I'm aware of that... the videos are labelled as being in English to signify that I'm aware of this as an issue. I'm a little bit embarrassed that I cannot speak anything other than English, but I've never had any particular reason to learn anything else. This is a cultural problem rather than me being malicious or deliberate.
@@sterntechdaddy I mean that you speak too fast. For me watching such video is always a practice, so thank u for that. However it really made me struggle to understand due to your pace.
I DID IT!! I DID IT!! Thank you SO much Nic! this video helped me GREATLY. I learned SO much. And your calm voice kept me from getting anxious. Thank you again!
Can we getta like for every time he says brand spanking new 😂 Anyways, thanks for this. Also thanks for not editing the long break where you powered it up cos I was worrying when I setup this thing.
I'd rather have £5 for each time... And I don't generally edit my videos because it makes them more authentic and honest, but I'm also not getting paid for making them - so any time spent editing is more time spent not getting paid for something. :)
@@JackieMackenzie That feels like too long... but by the time you read this it will probably be OK. :) If your computer has a mechanical hard drive the disc thrashing takes longer that it would do with a solid state drive, for example, but the initial installation can take a while on some computers.
The only person on youtube I have seen who has replied to all the comments. It shows how much you value your subscribers. I really pray and hope you get more subscribers mate. I am expecting my new laptop in a couple of days and this video was super helpful. Thanks for making an elaborate video on this topic.
Thank you so much for this! I was struggling with my laptop because I have never owned one before but with your YT tutorial helped me get everything situated. Thanks so much!
Well done. I like that you went step by step and didn't gloss over any set up steps. I just got a new gaming laptop and your tuturoieal should prove to be immensely helpful.
Hi Nic. Just bought a Lenovo ideapad laptop and dreading the setup. But you helped sidestep all the usual hoops we jump through. Now I have a password free access to my desk top. Thank you so much from New York City!
omg iv never met someone who is lefty with their mouse before. this is so cool. i’m getting a new laptop similar to this one, later this week for online school and this is going to help a lot. thanks!!
I collect my new laptop tomorrow. I haven't owned a personal laptop or computer for 7 years, and that one was 3 years old when I snapped it over my knee so this is really helpful. Nice one, cheers
Thank you Nic for this stellar video. I didn't bother to look at others' laptop setup, yours is so thorough. I ended up watching this video on my old Toshiba laptop and with my left hand I would pause when you were explaining and with my right hand I would do it on the Lenovo as you were showing. It only took me about 5 hours over a two week period but I finally managed to complete everything, plus I read through most of the comments and your replies and that way I learned so much more! Instead of bring the new flexpad Lenovo to a local guy I decided to follow you, diy, and learn. I now feel competent and I did subscribe and I will donate. This deserves a whole lot more than a cup of coffee so I will give what I can. You are helping so many people with this content. And, I send you a high ten for helping me leapfrog MS and their INvasive data collection. P.S. I thoroughly enjoyed your humor "Noooo", "eeehhh" and by now I am quite used to your accent and bips and bops! Oh, btw, I received my new flexpad two months ago and was dreading the setup so I just left it on the chair. It really wasn't so bad after all. Cheers!
Very interesting and informative. My new laptop is still in its box for fear of being overwhelmed as I am a technophobe but now having watched your video I shall venture towards the seal with my pocket knife...I feel my confidence level rising.
Hi Nic and thank you for this well-made, helpful and generous video! I have some questions tho: - Does the setting of the preferences option make an important difference in the computer's responsiveness? I personally find it quite pleasant to have some of these settings, but wouldn't want to sacrifice much efficiency for it... - About what you do next in the startup and recovery settings, I understand that debugging info can end up weighting quite a lot, but isn't it also an important function to have to understand why your system failed? - Why turning off the sleep modes and boosting the energy consumption for when the laptop is plugged in, doesn't it tend to reduce the battery lifespan and to waste more energy? Thanks again!
