Set up a new computer

Meet your computer

Recognise the main parts of a desktop or laptop and understand how they work together.

5 minutes

Begin setting up a new Windows computer

Prepare the practical details before following the device’s setup screens.

Connect to the right Wi-Fi network

Join a known network and recognise when internet access still needs checking.

Keep Windows up to date

Check Windows updates and choose a sensible time to restart.

Remove an app you no longer need

Distinguish uninstalling an app from removing its shortcut.

Installing and updating apps

Understand getting an app, keeping it updated and removing it, using examples that download nothing.

7 minutes

Read OneDrive sync and availability

Use file status to understand what is stored here and what is still changing.

Move files to a new computer and verify them

Prepare a transfer without assuming that every app and account moves with the files.

Check a printer that is not printing

Follow a document through its destination, queue and printer connection.

Check what Windows Backup protects

Inspect selected folders and account access instead of assuming the whole PC is copied.

Make text and controls easier to see

Choose between larger lettering, larger controls and temporary magnification.