the two following folders: | ||
- | * LOCAL HOME FOLDER: ''<disk:>\Users\<your_login>'' | + | * Local //HOME// FOLDER: ''<some_disk:>\Users\<your_login>'' |
- | * This is where you keep your work, **not** on the ''C:'' system disk/partition | + | * 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>'' | + | * 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'' | * Documents on your desktop are located in ''C:\Users\<your_login>\Desktop'' | ||
* Remember to make a backup of this folder regularly! | * Remember to make a backup of this folder regularly! | ||
- | * SCRATCH FOLDER: ''<disk:>\Scratch\<your_login>'' | + | * 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... | * The place where you store your temporary files, installation programs, etc... | ||
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=== Local folders === | === Local folders === | ||
- | Use the file explorer to go to your 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// | + | 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// |
- | Do the same thing to create a //Scratch Local// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to ''\Scratch\<your_login>'' | + | 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 === | === Folders on the LSCE servers === | ||
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Do the same thing with ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\<your_login>'' and create a //Scratch Linux// shortcut | Do the same thing with ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\<your_login>'' and create a //Scratch Linux// shortcut | ||
- | <note tip>You can access any LSCE server disk by starting from the ''\\dfshost\dfs'' location</note> | + | <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 ==== | ==== Displaying hidden folders ==== | ||
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* Check/choose when the screen and PC should go to 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 when it's connected to a power source, for laptops!) | + | * <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// | * 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 | * 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 | + | * 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. |
[[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13770/windows-shut-down-sleep-hibernate-your-pc|More details]] | [[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 | 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 ===== | ===== Using keyboard shortcuts ===== | ||
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[[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts|More about Windows shortcuts]] | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts|More about Windows shortcuts]] | ||
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+ | ===== Restoring applications' settings from another computer ===== | ||
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+ | * [[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 | ||
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+ | ===== Adding useful applications ===== | ||
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+ | Visit the [[other:win10apps|Installing extra applications for Windows 10]] and get what you need | ||
+ | ===== Configuring WSL to use Ubuntu on your computer ===== | ||
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+ | Follow the steps on the [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux, and Ubuntu]] page | ||