I love questions! First, if you have any general worries about something then you don't have to do it... but.. 1. There's no single setting that makes everything faster - just lots of little effects that have a cumulative benefit - but I'm not sure what you mean by 'preferences option' so if you clarify that I'll answer - just me know where in the video you see it. 2. The PC not automatically restarting means it hangs on the BSOD and the error message associated with that can be noted. Crash dumps have a purpose, obviously, but with this setting unaltered, Windows will make one every time the PC has a problem - I have seen computers with nearly 1GB of crash dump data files. Personally, I have never needed to analyse these files - with the subsequent repair being diagnoses from other sources. Some forums like to ask for crash dumps as some kind of automated firs answer - which is fine, but that's also a little test to see if the person asking the question is serious. 3. Batteries don't need the 'conditioning' like they used to, but remember that there are two power modes for a laptop - plugged into the mains and on battery. So there are two parts to any power plan. I altered the mains section of the power plan - to maximise performance and stop the laptop doing the usual power saving tricks like turning off the screen or going into sleep. When it's plugged in you can, and probably should, have maximum performance and convenience because you're not worried about running out of power. There are, of course, important factors when considering the life of a laptop... I discuss what I think is the most important one in another video.... ruclips.net/video/ss2kbYFUNl8/видео.html (Adjusting what happens when you close the lid close action is the biggest thing - that one setting will probably make your laptop last longer more than worrying about the battery.) But most modern laptops are aware of battery preservation issues and do things like not fully charge the battery when the laptop is on mains for an extended periods so don't be too concerned about the battery. :)
Bought a laptop a few days ago...just now setting this up with ur help...I'm a little bit slow...so I kept on repeating every details...thanks from Riyadh KSA...i subscribed
Glad I could help! I was thinking that the video would be rather long if I slowed everything down and explained it all - so I decided to do the tweaks fairly quickly. Some people have complained about the speed, but its not a memory test and RUclips does allow people to pause and play sections as many times as they like. I could do a 'real time' click along video - which I may well do in the future. :D
Tell you what Nic,,,,, you saved me a TON of time, headache, frustration and money! I bought a refurbished Acer and got stuck at the Microsoft account sign in page,,,,, and I followed on screen instructions that said to connect to the internet. The trackpad wasn't working worth a crap and many other problems. After listening to your video,,, especially where you said you don't have to be connected to the internet, it was smooth sailing. Thank you sooooooooooo much!!
Absolutely BRILLIANT tutorial. I very recently bought a Dell Inspiron 15 1502 laptop and I'm not at all tech savvy, so your video is honestly priceless and so appreciated! I like your "How to avoid using a Microsoft account" section, but unfortunately I didn't realise that avoidance was even an option, so when the set-up process got to "Let's connect you to a network" I input my Hotmail details and continued the setting-up process. Is it now too late for me to return, and select "I don't have internet" (around 6:30) or can I still revert back and opt out? I actually like the idea of having a password into the laptop however, even though you point out that such passwords are "not a high security thing". Many thanks for any tips, and kudos again for a great video!
You can change to a local account at any time - just check the account section in settings. Also, there’s no right/wrong here. You can make your own choice. I’m going to do a separate video soon so people can make an informed choice about what kind of user account to use. :D
@@juncrow2007 Familiarity is key... Just use the one you normally use. :) I tend to use Edge because every PC will have that regardless of which browser the customer usually uses. Also, if Edge is working then that helps with the diagnosis of problems that customers report when using the Web. i.e. is it their browser, Windows or something external. :)
Yes.... The McAfee 'paid for year' is notional and not included in the price of the laptop. McAfee might even pay Lenovo, etc to preinstall thier AV software anyway... they hope you'll carry on using it and start paying once that expires. Which quite a lot of people do...
LoL To be honest, I was a little worried... but if it had b0rked then this video wouldn't exist. It's actually helpful for people who are buying a laptop for the first time... so I left it unedited. :)
Thank you so much! I used it for a Lenovo AIO. If I ever come back to the Ideapad then I'll revisit this video. I had no idea there were so many settings.
