What things you do first on your computer

system?

• Go along your merry way of surfing internet

• Creating spreadsheets, PPT and word documents

• Playing solitaire, car racing games and more

• Changing your desktop background

• Making collages with photo editing tools

• Watching movies and playing song tracks

Things to remember:

Apart from the above things, there are several important things you must do when you boot up your PC at the first time. If you don’t perform these crucial steps, your computer experience will be less than amazing in the coming months and years.

Points to keep in mind after you boot your

new PC:

After unboxing your new System, you have attached the

monitor, mouse and keyboard. If you are running Windows 8

OS, you have to go through a series of lengthy setup process.

Then, you will be asked for a Windows account, if you don’t

have any account. No hurry, there are still some important

things that you need to do before you start your web

adventure.

Below listed are the important

points before you begin using their

PC for the first time.

Rebates, serial number and warranty card: Before you throw the box into

the trash or the receipt goes missing, make sure to fill and send

any promotional rebates. You need both the receipt and the

UPC code to claim your rebate from the box. In addition to this,

take a moment to write down the model number, service tag, &

serial number from the back of computer. Once your computer

installed, it become very difficult to retrieve that information

later- and you will need it in future.

Create your Recovery Disks: The desktop manufactured by Dell or HP probably did not ship with recovery disks. Aside, your computer might consists of a recovery partition and a utility that enables you to create a set of recovery partition and a utility through which you can create a set of recovery DVDs.

Uninstall Avast, Nortan and MacAfee antivirus: It is fine, if you have specifically ordered Avast, Nortan or MacAfee antivirus application on your system. Your computer probably shipped with trial versions of antivirus application. Do uninstall these programs through the Programs section of the control panel. If you are installing Windows 8, then you need not to worry about security concerns because has a built in antivirus known as Defender that will automatically start functioning just like an antivirus.

Run Windows Update: Your computer has probably been comprising some risks. Make sure to visit Microsoft Update to get all the security patches. It would not okay, if your new computer instantly became infected. Also, you can take the help from online computer support center who have expertise to fix patches on your system.

Have Backup: Always have a backup plan to store your important data. Buy an external drive and setup Windows to maintain the backup automatically.

Create User Accounts: It is always a good idea to create a second Administrator account and a standard user account. You must run the program as a standard user because it is tough for a malware to make changes on your computer. Besides, a second admin account help you to access the system if something went wrong with the first administrator’s account.

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