Setting up ANY computer when you first turn it on: 1. Make sure all network connections are off. (this makes it easier to avoid making a Microsoft/Apple accounts). University Owned machines: Windows (the machine MUST have a windows license to use this): If installing from the University Windows UPGRADE site license DVD Choose Windows 10 Enterprise, Delete all partitions (including boot and recovery partitions) - this is to prevent accidental recovery of the machine to the old OS. Then let Windows install to the entire drive. University owned Windows machines should be joined to ad.umn.edu (Active directory) for All User authentication. Local Accounts will be effectively disabled. Contact Enet for more information. MacOS: University owned MacOS machines can be joined to ad.umn.edu (Active directory) for All User authentication. Contact Enet for more information. 2. Name the first account "admin" (this account is created with administrative rights). If asked to supply answers to the "personal questions": We highly recommend you don't supply real answers. Instead, make up a single random string and answer all of them with that. 3. DO NOT use the machine, nor install any software until you have either: University owned Windows/MacOS machines: Successfully attached it to Active Directory. Other Machines (not University Owned, like your own laptop, including Linux, etc): Created a User account (with no admin privileges). We recommend you create an extra User account for testing. 4. Only use the "admin" account when needed. Only Log in as a user, and use Elevation TO the "admin" account to install software.