If your son already has a personal Microsoft account (, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive), he may use these details to sign in at this step and follow the prompts to complete linking the device and Microsoft account.Īlternatively, as the Villanova email address is restricted to sending within the College only and is deleted after graduation, this may be a good opportunity to set up a Microsoft account with a new personal address for future professional use (e.g. We do not recommend using a College email address or parent account at this step. You will now be prompted to sign in with a Microsoft account. If prompted, you should select Set up for personal use. Some machines may ask you to choose the intended use of the device. Press Accept to confirm you agree to this. After this, most devices will present you with a licence agreement. After the connection completes, click Next in the bottom-right corner.Īt this point, your device may now restart. Select your home Wi-Fi network name, enter the security key and click Connect. You will now be presented with a list of Wi-Fi networks in your vicinity. There is no need for a second keyboard layout, so select Skip on this screen. The US keyboard layout is the Australian standard and selecting anything else will cause certain keystrokes to produce unexpected output. You may need to scroll through the options to find the US layout. It is very important to ensure that US is selected, as some installations may default to United Kingdom. You will then be asked to select your keyboard layout.

On booting up your computer, you will be asked to confirm the correct region is selected. Ensure Australia is selected and click Yes.

Villanova College has produced the below guide to assist in navigating the options available in this process. When turning on a new Windows 10 computer for the first time, a wizard will appear to guide you through basic configuration of your device.

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