March and Ash PC Setup Guide
Section titled “March and Ash PC Setup Guide”Standard Make & Model: Lenovo Tiny’s
Alternate Make & Model: N/A
Default naming schema: MAA-Serial Number
Minimum OS Versions: Windows OS 21H2
Domain: No Domain at this time
VPN: No VPN at this time.
Software:
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N-Central Agent
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Microsoft Office Suite / M365 x64
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Cisco Secure Client
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Cisco Umbrella Client
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Google Chrome
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Adobe Reader
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Adobe Pro — By Request
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Adobe Creative Suite — by request
Setup Steps:
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Create “localuser” account with the credentials within 1Password.
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Rename device
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Restart the device
Setup the user profile
Section titled “Setup the user profile”- Sign in to Outlook, pin it to the taskbar

- When presented with this screen, uncheck the box that “Allows this organization to manage my device” as it tends to cause authentication issues with TPM.

- Set up Teams, perform a test call to ensure the camera and mic work and that no network authentication message pops up during the user’s first meeting.

- Setup OneDrive from taskbar shortcut

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Set App defaults within Settings
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Uninstall bloatware
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Clean up taskbar and Start menu bloat
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Remove Widgets, CoPilot, Shrink the Search menu
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Pinned apps: File Explorer, Google Chrome, Outlook, Teams
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Set system sleep times 15-30-30-1Hr.