Word isn't activated unless you buy a licence... either a retail key or via Office 365. It's preinstalled... so if you sign in with a Microsoft Account that has Office associated with it then it'll set itself up for you. :)
For people with very limited pc knowledge like me, it's no use just saying WHAT you do if you don't TELL what it is or does what you're doing. We (I) still don't have a clue WHY you're doing those things and therefore can NOT know what the possible consequenses will be and if WE would want to do those settings or not.
Trust me. This is also meant for people with little knowledge. I don’t have a detailed understanding of how aircraft work or how to fix and fly them. But I trust the pilot and ground crew to take off and land safely. How much detail do you want anyway? Simple fact is that if you follow the video your new PC will work faster. I do these tweaks on ALL the Windows computers I see. And most actually date back as far as Windows XP.
@@sterntechdaddy Sorry, but I don't randombly trust strangers who tell me to do things without explaining exatly why and what it DOES, so I can at least make my own (informed) decissions.
K. I'm not forcing you to follow the video. It's also unclear as to how much explaining you would actually need anyway. Just read the other comments because literally thousands of other people have done this and I do this to EVERY computer I handle directly - either new or as part of a repair/upgrade. Most of the tweaks actually date back to Windows XP - so I've tweaks *thousands* of computers this way over the last 20 years. It simply boils down to turning things off anyway - so I'm not really sure how that needs explanation. So follow it if you want a faster computer. Or don't. 🤷♂️
Excellent video, extremely well explained and easy to follow. I will be using the 'Windows 11 version' for my new laptop, which I see is available on Nic Bunting's RUclips page. Hello Nic, a quick question: in Power Options, Advanced settings, the 'Power buttons and lid' option on my laptop does not seem to exist, so having the very useful transporting with lid closed and not going to sleep mode doesn't seem to be available. Can this be 'fixed'? Thanks once again for a really well explained tutorial. Excellent.
It can be fixed… try this… www.tenforums.com/tutorials/107865-add-remove-lid-close-action-power-options-windows.html 🙂 It’s there with the vanilla version of Windows supplied by Microsoft and their Media Creation Tool, but some OEMs have customised power management which means it might not be there.
It’s pretty much the same for all new computers... the differences between manufacturers are in what they install additionally to what comes with Windows. Lenovo, to their credit, have dramatically reduced the amount of bloatware that’s installed in their machines, so pretty much everything in this video will apply to every new computer. :)
Thanks a lot Nic for doing this video that really helped although I had to pause it quite a lot and Wiz back you were pretty fast for me but all good. I was wondering which security you do recommend to get? I know there are plenty of free ones I've recently bought a Dell.
Help! I bought my grandson a New HP laptop. He decided he didn’t want it after he put in his name, pw and background pic. My son, his father disconnected my grandsons name n pw. He had pitched the box and instructions and simply handed it back to me. I just opened it and was lost. I deleted his back ground pic n user name and scanned over keyboard trying to become familiar with keyboard. It ask me to hook up to my Wifi but then said don’t turn computer off and now I’m sitting as I’ve been waiting forever for updates % to complete. It’s only 24% now. I chose background color n size of font but now I’m lost …I’m staring at a light blue screen telling me not to turn pc off. Forgive me! I don’t even know how I turned it in esp even knowing what to do. I have a Smart Phone which I utilize daily. I have never used a laptop. I’m so sorry. I’m lost now. I want to locate settings n personalize it. So just opening n closing turns it off n on? You will be nuts after assisting me. I’m so grateful for your kindness patience n guidance.
If you left it running then it’ll probably be OK. Not sure why someone would reject such a lovely present. But it’s not unusual for the first start updates to take a while.
