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other:win10config [2022/03/25 15:36] – [The most important folders] Added subsections for the different folders jypeterother:win10config [2022/09/13 16:12] (current) – [Creating folder shortcuts on the desktop] Added shortcut for WSL folders jypeter
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   * Your **Microsoft account**   * Your **Microsoft account**
     * Warning! Using **a Microsoft account on a LSCE computer may have some inconvenient side effects**     * 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+    * More information in the [[#using_your_microsoft_account|Using your Microsoft account]] section
  
 ===== Starting your computer faster ===== ===== Starting your computer faster =====
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 Examples: Examples:
   * ''Win'' + ''I'': open Windows Settings   * ''Win'' + ''I'': open Windows Settings
-    * That's faster than clicking on ''Start'' and then clicking on ''Settings''...+    * That's faster than clicking on ''Start'' and then clicking on ''Settings'' (the cogwheel icon)...
   * ''Win'' + ''L'': lock screen   * ''Win'' + ''L'': lock screen
  
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   * Do the same thing to create a //Scratch Local// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to the [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local SCRATCH folder]]   * Do the same thing to create a //Scratch Local// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to the [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local SCRATCH folder]]
     * if the //Scratch// folder is on ''C:\'', right-click on the ''<your_login>'' folder in ''Scratch'' and select //Create a shortcut//, then drag the created shortcut to the desktop     * if the //Scratch// folder is on ''C:\'', right-click on the ''<your_login>'' folder in ''Scratch'' and select //Create a shortcut//, then drag the created shortcut to the desktop
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 +  * Do the same thing to create a //Home Cloud// shortcut on the desktop, pointing to the [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local OWNCLOUD folder]]
  
   * 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$\Ubuntu\home\<your_login>''   * Note: if you install [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Ubuntu]] later, you can also create a //Home WSL// shortcut to your local Linux home directory in ''\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\<your_login>''
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   * For security reasons, only backed up disks and ''scratch01'' can be accessed from Windows with ''dfs''   * For security reasons, only backed up disks and ''scratch01'' can be accessed from Windows with ''dfs''
 </note> </note>
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 +=== Local Linux folders ===
 +
 +If you are using [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux and Ubuntu]] on your computer, it will be very useful to be able to access //local// Linux files from Windows!
 +
 +Open the file explorer, type ''\\wsl$'' in the location field and press ''Return'' to display the content of your local Linux files. Grab the folder icon at the left of the location field, drop it on the desktop and rename it //Local Linux//. Note: the //virtual// ''\\wsl$'' folder will only display some content if a local Linux is actually running!
  
 ==== Displaying hidden folders and files, and the files' extension ==== ==== Displaying hidden folders and files, and the files' extension ====
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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.
-    * **Warning!** Using settings that are too strict may have **side effects** and prevent applications from working correctly: e.g. if you specify that to application can use the camera, the camera will never work even if you have correct drivers!+    * **Warning!** Using settings that are too strict may have **side effects** and prevent applications from working correctly:\\ e.g. if you specify that no application can use the camera, the camera will never work even if you have correct drivers!
  
-===== Using ownCloud and sharebox to share files and synchronize folders =====+===== Using sharebox and ownCloud to share files and synchronize folders and computers =====
  
 <note tip>This is very useful and you should read the [[other:lsce_cloud|dedicated page]]!</note> <note tip>This is very useful and you should read the [[other:lsce_cloud|dedicated page]]!</note>
    
-===== Connecting to your Microsoft account =====+===== Using your Microsoft account =====
  
 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. 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.
  
-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!+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! 
 + 
 +==== Connecting to the Microsoft Store ==== 
 + 
 +It seems safe to just use the Microsoft account in the //Microsoft store// 
 + 
 +Check the [[other:win10maintain#updating_applications_from_the_microsoft_store|Updating applications from the Microsoft Store]] section for more details 
 + 
 +==== Disconnecting the Microsoft account ==== 
 + 
 +If you have activated your Microsoft account on the computer (and not just in the Microsoft Store) and you have to deal with side effects, //you can try// to disconnect from the account in the ''Setting''s=>''Account'' panel
  
-FIXME+{{ :other:account_info_notes.png?direct&400 |}}
 ===== Adding useful applications ===== ===== Adding useful applications =====
  
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