FRESTA-TEXT-2025 Win11en chap.2

[1] This is a movie of the procedure described in this chapter.

[2] Open Start menu (1), and open "Settings" app (2).

Check specification of PC

[3] Search "spec" (1) in Setting app, and proceed to "Windows specifications" (2).

[4] Detailed information of your operating system is displayed. The "Laptop PC Check List" would ask it in later, take not of the edition & version.

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[5] Detailed information of your hardware is displayed in previous section.

Disable notification for local account

[6] Search "start" (1), and proceed to "Start settings" (2).

[7] You would get a panel looking like this.

[8] Disable "Show account-related notifications" switch. This notification tries to make you change your local account to a Microsoft account.

Check BitLocker encryption key

[9] Open Start menu.

[10] Search "cmd" in Start menu (1), and choose "Command Prompt" (2).

[11] Proceed to "Run as administrator".

[12] Allow "Do you want to allow this app…" by "Yes".

[13] Type a command manage-bde.exe -protectors -get C:, then press "Enter" key.

[14] You would get the BitLocker encryption key information. Take record of ID and password, to prepare the loss of the storage access in some accidents. The "Laptop PC Check List" would ask "have you checked BitLocker key?" you don't have to answer the password, but you should confirm "I have recorded the password". Taking a photo of this windows is sufficient. After the recording of ID & password, close this command prompt window.

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Configure Windows Update

[15] Open Start menu (1), and open Settings app (2).

[16] Search "update" (1), and proceed to "Windows Update settings" (2).

[17] You would get the menu looking like this. Do not press "Download & install all" yet.

[18] Proceed to "Advanced options".

[19] Enable "Receive updates for…" and "Notify me…".

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[20] If your anti-virus software is Windows Defender, its pattern file is maintained by Windows Update. If your anti-virus software is not Windows Defender, you should search its update setting to enable auto update. The Laptop PC Check List would ask whether your anti-virus software is being kept updated.

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[21] Proceed to "Optional updates".

[22] In this example, no optional updates, but if you find something useful, check them to include the update.

[23] Return to the Windows Update top menu, and click "Download & install all". If it is grayed-out, check each "Download & install" for each updates.

[24] If all updates are applied, clicking "Check for updates" makes you returned to "You're up to date" indication.

Start fullscan of anti-virus software

[25] Search "virus" in Setting app (1), and proceed to "Virus & threat protection" (2).

[26] Click "Scan options".

[27] Check "Full scan".

[28] Click "Scan now". Laptop PC Check List would ask whether you have checked the procedure to start the full scan.

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Configure Microsoft Edge

[29] Minimize the anti-virus software window, and click "Edge" icon (a web browser) on the desktop.

[30] Proceed to "Start without your data". If your web browser shows some web content, proceed to configuration of web browser start page.

[31] Uncheck "Bring over your data…" (1) and click "Confirm and continue" (2).

[32] Uncheck "Make your Microsoft experience…" (1) and click "Confirm and continue" (2)

[33] Click "Next".

[34] Click "Finish".

Configure the start page of your web browser

[35] Click the gear icon "⚙" on the upper right of the web content area.

[36] You would get the menu looking like this.

[37] Choose the preferred language. Sometimes your computer is localized based on IP address and the preferred language is different from the setting in the initialization.