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| [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | ||
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| + | ===== Knowing your LSCE computer ===== | ||
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| + | Your LSCE computer is your (best) friend. It can be useful to know its name, if you need to [[https://wiki.lsce.ipsl.fr/pmip3/doku.php/other:newppl:starting#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|get technical help from the LSCE admins]]. One of the ways to determine the computer name is to use the [[https://wiki.lsce.ipsl.fr/pmip3/doku.php/other:bios#from_windows|msinfo32 command]]. | ||
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| + | You will use the following accounts on your **Windows** computer: | ||
| + | * your regular ''your_login'' LSCE account, **followed** by the ''@LSCE.IPSL.FR'' string: ''your_login@LSCE.IPSL.FR'' | ||
| + | * the password is the same one you use to access the LSCE ''obelix'' servers | ||
| + | * you may also have to use ''your_login'' (**without** ''@LSCE.IPSL.FR'') and this password when accessing some links on this page, located on the LSCE intranet, from outside LSCE | ||
| + | * the administrator account, that you will need when changing some of your computer's settings, or when installing/updating some programs: ''.\admin'' | ||
| + | * use ''.\admin'' in the popups asking you for an account with //admin// privileges | ||
| + | * the specific admin password was initialized by the sysadmins when they configured your computer. Send a mail to [[https://wiki.lsce.ipsl.fr/pmip3/doku.php/other:newppl:starting#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|help-lsce]] if you forget it | ||
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| ===== Starting your computer faster ===== | ===== Starting your computer faster ===== | ||
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| * Your computer will **not** use the battery when it is hibernating | * Your computer will **not** use the battery when it is hibernating | ||
| * All network connections will of course be brutally closed when your computer enters hibernation, so it is better to cleanly close the remote applications (text editors, etc...) and terminals before hibernation | * All network connections will of course be brutally closed when your computer enters hibernation, so it is better to cleanly close the remote applications (text editors, etc...) and terminals before hibernation | ||
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| ===== Laptop: touchpad settings ===== | ===== Laptop: touchpad settings ===== | ||
| - | There are many actions that you can perform with a touchpad, instead of using a 2-3 buttons mouse, including simulating a right-click and middle-click | + | There are many actions that you can perform with a touchpad, instead of using a 2-3 buttons mouse, including simulating a right-click and middle-click. Impress your friends and Mac users with what you can do with your fingers |
| Be sure to: | Be sure to: | ||
| - | * at least read the [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/touch-gestures-for-windows-a9d28305-4818-a5df-4e2b-e5590f850741|Touchpad gestures for Windows]] page | + | * at least have a quick look at[[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/touch-gestures-for-windows-a9d28305-4818-a5df-4e2b-e5590f850741|Touchpad gestures for Windows]] page |
| * check and configure/improve the default Settings: ''Start'' => ''Settings'' => ''Devices'' => ''Touchpad'' | * check and configure/improve the default Settings: ''Start'' => ''Settings'' => ''Devices'' => ''Touchpad'' | ||
| * this is The Place where you can specify that tapping the touchpad with 3 fingers will simulate clicking on the middle button of a mouse | * this is The Place where you can specify that tapping the touchpad with 3 fingers will simulate clicking on the middle button of a mouse | ||
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| + | ===== Using keyboard shortcuts ===== | ||
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| + | There are more shortcuts than ''CTRL-C'', ''CTRL-V'' and ''CTRL-Z''! | ||
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| + | You can easily save some time by learning other | ||
| + | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts|Windows keyboard shortcuts]]. Have at least a quick look at the page and visit it again later | ||
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| + | Examples: | ||
| + | * ''Win'' + ''I'': open Windows Settings | ||
| + | * That's faster than clicking on ''Start'' and then clicking on ''Settings''... | ||
| + | * ''Win'' + ''L'': lock screen | ||
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| ===== Laptop and WiFi ===== | ===== Laptop and WiFi ===== | ||
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| Do not forget to take care of the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/wifi/eduroam.php|eduroam network configuration]] when you are at LSCE and when you can easily make sure that eduroam is working correctly! | Do not forget to take care of the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/wifi/eduroam.php|eduroam network configuration]] when you are at LSCE and when you can easily make sure that eduroam is working correctly! | ||
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| ===== Activating system protection by Recovery ===== | ===== Activating system protection by Recovery ===== | ||
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| * **Local //SCRATCH// FOLDER**: ''<another_disk>:\Scratch\<your_login>'' | * **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... | ||
| - | * It's OK to put this folder on the ''C:\'' drive if you have enough space on ''C:\'' | + | * It's OK to put this folder on the ''C:\'' drive, if you have enough space on ''C:\'' |
