New 'puter - what to do AFTER OOBE?


This is probably already dealt with - but just in case.....When I first got my Windows 11 machine I spent most of the first day thinking I was going to lose my mind...or that I had already lost it! I didn't know that in Win 11, it arrives with Windows already connected to One Drive. And every time you put a file on your desktop, as many of us do almost reflexively, Win 11 takes the file and store it on One Drive.

So I put a file on my desktop. I went to Explorer to find the file...and it wasn't there! I went back to the desktop and there it was....but it wasn't listed under the desktop in explorer. A friend used his win 11 computer for over a year never realizing the files on his desktop did not actually "live" on his machine and were not private and local, as he'd assumed.




 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    custom built
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 4.4GHz 12 Core 120W
    Motherboard
    Asus ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi
    Memory
    Kingston DDR5-5600 64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Dual Fan 16GB
    Sound Card
    built in Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2722DE
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    Crucial T705 2TB Gen5 M.2 SSD and 3 Samsung EVO SSDs: 250GB, 2 TB and 4 TB (2 partitions)
    PSU
    Super Flower LEADEX VII Gold 1300W
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7
    Cooling
    Asetek 624S-M2 240mm CPU Cooler plus 3 140mm Noctua fans
    Keyboard
    Kinesis Freestyle Pro
    Mouse
    Razer Basilisk Pro
    Internet Speed
    FIOS 2 gb
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
    Other Info
    Plan to use a VPN with adblocker
Addlepate said:
it sounds as though @SlicEnDicE is going round things twice, once to test, once for a clean install of vanilla Windows?
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Yes, once to test the actual hardware and vendor specific drivers. If any test fails first round, I return the product and either want a new one or I cancel the purchase altogether.

Addlepate said:
I'm not sure I understand how you're doing this before OOBE? Downloading / obtaining the latest Windows ISO / set up disk?
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easiest way is to have a Linux Live Distro on a bootable thumb drive and just dd (it's a Linux command that makes a 1:1 copy of the whole disk and can easily be restored) the whole original disk to an external hdd. There are other methods too.

Addlepate said:
I've never done this, but I did this time after my bad experience with the previous machine, and after reading various commentaries on system temperatures for comparable machines to the one I bought.
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Very good, this ensures your computer runs within specs and also lets you make sure it is still running within specs while there is still warranty left. Do the full benchmark thing maybe every 6 months to see where everything is headed. If something is off and it can not be fixed by yourself, get it fixed on warranty.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8457 / Linux Mint 22.3
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo A485
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 2700U Pro
    Motherboard
    Lenovo (WiFi/BT module upgraded to Intel Wireless-AC-9260)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    iGPU Vega 10
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" FHD (built-in) + 14" Lenovo Thinkvision M14t (touch+pen) + 32" Asus PB328
    Screen Resolution
    FHD + FHD + 1440p
    Hard Drives
    Intel 660p m.2 nVME PCIe3.0 x2 512GB
    PSU
    125W(Dock)/65W(Travel Adapter)
    Keyboard
    Thinkpad / Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 2S
    Internet Speed
    1/1Gbit
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    SecureBoot: Enabled
    TPM2.0: Enabled
    AMD-V: Enabled
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8521(RP)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i7-7700k @4.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus PRIME Z270-A
    Memory
    32GB 2x16GB 2133MHz CL15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA GTX1080Ti FTW 11GB
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    32" 10-bit Asus PB328Q
    Screen Resolution
    WQHD 2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    512GB ADATA SX8000NP NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4
    PSU
    850W
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 2S
    Internet Speed
    1/1Gbit
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    AC WiFi Card
SlicEnDicE said:
Easiest way is to have a Linux Live Distro on a bootable thumb drive and just dd (it's a Linux command that makes a 1:1 copy of the whole disk and can easily be restored) the whole original disk to an external hdd. There are other methods too.
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Wondered if it might be something like that, thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Prestige C1MG 0077UK
    CPU
    Intel core i5 Ultra 135H
    Motherboard
    MSI
    Memory
    16GB LPRDDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integral (Intel Arc)
    Sound Card
    Integral
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BOE IPS NE140WUM-NX1 (BOE0A3A) 144 Hz full sRGB
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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