I've set up more laptops and tweaked them (most for friends) than I've had hot dinners and it made my day when you said you didn't like trackpads and plugged in your mouse. :-) All so much easier and quicker with a mouse. I have a 17" UHD+ (3840 x 2400) touch screen laptop on which I've never used the track pad and also never touched the screen; too lovely a display to have fingerprints all over it......(think I need to get out more)......Think I could have powered up the Battlestar Galactica before yours booted up. :-)
It did take a long time! To be honest I was about to stop recording to get an RMA sorted, and don't worry... you're perfectly normal. I've never had a customer ever use a touch screen on any of the hundreds of devices I've seen over the years. And if they did, then it was only for the few minutes it took for them to realise the grubby finger marks are a proper problem. :) Touchpads do what they are told - which might not be what the person thinks they are telling it to do and that's the main reason people hate touchpads This is because that they are NEVER calibrated! If a few minutes is spent setting it so that dragging a finger from the bottom left to the top right moves the pointer across the screen from the bottom left to the top right then it works fine. Also, the 'stroking' to get the pointer moving often counts as a 'tap' so disabling 'tap to click' helps some people. And acceleration needs a bit of experience to handle - so turning that off makes life easier too. :) Personally, you wouldn't get in a new car and just drive off. There's a good chance you might crash... You take a bit of time adjusting the mirrors, getting to know where the indicators are and moving the seat about. Same thing for touchpads - except its frustration rather than crashing that happens. :) I plug a mouse in because I can't stop to calibrate every touchpad, and if I did it might mess up the settings the owner is used to - even if they are 'wrong'. I also don't own a laptop myself - so only ever use touchpads when dealing with a customer. It's amazing how much people adjust themselves to the thing they are interacting with - when in this case that thing can adjust to them instead.
Do you need any drivers to install .Becuse I just bought one completed your steps,but do you need drivers or its ok?. Edit:Btw Thanks for the tutorial was so helpful .keep it going 👍
Generally... if its not broken you don't try and fix it. Check Device Manager and see if there are any unidentified devices - if there are you'll need to grab the drivers. If there aren't you won't - apart from audio and possibly graphics. For the laptop in the video Windows found everything, but you will always need to install the audio drivers - Windows will detect that as generic HD audio so that will need updating for better audio controls. You update the display drivers if you plan on doing more than general word processing and Web browsing - otherwise Windows will install ones that will work. Other videos about this aren't helpful because they just say 'now install drivers' without being specific... because the want to appeal to as many people as possible. which confuses people and isn't necessary because Windows 10 is actually pretty god at spotting hardware now. :)
Glad it helped... I didn't include S Mode because its pretty rare. For other readers, it just stops Windows from installing anything that doesn't come from the Microsoft Store and can be disabled using the info here: support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-in-s-mode-faq-851057d6-1ee9-b9e5-c30b-93baebeebc85 I've only ever seen it on two laptops.... which is a tiny percentage of all the Windows computers I've seen, and you have to have a PC with Windows S Mode on to turn it off. Which only happens on a new device... so a bit of a problem when it comes to including it in a video. :)
It's really a great help since my new laptop will come next week and i'm literally clueless that's why i searched and see this so ya thank you! Mabuhay ka!LOL💛💛💛
@@sterntechdaddy hi nick I've got my dell 2 in 1 laptop arriving this morning I will do everything in the video shown hope it will be all fine is there anything I shouldn't ? .
Thanks! Hope it hlps you make the best of your new laptop. Or even an old one - the tips in the end section also work for old laptops - and desktops too!
Thanks! There’s no need for a specific desktop version - apart from a laptop always having Wi-Fi and desktop usually needing a LAN cable there’s actually no difference - the initial setup of Windows 10 will be the same. OEM preinstalled software will vary. Lenovo don’t preinstall much compared to others.
It'll depend upon where you get it from, but the tips in this video will normally apply to every PC you can buy from major companies that make them. :)
Very good and interesting to watch but I have never used a PC so much of what you showed us went way above my head .Is there any way I can get a spoon fed video or course that would help. I am retired but one of the comments came from an 87 year old lady, she said it was so easy to follow made me feel quite inadequate.
