If you think that Windows 10 is ready for use after
you waited for a long time during the completion of the installation
procedures; You are really wrong.
You still have more steps and other actions to do in
order for the operating system to truly qualify for personal use. Whether you
recently purchased Windows 10, reinstalled it on your computer, or upgraded
from Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 to 10,
In any case, you will need to complete these
procedures. To help you with that, we will list to you the following points
that you must follow after installing Windows 10 directly and in an orderly
manner; That is, you should follow them sequentially to get the best possible
experience.
So, you can consider this article as your guide after
clicking the last button in the process of installing Windows 10 on the device.
First, check for the latest updates
Many users of Windows 10 hate it because of the heavy
updates that consume the limited internet capacity, yet it is very useful for
fixing system problems and flaws and addressing security errors and discovered
vulnerabilities, surely you do not want to leave your device vulnerable to
vulnerabilities and security threats prevalent these days.
So, keeping the system up to date reduces some of the
risks involved when using it. This is what prompted us to put this procedure as
the first step that you should do after installing Windows 10 on your device.
Just head over to the Settings screen and hit the
Check For Updates button to check for the latest available updates which could
be major updates (includes new features), cumulative updates (include fixes for
known system problems), or security updates (include fixing vulnerabilities
that have been discovered by researchers). Microsoft has), as well as minor
updates to Windows security tools.
Usually, it takes half an hour and the system is up to
date, but it depends on the internet speed in any case. Then after you see
"You're up to date" you can cross to the next point.
Second: Install the hardware drivers for the computer
The definitions are a program for a specific part of
the hardware of the computer, which controls the mechanism of its work by
connecting to the operating system.
In other words, drivers make a connection between the
Windows system and computer components such as the graphics card, network card,
sound, and even the mouse and keyboard have special definitions.
Without these definitions, Windows will not recognize
the presence of this part in your computer or will use an outdated definition
for it, and therefore you will not get the expected performance from this
undefined part.
Therefore, manufacturers always provide a CD or a page
on the Internet that contains all the definitions for your computer, whether it
is a laptop or a desktop computer.
More important than installing drivers is to update
them permanently to make sure that you get maximum efficiency from your
computer's resources, which will undoubtedly help you to use them smoothly and
quickly.
We have previously reviewed how to easily download and
update computer drivers that are compatible with Windows 10, but each Windows
version has a specific version of drivers that matches it. In any case, it is
simple and does not take up much of your time, so do not ignore it.
Third: Install basic and favorite programs
Windows 10 comes with a lot of pre-installed programs
and applications to provide a better experience for users without the need to
download and purchase third-party programs, but they are often impractical and
cannot match the programs.
So you will inevitably need to install some of your
favorite software. The first programs that you will need to install are
antivirus programs such as Avast, Avira, and other security programs, which
will act as an auxiliary to the default Windows Security program to protect
Windows.
And if you want to put an extra layer of protection to
make sure your computer is safe from any security threats, we recommend that
you use the free version of Malwarebytes and run it weekly to detect and remove
malware.
Internet browsers are among the important programs for
the computer, and although Microsoft is making a huge effort on the Microsoft
Edge browser to be suitable for all Windows 10 users,
However, it still has some issues that need to be
addressed and is not eligible to use in the same way it is used to with other
more popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. So you will
need to install your preferred browser among the many options currently
available.
Multimedia software is also very important if you
prefer watching movies and videos or listening to music on your computer.
Certainly, the basic Windows tools such as Windows Media Player and Movies
& TV are good, but they are not at the level of the most advanced programs
such as VLC Media Player, which is by the way a free program that is packed
with great features and works on all devices, even on weak computers.
There are also utilities that make you more productive
such as archiving and decompressing programs such as WinRAR and 7-Zip, and you
may also need an email management program such as Thunderbird, a PDF reader
such as SlimPDF, or office software packages such as Microsoft Office.
All of these programs are important to have on any
computer. To help you perform the task in the shortest possible time, we advise
you to use Ninite, which is one of the best Windows software download sites,
the most important part is that you can choose your favorite programs and
install them simultaneously with ease.
Fourth: Set default programs and applications
As we mentioned in the previous point, Windows 10
comes with a set of applications that perform default tasks such as playing
videos, browsing the Internet, viewing photos, etc., but they are not good
enough.
The problem here is that even after you install
third-party software to perform these tasks efficiently, Windows 10 apps will
remain the default as they are. Therefore, after installing all your favorite
programs, you have to set them as the default programs to work with while using
the computer.
All you have to do is go to the Settings screen, then
go to the Apps section, and from the side menu go to the Default Apps page. On
the right, set the default programs by type of functionality if it's a Web
browser or a Video Player.
You can also click on the Choose default apps by file
type button to set default apps by file extension type such as Docx, PDF, TXT
file drivers...etc. It is undoubtedly an important step.
Fifth: Disable unnecessary startup programs
After installing Windows 10 and installing all the
drivers and programs, some of them may set themselves to start working when
Windows boots, that is, they work automatically as soon as the system boots up
to start working on them immediately.
Unfortunately, this can slow down your computer and
make you wait a long time for the boot to finish every time you turn on your
computer.
Therefore, you should disable the
"unnecessary" ones to enhance the performance of both the system and
the computer. To do this, you can go to the Settings screen, then to the Apps
section, and from the side menu, go to the Startup page, and then you will find
on the right side all the programs that run with the start of the system boot.
You can disable each program that you do not want to
start automatically by deactivating the button next to it. Just that simple!
Sixth: Activate the System Protection feature
Imagine that you set all these settings and started
using the system in your own way and then a virus or program came that erased
everything and led to the crash of the system or caused a problem that resulted
in the system freezing, that is, you will need to reinstall Windows again and
do these things again.
Of course, it is very annoying but fortunately, you
can get rid of all these problems with the System Protection feature; As the
name indicates, it is a feature that protects the system from potential
software problems by taking an automatic backup copy of the system state when it
is working stable so that you can restore this backup again in the event of a
problem to return to the stable state.
Unfortunately, this feature is not enabled by default,
but you have to activate it manually after the installation of Windows is
completed.
To do this, press the Windows key + R together and then type “control system” in the Run window that will appear on the screen and press OK to open the System window. On the left side, click on System protection, and a pop-up window appears, in which you select the system partition (Local Disk (System), then press the Configure button. Now select Turn on system protection and press the OK button. Thus, the System protection feature has been successfully activated!