How To Setup Your New Gaming Laptop - Avoid These Mistakes!

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Laptop Setup Timestamps:
0:00 New lappy, wat do?
0:12 Unboxing & Check for Damage
0:43 Connect Charger & Slow First Boot
1:06 Do This With The Laptop Box
1:31 Windows Setup Settings
1:55 Local Account vs Microsoft Account
2:52 Do This After Turning On
3:01 Do This Before Using on Battery Power
3:08 This Stops Laptop Randomly Turning Off
3:33 Save Battery Power By Enabling Hibernate
4:30 Windows Update Cycle
5:46 Microsoft Store Update (Actually Important)
6:15 Laptop Control Panel Software Updates (Even More Important)
6:55 BIOS Update
7:51 Safe to Skip BIOS Update?
8:23 Get More FPS in Games with Latest GPU Drivers
10:49 Avoid Blurry Games! Check Resolution + Refresh Rate
11:22 Remove Bloatware (Garbage Software)
12:26 Is Anti Virus Software Needed?
13:24 Speed Up Boot Time - Choose Startup Apps
14:12 Is a Fresh Windows Install Better?
15:45 Free FPS Boost - Core Isolation
16:17 Personalization (Dark Mode/Wallpaper/Taskbar Icons etc)
17:01 Install a Better Browser?
17:13 Claim Your Laptop’s Free Games!
17:57 Get Faster Login With Windows Hello
18:18 Run Benchmark to Test Performance
19:26 Stress Test to Check Temperatures
20:22 Take Your Laptop to the Next Level!

Links:
How to create a local Windows account and bypass Microsoft account requirements in Windows 25H2: https://github.com/rcmaehl/LocalUser.App
More bypass options: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/install-windows-11-25h2-with-local-account/
How to get your Windows product key: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/1obmqju/how_to_view_your_windows_product_key_with_cmd_no/ or https://www.minitool.com/news/find-windows-11-product-key-cmd.html

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