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Windows Setup and Customization Guide for New Installs
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Windows Setup and Customization Guide for New Installs

  • Go to Bluetooth settings and add mouse (Logitech Master 2S is my current mouse)
  • Logitech Options will ask to be auto-installed. Allow.
  • Log into Logitech Options with the Logi account.
  • Go to mouse profile and configure the middle button.
  • Go to Windows Activation settings.
  • Click Troubleshoot.
  • Windows will auto-detect edition upgrade (Windows 10 Pro For Workstations) and reboot.
  • Once rebooted, Windows will be activated.
  • Turn on Windows Clipboard History (Win+V)
  • Customize Edge:
    • Install LastPass.
    • Log into Edge turn of "Settings & Extensions" sync.
    • Configure relevant extensions.
    • Add LastPass, AdBlock, Evernote, Raindrop to Incognito.
    • Set Google as default address bar search engine.
  • Rename PC
  • Rename Workgroup to HomeWorld.
  • Configure Network ID to select "This is a home computer; it's not part of a business network".
  • Customize Windows Update options.
  • Run Windows Update.
  • Restart if necessary.

  • Turn on Night Light

  • Set DPI to 225%

  • Update power plan to disable sleep when plugged in.

  • Turn off "Fast Startup"

  • Customize Power settings:

    On Battery Plugged In
    Power Button Shut Down Sleep
    Sleep Button Sleep Sleep
    Close Lid Sleep Do Nothing
  • Enable Remote Desktop
    • Require Network Level Authentication to connect
  • Customize Windows UI:
    • Set wallpaper
    • Pick custom accent color if necessary
    • Set colors for
      • Start, taskbar, and action bar
      • Title bars and window borders
    • Set Lock Screen wallpaper if necessary
    • Uncheck Recycle Bin from Desktop in Desktop Icon Settings
  • Start Menu settings:
    • [X] Show more tiles on Start
    • [ ] Show suggestions occasionally in Start
    • Choose which folders appear on Start
      • [X] File explorer
      • [X] Settings
      • [X] File explorer
      • [X] Documents
      • [X] Downloads
      • [ ] Music
      • [ ] Pictures
      • [ ] Videos
      • [X] Network
      • [X] Personal Folder
  • Task Bar customizations:
    • Turn off the "Show Cortana", "Task View" and "Windows Ink Workspace" button.
    • Unpin Explorer, Mail, and Store from the taskbar.
    • Set system tray Focus Assist to "Alarms Only".
    • Rearrange icons in the system tray so that only the network icon is visible.
    • Dismiss any warnings in Windows Defender.
    • Right-click on the taskbar and go to Taskbar Settings.
      • Turn on Peek preview.
  • Customize Date/Time formats
  • Check "Set time zone automatically"
  • Turn SafeSearch off in Permissions & History
  • Run Windows Update.
  • Restart if necessary.
  • Uninstall unnecessary Windows apps from "Apps & features"
    • 3D Viewer
    • Feedback Hub
    • Microsoft OneDrive
    • Microsoft Solitaire Collection
    • Mixed Reality Portal
    • Office (Stub)
    • OneNote for Windows 10
    • Paint 3D
    • Skype
    • Spotify
    • XBox Console Companion
    • XBox Live
  • Remove junk items from Start Menu
  • Configure Weather app with the current location and other preferred locations
  • Set Windows PowerShell execution policy: Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force
  • Configure "Small Icons" in Control Panel
  • Customize Windows Explorer
    • Expose full ribbon
    • Turn on: Navigation Pane: Expand to open folders
    • Turn on: Navigation Pane: Show all folders
    • Turn on: Filename extensions
    • Folder Options:
      • General:
        • Open File Explorer to: This PC
        • Uncheck: Show recently used files in Quick Access
        • Uncheck: Show frequently used folders in Quick Access
      • View:
        • Check: Display full path in title bar
        • Uncheck: Hide empty drives
  • Run optionalfeatures and install Telnet client.
  • Install Windows Terminal or Windows Terminal Preview from the Microsoft Store.
  • Run WindowsTerminalHere.inf to add Windows Terminal in folder context menu.
  • Install IOBit Uninstaller.
  • Turn on auto Install Monitor.
  • Uninstall unneeded apps.

  • Delete %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive folder.

  • Customize the following Special Folders locations:

    Special Folder New Location
    Desktop E:\Docs\My\Desktop
    Documents E:\Docs\My\Documents
    Downloads E:\Docs\My\Downloads
    Pictures E:\Docs\My\Pictures

  • Delete corresponding folders from under %USERPROFILE%

  • Run PSInstallers\easeustodo.ps1 to install EaseUS Todo Backup
  • Create a Windows system backup
  • Disable UAC:
    • Run gpedit.msc → Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Local Policies → Security Options → User Account Control: Run All Administrators In Admin Approval Mode: Disabled
    • Reboot
  • Install Chocolatey (ensure elevated PowerShell):
    • Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
    • choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation
    • Copy-Item -Path E:\NewMachine\chocolatey.license.xml -Destination $env:USERPROFILE
    • choco install chocolatey.extension
  • Run choco1.cmd
  • Create Renamer shortcut in shell:sendto.
  • Configure installed apps individually.
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Did you create this doc by hand? Or was it autogenerated by a tool (that tracked what you did/changed/applied after a fresh install)? It would be amazing if there was a tool that could do this.

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