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jypeter [Creating folder shortcuts on the desktop]
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jypeter [Activating Microsoft Office update] Added the More section
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-====== ​Basic Windows 10 Configuration ======+====== Windows 10 Configuration ====== 
 + 
 +[[other:​index#​windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]]
  
 ===== Activating system protection by Recovery ===== ===== Activating system protection by Recovery =====
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 === Local folders === === Local folders ===
  
-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//+  * 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//
  
-Do the same thing to create a //Scratch Local// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to ''<​another_disk:​>​\Scratch\<​your_login>''​+  * Do the same thing to create a //Scratch Local// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to ''<​a_disk_different_from_C>:\Scratch\<​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>''​
  
 === Folders on the LSCE servers === === Folders on the LSCE servers ===
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 In the //View// tab, you should also **uncheck** the option //Hide extensions for known file types// In the //View// tab, you should also **uncheck** the option //Hide extensions for known file types//
 ===== Checking power settings and activating hibernation ===== ===== Checking power settings and activating hibernation =====
 +
 +<note tip>You may want to use different settings for
 +  * a **desktop** that is always connected to a power source and the LSCE network
 +  * a **laptop** where you want to spare the battery
 +    * You can also spare a laptop'​s battery by disabling Wifi and Bluetooth when you don't need them
 +</​note>​
  
 Go to the Power panel: ''​Win''​+''​I''​ => //System// => //Power and sleep// Go to the Power panel: ''​Win''​+''​I''​ => //System// => //Power and sleep//
  
-  * 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 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 
   * 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, depending on buttons/​keys you use 
-    * 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.+    * 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.
  
 [[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 //​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
  
 ===== Using keyboard shortcuts ===== ===== Using keyboard shortcuts =====
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 Follow the steps on the LSCE [[https://​intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/​informatique/​en/​wifi/​eduroam.php|Eduroam WiFi]] page Follow the steps on the LSCE [[https://​intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/​informatique/​en/​wifi/​eduroam.php|Eduroam WiFi]] page
  
 +===== Activating Microsoft Office update =====
 +
 +It seems that you will not automatically receive Microsoft Office updates. You have to manually activate this
 +FIXME
 +
 +===== More things to check and configure =====
 +
 +  * 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.
 ===== Adding useful applications ===== ===== Adding useful applications =====
  
other/win10config.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/13 14:12 by jypeter