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other:win10config [2022/03/02 16:13]
jypeter Added the owncloud section
other:win10config [2022/03/04 14:56]
jypeter [The available accounts] Improved
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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 =====
 +
 +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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 ==== The available accounts ==== ==== The available accounts ====
  
-You will use the following accounts on your **Windows** computer:+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''​   * 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
-    * this account will work even when you are not connected to the LSCE! Read [[other:​win10config#​starting_your_computer_faster|Starting your computer faster]] if you don't like waiting when opening a session +    * 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 
-    * you will also have to use ''​your_login''​ (**without** ''​@LSCE.IPSL.FR''​) and your LSCE password when accessing some links on this page, located on the [[https://​intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/​|LSCE intranet]], ​from outside LSCE+    * 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
    * the **administrator account**, that you will need when changing some of your computer'​s settings, or when installing/​updating some programs: ''​.\admin''​    * 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+    * 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 **rare** cases (e.g. when trying to activate your Microsoft account on your LSCE computer, which may not be what you want)+  * 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     * 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]]     * 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]]       * 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**Using a Microsoft account on a LSCE computer may have some side effects, like having ​to use your Microsoft ​password to unlock your computer, which could be inconvenient...+  * 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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 ===== Connecting to your Microsoft account ===== ===== Connecting to your Microsoft account =====
  
-It's possible that you have a Microsoft account linked to your LSCE or a gmail email address. 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 also have some unforeseen side effects...+It's possible that you have a **Microsoft account** linked to some email address (e.g. //gmail// address) that you use on a non-LSCE computer. 
 + 
 +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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other/win10config.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/13 14:12 by jypeter