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| You will use the following accounts on your **Windows** computer: | You will use the following accounts on your **Windows** computer: | ||
| - | * your regular LSCE account: ''your_login@LSCE.IPSL.FR'' | + | * your regular ''your_login'' LSCE account, **followed** by the ''@LSCE.IPSL.FR'' string: ''your_login@LSCE.IPSL.FR'' |
| - | * the administrator account that you will need when changing some settings of your computer, or installing/updating some programs: ''.\admin'' | + | * the password is the same one you use to access the LSCE ''obelix'' servers |
| - | * use ''.\admin'' in the popups asking you for an account with admin privileges | + | * 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 | ||
| ===== Starting your computer faster ===== | ===== Starting your computer faster ===== | ||
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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: |
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| + | * 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'' | ||
| ===== Using keyboard shortcuts ===== | ===== Using keyboard shortcuts ===== | ||
| - | You can save some time by learning | + | There are more shortcuts than ''CTRL-C'', ''CTRL-V'' and ''CTRL-Z''! |
| - | [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts|Windows keyboard shortcuts]] | + | |
| + | 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 | ||
| + | * ''Win'' + ''L'': lock screen | ||
| ===== Working with virtual desktops ===== | ===== Working with virtual desktops ===== | ||
other/win10config.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/13 14:12 by jypeter
