@TheGrandePiano
for the tip no. 3 do NOT just go and disable everything in the startup tab, especially if you don't know what you're doing. Some of the programs, especially on laptops are audio drivers, touchpad drivers and maybe other more important procesess. Turning them off may cause your system breaking and with that major confusion as to what is causing the issues. Read online what each individual procesess does and turn off accordingly.
@ovimir9667
I would always recommend keeping UAC turned on no matter how knowledgeable and experienced you might be. It isn't about checking what you are actively doing, it's about stopping things you don't know about happening in the background. It is extra security for one button press and could save a lot of heartache.
@cddrury
Thank you for highlighting my biggest pet peeve - hidden file extensions. You nailed it when you said it was also your biggest pet peeve. I really can't believe Microsoft still has this setting as a default as, like you said, could easily trick a user into clicking what they think is a document but is actually an executable program. I knew about LTT's hack, but I did not know the reason was because of hidden file extensions.
@themotownboy1
Hi Scott, I bought a new Windows laptop recently and this video has been a real godsend of advice, especially regarding the creation and use of a “local account.” Thank you!
@samuel_towle
I long ago gave up trying to figure out the reasoning behind some of the MS Windows settings. They always seemed configured to make the life of the user or support person more difficult. I see some things never change.
@ROBERTJOHNSTONE-r8b
Purchased a new HP computer last month 5-24, with WINDOWS 11, at 77 years of age I am not computer savy I would like to thank you for your step by step videos on setting up a LOCAL ACCOUNT and how to make my new computer secure too. Your explanation between setting up a local account or a Microsoft Account was excellent. This is my computer not Microsoft’s computer 💻 I want to eliminate big corporations from spying and tracking me. Thank you once again for your informative videos that are educating thousands of people like myself. 😊
@DEVAEGIR
With the startup, I have noticed that Win10 (and Win 11) have a much shorter list, as if most of these are hidden. Win7 had a very substantial list where you could go and surgically adjust the whole process.
@rickwhite4137
What is very important and what nobody talks about is that you should NEVER store your data files on the same drive as Windows itself! If you've only one disk, the disk should be partitioned into two disk, i.e. C and D. If Windows is on disk C (most computers), data should be stored at disk D. If Windows has to be reinstalled from scratch, no data is lost even if disk C is reformatted. This should be the default option when Windows is installed on the computer!
@wmcomprev
For all the system admins out there, I recommend setting the option to show file extensions in Group Policy so that they are automatically set to show on all your client computers.
@prashanthkumar7586
The last point about restore setup is the most important. Thank you.
@robira1313
Great information! I just bought a new HP desktop and used several of your recommendations.
@coryhammer9566
Great tips, even for computer experts. Its a good checklist to make sure you didn't forget something. Microsoft keeps moving the setting around so this helped me find settings that were not obvious. Why does Microsoft disable hibernation by default now? I set my laptop to hibernate when I close the lid. If I travel and don't open my laptop for a few days I don't want the battery to be completely dead when I try to use it because it drained in sleep mode instead of hibernating and turning off. So annoying. With SSDs, resuming from hibernate doesn't take long.
@BrianKlobyGuitar
Very helpful for a new Windows 11 guy... Thank you
@JB-yb4wn
Great channel! The algorithm recommended you for no reason, but I have subscribed!
@Thurgosh_OG
I do most of these but it's nice to be reminded of some, like the file extensions one.
@roysainsbury4556
Back in DOS days you always saw file extensions, so I've always turned that on in Windows. Also, showing the full path in the title bar (now the tabs). This avoids having two windows open with apparently the same name but are actually in different locations.
@MorphicStates
I love how Microsoft seems to go out of their way to hide settings that used to be neatly organized into easy to find locations once upon a time. Thankfully, I seem to have performed all of these actions except for the local login. Fixed now.
@genghismccann7659
Consider doing #1 - creating a restore point - FIRST, before making all these changes, particularly if you are going to disable startup items and you're not sure what you are doing.
@Ke1Lan3
Super helpful, literally just struggling with creating local account and not having to reset up all my apps and favorites. I created a few but nothing migrated over and most reg apps were like new so I knew hours to find and import old settings could be in store. I happened to click on this video and bang you showed me the way and it's fast working all apps favs everything on local account 🎉🎉🎉 perfect thank you! I should say I had a reason for doing this related to networking home network setup, accessing the laptop with Microsoft account not happening and not being allowed to reset my Microsoft account pass. Put it all together and you just saved me all the junk steps amazing synchrony
@icecreamjunkie6790