Welcome to "Microsoft Windows 10 Operating System Configuration.” After watching this video, you will be able to: Describe how to create user accounts, and use the Settings app to configure frequently updated operating system settings. Most operating systems allow the configuration of multiple levels of users with specific security settings. These include: Administrator, with full permissions. Standard users, with most permissions except system configuration changes. And Other users with limited access. In this course, we will assume you have administrator permissions. Depending on the organization’s rules, you might want to add one or more additional user accounts that do not include administrator permissions. This task is usually more conveniently completed before delivering the computer to the user. On the Settings window, select Accounts. Follow the onscreen prompts to add additional other users. You can even add users who do not have Microsoft accounts. You’ll add the user’s name, password, and answers to three security questions. Select Next. The user account is automatically added. You’ll want to show your user how to sign in to their machine using their ID and password, or PIN. Some organizations may have protocols for the user to change their password. Then, begin adjusting operating system settings with the user present. As an IT support person, you may prefer to unbox the computer before its delivery to the user. You’ll use the Settings app, a central location for many Windows configuration and management tasks, to personalize and customize the computer. One of the fastest ways to access settings is to select the Windows Start button and select the gear icon, which opens the Settings app. The Settings app is also the hub for many user-facing operating system settings. Communication protocols enable computers to communicate with each other, including Internet communications, document sharing, and more. Standard protocols include: Hypertext transfer protocol, or HTTP, which displays web pages. Transmission control protocol, known as TCP, a network protocol that enables software and applications to communicate with each other. User Datagram Protocol, or UDP, which helps keep communications from “chaining out,” kind of like a dropped phone call. Internet relay chat, known as IRC, a historical text messaging platform, and Communication permissions that allow computer users to talk with each other. The first question almost every user asks is, “Am I connected?” To join a wireless network, first select the wireless icon, then select your wireless network and enter the password. Your mobile devices can use your computing device’s Internet connection as a mobile hotspot. Simply select the mobile hotspot icon within your wireless settings. Then, on your mobile device, select your PC’s mobile hotspot name. In addition, you can set connectivity using the Settings app. Select Network & Internet. Depending on how you opened the Settings app, the left pane may or may not display. Both views enable you to verify the computer’s current connection status. To discover new networks, select Show available networks. To connect to a different network, select Connect and enter the network security key. Then select Next, and the workstation automatically adds and, if needed, connects to the network. View the Status to confirm the workstation’s network connection. You can also select the Wi-Fi icon on the Taskbar to view current connections and add new connections. Here’s how to adjust monitor display settings: Using the Settings app, select System. Scroll the Display options to adjust the screen brightness, scale and layout, and screen orientation. If starting from Settings, select System. On the System window, scroll the left pane and select Sound. Here you can choose your speakers, set the default speaker volume, and set the microphone settings. To add a printer or scanner, on the Settings app window, select Devices. Then select Printers & scanners. Existing Printers & scanners are displayed. If needed, you can select the Plus Add a printer or scanner, where you’ll see additional connection options. Review the Time and Language settings with your user. Here, you can set region, language, and speech settings. If you have a user who wants to use speech recognition, you’ll need to set up this capability here in addition to configuring Ease of Access accessibility settings. On the Settings window, select Ease of Access to configure capabilities that help accommodate the needs of blind, color blind, low vision, and deaf users who need computing enhancements. In this video, you learned that: Some organizations may require setting up additional user accounts that do not have administrator capabilities. You can use the Settings app to configure regional preferences, printers, networks, video, audio, accessibility options, and more, and Ease of Access capabilities accommodate the needs of blind, color blind, low vision, and deaf users.
