Setting up a new Windows 11 system

If you're anything like me, you'll have noticed there's a whole bunch of annoying af default settings in Windows. Gok knows why it's like this, but like this is it. Having set up a bunch of new Windows installations for myself over the last few weeks, I've decided to share my personal configurations with you.

• Multi-tasking settings

• Touchpad gestures — useful & intuitive

• Language & Keyboard settings

  • Custom keyboard layouts

• Useful apps to make you into a "power-user"

• Upgrading Windows to a better version

• Media apps for streaming downloaded videos from your computer to your TV, phone, tablet

There are some tools which do all/most of this stuff for you automatically.

I haven't tested ANY of them (yet) and many of them do have a lot of naysayers online.

This is because a lot of them do "debloating" but they go too far, removing all kinds of background processes and apps that you do actually need for a stable, secure and functional operating system.

One promising tool is called Talon, by a team called Raven. I am going to test it soon.

Frustrations

There are a bunch of typical frustrations that any seasoned Windows (or other OS) user will have with a new installation of Windows. Here are a few examples:

• Context menu is slow, annoying, and somewhat useless. See Right-Click Menu to resolve.