Very frustrating but here are the steps I take when setting up a new Windows 8 computer
- Skip the Microsoft Account Creation
- At that point in the setup Select “Create new account”
- At the bottom select “Sign in otherwise”
- Go to the desktop
- Right click on task bar
- Select Properties
- Select the Navigation tab
- Check “When I sign in .. go to desktop ..”
- Install Classic Shell
- Open IExplorer
- Go to classicshell.net Install
- Click on the start button
- In new window find search box tab/option
uncheck “search internet” Uninstall unwanted programs Install Firefox
- Stop Charms from mouse gestures
- Start/Control Panel/Mouse/DeviceSettings/disable Edge Swipes
- Stop HomeGroup icon from showing
- Go To control Panel, Administrative tools, Services. Home-group listener and Home-group Provider. Right click and Stop both services.
- Then right click and select properties on each of the Home-Group Services Listener and Provider and select “disabled” from the drop down.
- Stop pesky pop up help tips
- Easiest just to go to the following web site and download reg change
- http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/31098-help-tips-enable-disable-windows-8-1-a.html
- Rename ThisPC to Computer
- Open ThisPC
- Us the up directory arrow to get to the top
- Look to the right and see ThisPC
- Right click to rename
- Stop Lock Screen from starting
- Open Regedit
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization
- create NoLockScreen REG_DWORD value and set to 1
- Or
- To enable down load http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/reg/DisLock.reg
- To disable down load http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/reg/EnLock.reg
- Open Regedit
- Shrink partition
- Right click Computer, select properties, system protection tab, configure button, disable system protection, delete restore points.
- Right click Computer, select manage, select disk management, right click partition to shrink.
- Uninstall unwanted programs
- Norton?
- Office?
- Install Firefox
- Set https://www.google.com as home page
- Install NoScript
- Install NoApps?
- Install NeoRouter
- Install TightVNC
- Make sure computer is in Workgroup
- Set to not shut down when plugged in
- If not SSD then install and run MyDefrag
- Image the computer
- Prefer to use EaseUs ToDo
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