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- | ====== Windows 10 Configuration ====== | + | ====== LSCE Windows 10 Configuration (recommended by JYP) ====== |
[[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | ||
+ | ===== Accessing the Windows Settings ===== | ||
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+ | The easiest way to access the main Windows Settings panel is to press the special //Windows// key on the keyboard and the ''I'' key: ''Win'' + ''I'' | ||
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+ | The main panel looks like this, by default{{ :other:win_settings_initial_dacct.png?direct&400 |}} | ||
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+ | You can click on //C'est parti!// and then make sure that you click on the //Remind me later// in the device configuration window{{ :other:win_config_finalize.png?direct&200 |}} | ||
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+ | The settings panel will now have a direct shortcut to the //Windows Update// panel{{ :other:win_settings_standard_dacct.png?nolink&400 |}} | ||
===== Knowing your LSCE computer ===== | ===== Knowing your LSCE computer ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Some practical details ==== | ||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
- | You will use the following accounts on your **Windows** computer: | + | ==== The available accounts ==== |
- | * your regular ''your_login'' LSCE account, **followed** by the ''@LSCE.IPSL.FR'' string: ''your_login@LSCE.IPSL.FR'' | + | |
+ | You will use some of 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'' | ||
+ | * you should see your account information at the top of the Settings window you get when you type ''Win''+''I''\\ {{ :other:win_settings_standard_dacct.png?direct&400 |}} | ||
* the password is the same one you use to access the LSCE ''obelix'' servers | * 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 | + | * this account will fortunately work even when you are not connected to the LSCE network! Read [[other:win10config#starting_your_computer_faster|Starting your computer faster]] if you don't like waiting when opening a session |
- | * the administrator account, that you will need when changing some of your computer's settings, or when installing/updating some programs: ''.\admin'' | + | * you will also have to use ''your_login'' (**without** ''@LSCE.IPSL.FR'') and your LSCE password when accessing some links on this web page (that you are reading now), pointing to pages located on the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/|LSCE intranet]], if you are outside of LSCE |
- | * use ''.\admin'' in the popups asking you for an account with //admin// privileges | + | * 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, or possibly on the Windows login screen | ||
* 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 | * 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 | ||
+ | * your **local account** that you //may// need in some **very rare** cases (e.g. when trying to activate your Microsoft account on your LSCE computer, which you probably do not want) | ||
+ | * use ''.\//your_login//'' on the Windows login screen if you need to use your local account | ||
+ | * if you don't know the local password of your local account, use the ''.\admin'' account to change it, or ask [[https://wiki.lsce.ipsl.fr/pmip3/doku.php/other:newppl:starting#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|help-lsce]] | ||
+ | * there is a good chance that you don't really need to use your local account... Ask [[https://wiki.lsce.ipsl.fr/pmip3/doku.php/other:newppl:starting#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|help-lsce]] | ||
+ | * Your **Microsoft account** | ||
+ | * Warning! Using **a Microsoft account on a LSCE computer may have some inconvenient side effects** | ||
+ | * More information in the [[other:win10config#connecting_to_your_microsoft_account|Connecting to your Microsoft account]] section | ||
===== Starting your computer faster ===== | ===== Starting your computer faster ===== | ||
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* Check the [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468227/windows-10-activity-history-and-your-privacy-microsoft-privacy|Windows 10 activity history and your privacy]] settings to determine the //activity history// information (the files you have opened) you want to keep locally, and share with your other Windows devices (through your Microsoft account) and Microsoft. | * Check the [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468227/windows-10-activity-history-and-your-privacy-microsoft-privacy|Windows 10 activity history and your privacy]] settings to determine the //activity history// information (the files you have opened) you want to keep locally, and share with your other Windows devices (through your Microsoft account) and Microsoft. | ||
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+ | ===== Using owncloud to back up and synchronize folders ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Using the LSCE sharebox server ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Making backups with owncloud ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Synchronizing folders ==== | ||
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+ | ===== Connecting to your Microsoft account ===== | ||
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+ | It's possible that you have a **Microsoft account** linked to some email address (e.g. a //gmail// address) that you use on a non-LSCE computer. | ||
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+ | Using a Microsoft account makes it possible to recover some settings from another Windows computer, or reinstall applications that you have bought through the Microsoft Store. But **using a Microsoft account on a computer configured at LSCE can have some unforeseen side effects** that you probably want to avoid... If your computer wants you to configure [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/learn-about-windows-hello-and-set-it-up-dae28983-8242-bb2a-d3d1-87c9d265a5f0|Windows Hello]] instead of using your LSCE password, you have probably done something wrong! | ||
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+ | FIXME | ||
===== Adding useful applications ===== | ===== Adding useful applications ===== | ||