Transcript Windows 10 Settings - Promised LAN Computing, Inc.

Windows 10 Settings
Some need to be changed
Nine Main Settings Groups
• System
• Devices
• Network & Internet
• Personalization
• Accounts
Main Settings Groups
• Time & language
• Ease of access
• Privacy
• Update & security
Settings
• Each of these main categories has at least
one level below it, some have more than
one.
• Some of the choices automatically open the
proper point in Control Panel to affect the
parameters (Windows 10 settings are
somewhat divided between the Settings App
and the Control Panel)
System: Display
• Change size of items
• Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
• Advanced display settings
(Resolution)
System: Notifications & actions
• Notifications & actions (choose quick actions,
notifications (on/off for various things), Show
notifications from these apps)
System: Apps & features
• Manage optional features (features
like language OCR added here)
• Search, sort, filter, uninstall, or
move an app
• See how much space each app takes
System: Multitasking
• Snap (arrange windows
automatically by dragging to the
sides or corners)
• Virtual desktops (especially useful
with multiple monitors)
System: Tablet mode
• Make Windows more touch friendly
when using device as a tablet
(on/off)
• Hide app icons in tablet mode
(on/off)
System: Power & sleep
• Screen (turn off after – separate
settings battery and powered)
• Sleep (PC goes to sleep after)
• Additional power settings (redirects to Control Panel)
System: Storage
• Choose a drive to see what’s taking
up space (shows how much space is
used by system, apps, documents,
etc.)
• Save location (apps, documents,
music, pictures, videos – allows
changing drive)
System: Offline maps
• Download maps to search when
not connected (most useful on
tablets/phones)
• Storage location
• Metered connections
• Map updates
System: Default apps
• Choose default apps (email, maps,
music player, photo viewer, video
player, web browser, reset to
defaults)
• Choose default apps by file type
• Choose default apps by protocol
• Set defaults by app (Control Panel)
System: About
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PC name (can change)
Organization (workgroup or domain)
Join Azure AD (cloud based domain)
Edition (Home, Pro, or Enterprise)
Version (original, 1511, …)
OS build
Product ID (related to activation key)
Processor
About (continued)
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Installed RAM
System type
Pen & touch
Change product key or upgrade edition
Support (Manufacturer, their website)
Related Settings (additional administrative
tools – Control Panel, Bitlocker settings,
Device Manager, System info)
Devices
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Bluetooth
Printers
Mouse
Other device settings and
information
Devices: Printers & scanners
• Add printer or scanner
• Printers & scanners
• Let Windows manage my default printer
(this causes the last chosen printer to be
default)
• Download over metered connections
(device drivers, info, and apps for new
devices)
Devices: Connected devices
• Add a device
• Other devices (audio device, mouse,
card readers, keyboards, monitors,
etc.)
• Download over metered
connections
Devices: Mouse & touchpad
• Mouse (primary button, scroll)
• Related settings (additional mouse
options – opens mouse settings
panel)
Devices: Typing
• Spelling (autocorrect, highlight
misspelled words – both on/off)
Devices: AutoPlay
• Use for all media and devices
(on/off switch)
• Choose AutoPlay defaults
• Related settings
Devices: USB
• Notify me if there are issues
connecting to USB devices
Network & Internet
• Exactly what is seen here will depend on
the computer. Example: my main
computer does not have a wireless
adapter, nor a broadband (cellular)
adapter.
• Those would be shown on something
like a tablet with wireless and cellular
connections.
Network: Data usage
• Overview – data usage from last 30
days (usage details will show usage
by application)
• Related settings (switches to storage
settings from System menu)
Network: Airplane mode
• On devices with wireless and/or
cellular connections, shuts off ALL
with one on/off switch
Network: VPN
• Add a VPN connection
• VPN Advanced settings (allow over
Metered networks – Allow connect
while Roaming)
• Note that many commercial VPN
types require their own specific
software for VPN
Network: Dial-up
• Setup a new connection (Control
Panel)
• (yes, there are still places where dial-
up is all that is available at any
moderate price)
Network: Ethernet
• Ethernet (the default name is Local Area
Connection – click on the icon)
• Make this PC discoverable – (this one is
important, can change public vs private
network here)
• Properties (IP address, DNS servers, etc.)
• (Missing but should be– cannot set an
Ethernet port as a metered connection)
Network: Proxy
• Automatic proxy setup
(automatically detect, use setup
script)
• Manual proxy setup (use a proxy
server, IP address, port, except for)
• (Proxy servers are more likely in a
corporate environment)
Personalization
• Most of the “lookie-feelie” stuff
lives here
Personal: Background
• Preview (picture, color, slideshow)
• Choose picture
• Choose fit
Personal: Colors
• Choose a color
• Automatically pick an accent color
(accent color choice was added in
the 2015/11 update)
Personal: Lock screen
• Preview
• Background (windows spotlight,
picture, slideshow)
Personal: Themes
• Theme settings
Personal: Start
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Preview
Show more tiles (on/off)
Occasionally show suggestions (on/off)
Show most used apps (on/off)
Show recently added apps (on/off)
Use Start full screen (on/off)
Show recently opened items in jump lists on
Start or on the taskbar
• Choose which folders appear on Start
Accounts
• This is a very important section.
Microsoft accounts are in email form
([email protected]) Local accounts
are in older Windows form (Joeblow)
• This is also where family accounts are
setup, with the ability to allow limited
access
Accounts: Your email & accounts
• At the top, the logged on username will be
displayed, with info on whether user is an
administrator or not.
• Manage my Microsoft account – this link
leads to a web page where Microsoft
accounts can be changed and managed. Note
that Windows 10 computers are trusted or
not – the account holder must provide a
phone or text method of verification.
