Initial Configuration and Personalization

After you upgrade to or install Windows 11, or have signed in to a new Windows 11 PC for the first time, you should ensure that everything is configured correctly for your needs and prepare your PC for the work ahead. This chapter provides a list of the post-install tasks you should perform as soon as you finish the Windows Setup Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) and arrive at the Windows 11 Desktop for the first time, and in the order you should perform them if possible.
First, make sure you're online
If you signed in to Windows 11 with a local account, you probably aren't online. If so, click the Network (globe) icon in the system tray in the Taskbar to display Quick settings and then click the Wi-Fi quick setting button to find your Wi-Fi network and sign in. When you do, you may notice that more app shortcuts suddenly appear in Start. And now you can continue with the other initial configuration changes noted below.
Configure OneDrive
If you use OneDrive, you should examine how this app is configured as soon as you get online. Otherwise, it may enable its Folder backup feature automatically, which may not be what you want.

To configure OneDrive immediately, click the OneDrive icon in the tray, sign-in to the app if needed, and then navigate to "Help & Settings" (the gear-shaped button) > Settings. In the OneDrive Settings window, consider making the following two changes:

Prevent OneDrive from automatically enabling Folder Backup. Click Sync & backup and then “Manage backup” next to “Back up important PC folders to OneDrive” to display the “Back up folders on this PC” window. If you see a a yellow info bar at the top of this window with the text “Getting things ready for backup,” you can prevent Folder Backup from auto-enabling by clicking the “Cancel” link. If you don't see this info bar but still wish to disable Folder Backup, check back here after OneDrive is fully synced. If it does enable this feature without warning, and it can do that, you can disable it then.
Disable the "On this day" notification that OneDrive pops up every single day. If you find the "On this day" notification annoying, navigate to Notifications and disable that option in the list of notifications that appears.

Learn more: If you're not sure about how you wish to configure these features, you can learn more about this app in the OneDrive chapter.
Check that the system time is correct
Windows 11 is supposed to detect your location automatically and then set the time and date accordingly. This usually works, but not always. So take a quick look at the time in the time/date display in the far right of the Taskbar. If it's incorrect, right-click the date/time display and select "Adjust date and time" in the context menu that appears to open the Settings app to its Time & date settings page. Make sure the options "Set time zone automatically" and "Set time automatically" are both configured to "On."
Configure your user account securely
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