There are four main areas... 1. Using a PC more efficiently - generally applicable aspects of using Windows. 2. Hardware troubleshooting and repairs. 3. How to assemble a PC. 4. The terms and language used when talking about computers. Which aspect are you interested in finding out about? :)
Yes, definitely! The setting I alter are all standard Windows settings - so apply to anything running Windows 10 regardless of the brand. The laptop in the video is a Lenovo, which to their credit has the least amount of bloat pre-installed, but nothing I tweaked is unique to any particular brand.
@@kingmohammadthe6st159 You'll definitely notice an improvement in the responsiveness of Windows! Lenovo, to their credit, are really good at not putting on very much bloatware, but other manufacturers will install stuff that I can't really discuss. If there is AV pre-installed the remove it, for one example, and HP have a whole load of programs that you can safely remove too.
IF you skip the 'CONNECT TO YOUR NETWORK' step you will not be asked to setup a MS account. HORAH! @ the 'CREATE a PASSWORD' prompt, just hit NEXT. You may have to click it a time or 2 before the installer will blow on by to the next step. NOW, you wont have to enter your pswd every bootup. Unless of course you like that sort of thing. !
See 6:14 - this is what I do in the video. You can still use a Microsoft Account to sign into Edge and/or OneDrive after the Desktop appears though. But not having a password on a local account means that updating is much easier as it doesn't stall after a reboot. :)
Thank you so much for this video, it was. BIG help. But... In some places you go so fast... And I'm not very computer savvy so it was hard.. but thanks !! I'll watch again till I get it!
They mainly focus on making Windows more responsive, but some of the tweaks reduce background tasks which might impact gaming. But quantifying that in terms of frame rates would be largely an academic issue and I wouldn’t expect the difference to be detectable by the player. Having said that... Removing AV can make a noticeable difference depending upon what comes preinstalled.
Thank you for uploading this video good Sir. Apologies if this question has already been addressed in the comments, but at what point would you suggest that a recovery drive should be created? Kind regards.
I wouldn’t bother with a recovery drive… it’s not needed if you’ve confidently got all your important data backed up. Which just means having a copy of it in more than one place. If the worst happens - usually the hard drive breaking - then you’ll be reinstalling Windows and your programs anyway. Then you just copy your data from the back up and it’s sorted out. People tend to forget browser faves and passwords, but these can all be saved. Just just have to remember to do it before something bad happens. ;)
Hi Nic thank you very much for the nice detailed informative video. I recently bought Lenovo T15 windows10 laptop and your video was very useful to do the initial settings. I have few queries as the setting options are slightly different from what you have shown. In the power option ~advanced settings this laptop showing only desktop background sleep display and battery. In control panel power option there are menu showing choose what power button do and inside it is showing Options 1 when I press the power button when I close the lid these 2 already mentioned in yr video but one more option When I press sleep button - pls guide what to select. Can we select hybrid for both plugged in and battery? Another doubt is there is shutdown setting under this which shows settings like turn on fast startup recommended: Sleep (show in power menu);lock (shown in account picture menu) which are all ticked by default when we press “change settings currently unavailable “ and Hibernate (show in power menu) is untucked Pls guide us what to do with this. Also pls advise whether window defender to be installed or not as I see from yr video it is not but just want to confirm. Thank you very much once again.
Don't worry. These settings aren't crucial - I like to remove 'Sleep' from the Start button menu so I don't accidentally click it when I want to power off! It's going to be a more useful thing for laptops rather than desktops too. So if you're likely to be using it and then have to move locations, 'Sleep' will let you leave applications open for you to resume using later. The settings are universal but don't always apply - desktops don't generally have a 'Sleep' button, but laptops often have one of the function keys assigned - it's probably got 'Zz' on it. The main reason sleep and hibernation are used by default is that a PC will boot faster than it would when doing a full shutdown/turn on. This is mainly dues to the legacy speeds of mechanical hard drives. The sustained read/write when dumping the RAM to hard drive is going to be faster than the stop/start read/write when cold booting. This has changed now though... if you have an SSD then the boot speed is actually going to be really fast anyway - so you can save some drive space and maintain a cleaner system by disabling the hibernation features completely. The second reason is that laptops are often on battery power - so they need to do something when the battery starts to run out. Sleep is easier because it doesn't require programs to close - which will bring up all sorts of prompts about saving, etc. Open the admin power shell and type this: powercfg.exe /h off Then see how the laptop behaves. Remember that being able to Sleep is a pretty handy feature for laptops - desktops not so much because they are always on mains power. You can revert back by typing the same command with on instead of off. :) That command turns of Fast Start because Fast Start uses hibernation features - so try it and see if you notice anything that irritates you. If you do then switch back.
