Step for a new PC in the classroom
- Do NOT connect the PC to the internet
- Install Windows 11 Education
- Now connect the PC to the internet
- Activate Windows or change the Product Key
- Uninstall Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft OneDrive
- Install WMIC – Settings -> System -> Optional features
- Create the Account Users – profesor or estudiante and tec
- Computer Description and Computer Name or Host Name in this format 630E011-2122643
- Change Workgroup to UPRAG
- Set the taskbar alignment to the left
- Set the Windows light theme
- Desktop Icons: My Computer icon, Control Panel icon, User’s Files icon and Trash Can
- Control Panel view as Large Icons
- Turn Off BitLocker on the Control Panel
- Change the Time Zone to (UTC-04:00) Georgetown, La Paz, Manaus, San Juan
- Update Now Internet Time
- Run Windows Updates and the Optional Updates in the Advance Options
- Turn ON – Windows Updates – Get the latest updates as soon they’re available
- Turn ON – Advance options – Receive Updates for other Microsoft products
- Turn ON – Advance options – Notify when a restart is required to finish updating
- Check – File Explorer Options – Display the full path in the title bar
- Uncheck – File Explorer Options – Hide extensions for known file types
- Uncheck – File Explorer Options – Show Network
- Set the password to never expire for all user accounts
- Create and Enable – Ultimate Performance power plan – Never sleeps and Never turn off display options
- Install and activate Microsoft Office 2024 and open a new document and close it (for Students and laptops – Install Microsoft Office 365 instead)
- Install “acentos” for Microsoft Office 2024
- Install PatchMyPC (Disable Patch My PC Log File) and put it inside User’s File folder
- Install 7zip, Adobe Reader, CDBurnerXP, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Notepad++, Putty, Revo Uninstaller and VLC Media Player
- Install in the Portable Software – AdwCleaner and CCleaner
- Open Mozilla Firefox, end the configuration, (Enable Menu Bar) close it and the pin to taskbar
- Open Adobe Reader (Set as Default to open PDFs) delete icon from desktop
- Open Revo Uninstaller an uncheck (Uninstaller -> Make a System Restore Point before uninstall) and (Helper -> Enable Revo Uninstaller Helper) and delete icon from desktop
- Open Google Chrome, end the configuration and close it then pin to taskbar
- Install “Política Institucional”
- Install Falcon CounterStrike
Apply these extra settings only in the classroom
- Google Chrome: Settings-> Password and autofill -> Google Password Manager -> Settings -> Uncheck Offer to save passwords and passkeys and Uncheck Sign in automatically
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Passwords -> Uncheck Ask to save passwords
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Cookies and Site Data -> Check Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed