What Is the First Thing You Install on a New Windows System?

What is the first thing you install on a new windows system?

As with every fresh installation of Windows, you need to provide some basic user information. Creating a user account, and (optionally) attaching it to a Microsoft cloud service is usually the first thing you are required to do. After the initial setup, I usually check the system for “bloatware”. These are trial software programs that are included by the PC manufacturer and are not required by Microsoft to use Windows. In Windows 10, type in the taskbar text window, “remove software”. You will get a vertical list of selections, and one of them will be “Add or Remove Programs”. Microsoft includes a “trial” version of Microsoft Office that works great … for 30 days. Then it requires payment to continue use. It does not need to be removed, but you can choose whether to use it or not. The second thing is to update Windows Defender. It is not the best anti-malware protection, but it is effective and free. The third thing is to run Windows Update and get all your security updates installed. After these three steps are done, you should be ready to get productive. (If you used GNU/Linux, the list would be shorter.) Happy hacking!