Brilliant, thanks Nic, I set up my hp easily following your excellent tutorial, if I can do it aged 87 then anyone can.
Glad to help!
except for those who are non native speakers. I constantly watch us youtubers however I could barely understand what he was saying.
I'm aware of that... the videos are labelled as being in English to signify that I'm aware of this as an issue.
I'm a little bit embarrassed that I cannot speak anything other than English, but I've never had any particular reason to learn anything else. This is a cultural problem rather than me being malicious or deliberate.
@@sterntechdaddy I mean that you speak too fast. For me watching such video is always a practice, so thank u for that. However it really made me struggle to understand due to your pace.
@@user-ux4ph7fp8b I wanted to keep the video as short as possible and assumed people would stop and rewind.
But I'll slow down for future videos.
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I DID IT!! I DID IT!! Thank you SO much Nic! this video helped me GREATLY. I learned SO much. And your calm voice kept me from getting anxious. Thank you again!
Fantastic!
Really pleased it helped.
😀
Tysm my computer is coming in on Thursday and I haven’t been near one since I was 16. So I was clueless this really helped me
Have fun setting your laptop sir!
I am getting a new desktop
Practice is the mother of perfection... :D
@@sterntechdaddy wow can you review acer aspire 3 laptop
@@luttappi22389 If you send me one...
:D
Can we getta like for every time he says brand spanking new 😂
Anyways, thanks for this. Also thanks for not editing the long break where you powered it up cos I was worrying when I setup this thing.
I'd rather have £5 for each time...
And I don't generally edit my videos because it makes them more authentic and honest, but I'm also not getting paid for making them - so any time spent editing is more time spent not getting paid for something.
:)
For each time....
:D
How long would you say your laptop was on the “just a moment” screen? Mine has been stuck on that screen for about 39 minutes + 😬
@@JackieMackenzie That feels like too long... but by the time you read this it will probably be OK.
:)
If your computer has a mechanical hard drive the disc thrashing takes longer that it would do with a solid state drive, for example, but the initial installation can take a while on some computers.
This video help me to setup my new laptop for online class
Glad it helped.
@@sterntechdaddy sir,I didn't see"this pc " option in file manager ...plse help me out sir ...
The only person on youtube I have seen who has replied to all the comments. It shows how much you value your subscribers. I really pray and hope you get more subscribers mate. I am expecting my new laptop in a couple of days and this video was super helpful. Thanks for making an elaborate video on this topic.
Glad it helped!
And thanks for the compliments too...
:)
thank you so much! i used this on an HP laptop and it was so helpful.
Great to hear!
Thank you so much for this! I was struggling with my laptop because I have never owned one before but with your YT tutorial helped me get everything situated. Thanks so much!
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much for this! Wish I’d seen this 6 years ago when I set up a laptop! Doing it again tomorrow so this will be a big help!!
Glad it going to help.
:)
I’m getting an asus vivobook 14 soon for online classes and other stuff thnx for the straightforward review and setup
No problem!
Bro
How was performence asus vivo 14
Laptop because I also ordered in online 😬
im getting a dell ryzen laptop lol
Everyone's ordering the asus vivobook 14. That includes me.😅
Same, i've also ordered asus vivobook 14
Excellent video, I'm almost completely computer illiterate and this has guided me to a new PC setup without any hiccups whatsoever. Thank you
Glad it helped!
I am getting my new Lenovo laptop today and you really helped me a lot! thank you ♡
Glad I could help!
