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- | ====== Basic Windows 10 Configuration ====== | + | ====== Windows 10 Configuration ====== |
+ | [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | ||
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+ | ===== Laptop and Touchpad Settings ===== | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
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+ | ===== Laptop and Wifi ===== | ||
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+ | FIXME | ||
===== 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>'' |
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+ | * 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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===== Activating Microsoft Office update ===== | ===== Activating Microsoft Office update ===== | ||
- | It seems that you will not automatically receive Microsoft Office updates. You have to manually activate this | + | It seems that you will not automatically receive //Microsoft Office// updates. You have to [[other:win10maintain#updating_microsoft_office|manually activate this]] |
- | FIXME | + | ===== More things to check and configure ===== |
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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. | ||
===== Adding useful applications ===== | ===== Adding useful applications ===== | ||
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===== Configuring WSL to use Ubuntu on your computer ===== | ===== Configuring WSL to use Ubuntu on your computer ===== | ||
- | Follow the steps on the [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux, and Ubuntu]] page | + | If you work on remote Linux servers, but also want to do some //Linux stuff// locally (possibly when you are offline or have a poor network connection), follow the steps on the [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux, and Ubuntu]] page! |