Accounts: Your email & account
• The Microsoft web page is also where
arrangements are made to setup financial
information (credit card) for making
purchases from the Microsoft store.
• Product keys, subscription information, and
so forth is stored as a part of your Microsoft
account.
Email & Accounts
• Microsoft accounts can also be setup to
have a couple of added email addresses
called “alias.” This can be useful if your
account email provider suddenly goes
dead. One of the aliases is the primary.
• You cannot get apps from the Microsoft
store without logging in with a Microsoft
account (and paying for the non-free apps)
Email & accounts
• Sign in with a local account instead. (most
commonly used in business, but very useful as a
backup way to access Windows if your profile gets
hosed)
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Your picture
Create your picture
Email, calendar, and contacts
Accounts used by other apps
Email & accounts
• Add a Microsoft account
• Add a work or school account (this
works for adding a Microsoft
account for Office 365 if the account
name is different from the login
account – more likely in business
and corporate use)
Accounts: Sign in options
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Require sign-in (never or when PC wakes)
Password (can change it here)
PIN (add – 4 digit PIN instead of password)
Picture password (uses camera on computer,
requires Windows 10 compliant camera with
infra-red capability)
• Fingerprint reader would show here if
computer is equipped
Accounts: Work access
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Connect to work or school
Sign in to Azure AD (active directory)
Add a work or school account
Enroll in device management
Related settings (join or leave an
organization, add or remove a
management package)
Accounts: Family & other users
• Your family (add a family member)
• Other users (add someone else to
this PC)
• Assigned access (this restricts the
account to ONE Windows store app
– mostly useful for kiosk setups)
Accounts: Sync your settings
• Sync settings (on/off)
• Individual sync settings (on/off):
• Theme, Internet Explorer/Edge
settings, passwords, language
preferences, ease of access, other
Windows settings
Time & language
• Date & time (set time automatically, Set
time zone automatically, change date & time,
time zone, Adjust for daylight saving time
automatically
• Region & language (country or region,
languages (add a language) Related settings
• Speech (Choose the language you speak
with your device. Text-to speech {choose
voice} Microphone)
Ease of Access
• Narrator (hear text and controls on the
screen. Voice {choose}, Sounds you
hear, Cursor and keys)
• Magnifier (magnify things on the screen
{on/off, invert colors, start
automatically, tracking})
• High contrast (choose a theme)
Ease of Access
• Closed captions (Preview, font, background
and window)
• Keyboard (on-screen keyboard, Sticky Keys,
Toggle Keys, Filter Keys, Other settings)
• Mouse (Pointer size, pointer color, Mouse
keys {numeric keypad} Ctrl for speed, Shift to
slow)
• Other options (Visual options {play
animations, show Windows background})
Privacy
• Pay attention to this section.
• The default settings are probably
not the settings that you desire
• Fortunately, there is a considerable
amount of possible control
Privacy: General
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Change privacy options (on/off)
Let apps use my advertising ID XX
Turn on SmartScreen filter OK
Send Microsoft info about how I write ??
Let websites provide locally relevant content
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• Manage my Microsoft advertising and other
personalization info (link to website)
Privacy: Location
• Location (location services) On/off
• Location history
• Choose apps that can use your
location (this lets you block some
apps and allow others)
Privacy: Camera
• Let apps use my camera (on/off)
• Choose apps that can use my
camera
Privacy: Microphone
• Let apps use my microphone
(on/off)
• Choose apps that can use your
microphone
Privacy: Speech, Inking, & Typing
• Getting to know you (Cortana)
• Manage cloud info
Privacy: Account info
• Let apps access my name, picture,
and other account info (on/off)
• Choose apps that can access my
name, picture, and other account
info
Privacy: Contacts, etc.
• Choose apps that can access contacts
• Calendar: Let apps access my calendar
(on/off) Choose apps that can access
• Call history: Let apps access my call history
(on/off) Choose apps that can access
• Email: Let apps access and send email
(on/off) Choose apps that can access and
send
Privacy: Contacts, etc.
• Messaging: Let apps read or send messages
(text or MMS) Choose apps
• Radios: Let apps control radios (Bluetooth)
Choose apps
• Other devices: Sync with devices. Choose
apps, Use trusted devices (example: Xbox
one, TVs, projectors, card readers, etc.)
Privacy: Contacts, etc.
• Feedback and diagnostics: Windows
should ask for my feedback (default weekly),
Diagnostic & Usage data – send your device
data to Microsoft (choices: Basic, Enhanced,
Full – the default is Full)
• Background apps: Let apps run in the
background. Choose which may run
Update & Security
• Windows Update: Checks for updates
(manually) Install now button. Advanced
options: Automatic (default) or Notify to
schedule restart.
• Give me updates for other Microsoft
products when I update Windows
• Defer upgrades (Pro and Enterprise versions
only – has a 4 month maximum
Update & Security
• View your update history (can uninstall
updates, but by default they will be reinstalled automatically. There is a process
involving a Microsoft tool to hide nonsecurity updates to be used for example
when a device driver update causes problems
Updates & Security
• Choose how updates are delivered
(important).
• Updates from more than one place (on/off)
• Get updates from and sent updates to PCs on
my local network OR to PCs on my local
network AND PCs on the Internet
• (Original W10 build chose both local and
Internet PCs, Nov upgrade changed to local)
Updates & Security
• Windows Defender
• Real time protection, Cloud based protection,
Automatic sample submission, Exclusions.
• The W10 Defender will automatically start
protecting if another installed A/V product
becomes significantly outdated or nonfunctional
Updates & Security
• Backup (Backup using File History {add a
drive, more options})
• Recovery (Reset this PC, Go back to an
earlier build. Advanced startup)
• Activation (shows status, allows changing
product key
• For Developers (use developer features)
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