| * Remember to clean this folder from time to time, especially if you need some disk space | * Remember to clean this folder from time to time, especially if you need some disk space | ||
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| === Local folders === | === Local folders === | ||
| - | * Use the file explorer to go to your local //Home// folder inside the ''Users'' folder (''<a_disk_different_from_C>:\Users\<your_login>''), 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 [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local Home folder]], 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 ''<some_disk>:\Scratch\<your_login>'' | + | * Do the same thing to create a //Scratch Local// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to the [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local Scratch folder]] |
| * Note: if you install [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Ubuntu]] later, you can also create a //Home WSL// shortcut to your local Linux home directory in ''\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\<your_login>'' | * Note: if you install [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Ubuntu]] later, you can also create a //Home WSL// shortcut to your local Linux home directory in ''\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\<your_login>'' | ||
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| === Folders on the LSCE servers === | === Folders on the LSCE servers === | ||
| - | When your computer is physically connected to the LSCE network (or connected to the [[other:win10config#using_the_vpn|LSCE VPN]] !!), 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//. | + | When your computer is physically connected to the LSCE network (or connected to the [[other:win10config#using_the_vpn|LSCE VPN]] !!), open the file explorer, type ''\\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//. |
| 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 | ||
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| </note> | </note> | ||
| - | ==== Displaying hidden folders ==== | + | ==== Displaying hidden folders and files ==== |
| - | Follow the steps in [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files|Show hidden files (Windows 10)]] | + | Follow the steps in [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files|Show hidden files (Windows 10)]] in order to open the File Explorer options' panel |
| - | In the **//View//** tab, you should also **uncheck** the option //Hide extensions for known file types// | + | In the **//View//** tab: |
| + | * **select** Show hidden files, folders, and drives | ||
| + | * **uncheck** the option //Hide extensions for known file types// | ||
| ===== Checking power settings and activating hibernation ===== | ===== Checking power settings and activating hibernation ===== | ||
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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'', ''VcXsrv'', 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!) | * <wrap em>If you have to maintain a network connection</wrap> (''ssh'', ''VcXsrv'', 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!) | ||
| - | * Select **Never** in the //Sleep// pull-down menu | + | * Select **Never** (or a duration longer than your lunch break) in the //Sleep// pull-down menu |
| * 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, depending on buttons/keys you use | * Select when the computer should sleep, hibernate or shutdown, depending on buttons/keys you use | ||
| - | * If you have a **laptop**, it's really useful to enable //Hibernate// 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 //Hibernate// mode. | + | * If you have a **laptop**, it's really useful to enable //Hibernate// when you press the //Sleep// button of the laptop (''Fn'' key and the function key with a moon logo) |
| + | * If your laptop has no dedicated //Sleep// button, you can still choose to sleep/hibernate in the ''Start''=>''Power'' menu | ||
| + | * When your laptop is in //Sleep// mode, it will still use some of the battery, but **no power is required for the //Hibernate// 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 //hibernate//, 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 notes: |
| - | ===== Using keyboard shortcuts ===== | + | * 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 //hibernate//, 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 |
| + | * On a laptop, you can generate an HTML file with useful battery information\\ ''powercfg /batteryreport'' | ||
| - | 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 ===== | ===== Working with virtual desktops ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Usage ==== | ||
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| + | Open the Task View with ''Win''+''Tab'' or by clicking on the ''Task View'' button | ||
| + | {{ :other:win_taskbar.png |}} | ||
| [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028538/windows-10-multiple-desktops|Creating a new (virtual) desktop]] | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028538/windows-10-multiple-desktops|Creating a new (virtual) desktop]] | ||
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| * Close current desktop: ''Win'' + ''CTRL'' + ''F4'' | * Close current desktop: ''Win'' + ''CTRL'' + ''F4'' | ||
| - | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts|More about Windows shortcuts]] | + | [[other:win10config#using_keyboard_shortcuts|More Windows keyboard shortcuts]] |
| ===== Restoring applications' settings from another computer ===== | ===== Restoring applications' settings from another computer ===== | ||
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| * [[other:firefox|Firefox]] | * [[other:firefox|Firefox]] | ||
| - | ===== 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 | ||
| ===== Activating Microsoft Office update ===== | ===== Activating Microsoft Office update ===== | ||
other/win10config.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/13 14:12 by jypeter
