- [Lecturer] If you buy a new computer with Windows 11
or if you do a fresh installation of Windows 11,
there will be an initial setup process
you'll need to go through the first time
you start up the computer.
So after you turn on your computer for the first time,
you should see a screen like this.
There will be prompts and you'll go
through a series of questions.
Some of them are really obvious.
Like this one, I need to select my region,
and then confirm by clicking Yes.
But some of them are a little more complex than that.
Now, before we go through the rest of this,
my computer is connected to the internet through a cable.
If you use wifi, you will see a step in the process
prompting you to choose your network.
So select your wifi network from that list,
put in your password if necessary,
and then you'll have internet for the rest of this setup.
You will not be able to set up your Windows 11 computer
unless you have a connection to the internet.
With that in mind,
let's just skip forward past a few
of the more obvious steps.
On this screen,
you need to give your computer a name.
Now, this name can't have spaces or special characters
and you really shouldn't spend too much time here.
Don't overthink it.
This is just a unique name for your computer
that people will see if they are connecting
to your computer over a network.
So I'll just put in the name that I want.
Then, I'll click Next.
On this screen,
you'll need to set up your login account.
Now in another video,
I explained the difference
between using a Microsoft online account
or a simple local account to sign in to your computer.
But with most additions of Windows 11,
this first time set up requires you to use
a Microsoft online account to sign in.
People who had a simple, local account on Windows 10,
then upgraded to Windows 11,
can continue using that local account.
And later in this course,
we'll talk about setting up additional user accounts
and you can set up simple local accounts there
but most users setting up a new installation of Windows 11
will need to use a Microsoft online account
to get started.
Now, if you already have a Microsoft online account,
you can just type in your email address here.
Or if you need to set up a new online account,
you can click this button that says Create one,
and then go through that setup process.
Now, this option for a security key
requires a physical key
that connects to the computer through USB.
If you have this,
it's probably managed by your company's IT department.
This is not an option for most normal users.
So I'm going to put in the email address
for the Microsoft account that I already have.
Then, I'll click Next
and I'll need to put in my password for that account.
And in the future,
that will be the main password for this computer.
Then, I'll click Sign in.
And now, I'm being prompted to set up a pin.
Instead of typing in your password
every time you turn on your computer,
you have the option to use a pin instead.
This does not replace your password.
It's just an alternative way to sign in to your computer.
So I'm going to click Create PIN,
and I'm just going to put in a four-digit code here,
and you do need to type that in twice.
You can make your code longer
and if you do want to include letters and symbols,
you can enable this option here.
Just put in the pin code you want,
then click OK.
Now, if you happen to have another Windows computer
synchronized with your Microsoft account,
you can restore some of the settings from that computer
to this new computer
or you can just set up this computer
with a fresh, new configuration.
I'm going to choose that and I'll click Next.
And now, it's asking if I want to automatically backup
some of my folders to OneDrive.
OneDrive is an online storage tool
and it's included for free
with your Microsoft online account.
There's a lot to this and I'll explain it more
in the chapter on file Explorer.
Just know that you do not have to use OneDrive
and you can choose the option here
that says Don't back up my files.
I'm just going to stick with the suggested setup.
Then, I'll click Next.
And that's it for the more complex options.
Once again, we'll skip forward in time.
And when you're done,
you'll land here on the standard desktop,
ready to get to work.
Some of the questions and configuration options you see
may be a bit different from what I saw in this recording.
But if you just answer the questions
based on your preferences,
you should be able to get through this pretty easily.