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configure new Android for to backup
There are a few things to check.
- Automatically backup data & settings. https://support.google.com/android/answer/2819582?hl=en
- Setup Google Photo App https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6193313?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&oco=1
- Also setup the ability to reset the phone’s pin if you forgot it. Turn on the fooling 2 things: A) phone’s Find My Device feature, b) Allow remote lock and erase feature. (In the future if you forgot your pin you can go here google.com/android/find and follow the steps here https://thedroidguy.com/how-to-unlock-samsung-galaxy-note-9-with-forgotten-pin-1094213
- Also if you have a Samsung phone, they have their own way of resetting your pin if you forgot it. Setup Find My Mobile at samsung. https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/find-my-mobil
This explains how to unlock phone when you forgot your pin https://thedroidguy.com/how-to-unlock-samsung-galaxy-note-9-with-forgotten-pin-1094213
MS Office Ribbon
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/office.iribbonui
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/office/developer/officetalk2007/ee390805(v=office.11)?redirectedfrom=MSDN
https://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/customize_ribbon_main.html
https://www.mrexcel.com/board/threads/vba-hide-ribbon-others-how-to-limit-to-one-workbook.634090/
https://www.rondebruin.nl/win/s2/win012.htm
https://www.rondebruin.nl/mac/macribbon/ribbonmac001.htm
http://rondebruin.nl/win/s2/win013.htm
http://rondebruin.nl/win/s2/win003.htm
http://rondebruin.nl/win/s2/win002.htm
http://www.rondebruin.nl/win/s2/win005.htm
https://github.com/fernandreu/office-ribbonx-editor/tree/v1.6
https://github.com/fernandreu/office-ribbonx-editor/releases/tag/v1.6
https://bettersolutions.com/vba/ribbon/document-level-customui-editor.htm
Computer checkup / maintenance
Open task manager and check cpu, ram & disk usage
Processor model, age
Amount of RAM
Hard drive free space
Delete temporary files – go to both of these locations (%temp% and c:\windows\temp) in File Explorer and delete everything
Check hard drive health – in HD Sentinel
Turn off Disk Defragmentation on SSD drive – open Files Explorer, right click any drive, select properties, Tools tab, click Optimize, turn of defragmentation
Turn off fast start up –
Control panel / power options / Choose what the power buttons do / uncheck “Turn on fast startup”
check if System Restore is on and configured properly for drive C – open File Explorer, right click This PC, Properties, System Protection, select drive C, configure, Turn On, set to 15gigs
Check event log
Run disk check – do this to each drive – Right click drive, select properties, click tools, click Check, click Scan drive
sfc /scannow (1st open command prompt as administrator)
(if it finds error that it can’t fix then run
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
sfc /scannow
https://pcpar.net/2020/08/09/dism/)
Windows update – Settings, Updates & Security
Check on backup – iDrive, Easeus Backup, Carbonite
Update backup program – iDrive(right click icon next to time), Easeus (open program)
Check AntiVirus if it is active with a license
Firewall set to Private Network – Settings, Network & Internet, click on either ethernet or WiFi, click the named connection at top, select Private
Check startup programs – Task Manager, AutoRuns (sysinternals.com / Download / Autoruns / Sysinternals Live)
check for garbage programs that were installed – Control Panel / Programs and Features
Scan for Malware – Malwarebytes.com free version
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update browser – should be automatic
chrome – remove notifications from settings – ellipse, Settings, search for “notifications”, site settings, notifications, scroll down and delete unwanted from Allowed list
chrome, firefox – remove extensions (chrome – ellipse, More Tools, Extensions)
Delete browser temp files, just temp files, no cookiescheck on backup – iDrive, Easeus Backup, Carbonite
Software to install on a New computer – Drivers, AntiVirus, Adobe Acrobat, Chrome, HD Sentinel, VLC player
More for new computers – change Registry for long file path (run REGEDIT)