Thanks so much getting a new device in a week, it will help a lot!
You're welcome!
Well done. I like that you went step by step and didn't gloss over any set up steps. I just got a new gaming laptop and your tuturoieal should prove to be immensely helpful.
Thanks!
Glad it helped.
Hi Nic. Just bought a Lenovo ideapad laptop and dreading the setup. But you helped sidestep all the usual hoops we jump through. Now I have a password free access to my desk top. Thank you so much from New York City!
Glad I could help!
Thank you for this simple yet detailed start up tutorial! Getting my very own laptop soon and this video is clear and not too fast and easy to follow.
This is for Windows 10… if you new laptop is Windows 11 then have a look at this one…
ruclips.net/video/G9yumqzVm2w/видео.html
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Absolutely brilliant. I wanted to set up a new laptop for some elderly friends and wanted the simplest settings possible. So, this came in very handy
Glad it helped!
:D
It is brilliant Im going to buy a new laptop and dont want to pay extra bucks will try do it myself
Thanks!
You'll be fine... but any problems or questions just let me know.
:)
omg iv never met someone who is lefty with their mouse before. this is so cool. i’m getting a new laptop similar to this one, later this week for online school and this is going to help a lot. thanks!!
Have fun!
I collect my new laptop tomorrow. I haven't owned a personal laptop or computer for 7 years, and that one was 3 years old when I snapped it over my knee so this is really helpful. Nice one, cheers
Glad it helped!
Thank you Nic for this stellar video. I didn't bother to look at others' laptop setup, yours is so thorough. I ended up watching this video on my old Toshiba laptop and with my left hand I would pause when you were explaining and with my right hand I would do it on the Lenovo as you were showing. It only took me about 5 hours over a two week period but I finally managed to complete everything, plus I read through most of the comments and your replies and that way I learned so much more! Instead of bring the new flexpad Lenovo to a local guy I decided to follow you, diy, and learn. I now feel competent and I did subscribe and I will donate. This deserves a whole lot more than a cup of coffee so I will give what I can. You are helping so many people with this content. And, I send you a high ten for helping me leapfrog MS and their INvasive data collection. P.S. I thoroughly enjoyed your humor "Noooo", "eeehhh" and by now I am quite used to your accent and bips and bops! Oh, btw, I received my new flexpad two months ago and was dreading the setup so I just left it on the chair. It really wasn't so bad after all. Cheers!
I set you up with two ko fis. : )
Thanks!
That's really nice of you.
:D
Very interesting and informative. My new laptop is still in its box for fear of being overwhelmed as I am a technophobe but now having watched your video I shall venture towards the seal with my pocket knife...I feel my confidence level rising.
Thanks!
If you have any questions or worries then just ask.
Hi Nic and thank you for this well-made, helpful and generous video!
I have some questions tho:
- Does the setting of the preferences option make an important difference in the computer's responsiveness? I personally find it quite pleasant to have some of these settings, but wouldn't want to sacrifice much efficiency for it...
- About what you do next in the startup and recovery settings, I understand that debugging info can end up weighting quite a lot, but isn't it also an important function to have to understand why your system failed?
- Why turning off the sleep modes and boosting the energy consumption for when the laptop is plugged in, doesn't it tend to reduce the battery lifespan and to waste more energy?
Thanks again!
I love questions!
First, if you have any general worries about something then you don't have to do it... but..
1. There's no single setting that makes everything faster - just lots of little effects that have a cumulative benefit - but I'm not sure what you mean by 'preferences option' so if you clarify that I'll answer - just me know where in the video you see it.
2. The PC not automatically restarting means it hangs on the BSOD and the error message associated with that can be noted. Crash dumps have a purpose, obviously, but with this setting unaltered, Windows will make one every time the PC has a problem - I have seen computers with nearly 1GB of crash dump data files. Personally, I have never needed to analyse these files - with the subsequent repair being diagnoses from other sources. Some forums like to ask for crash dumps as some kind of automated firs answer - which is fine, but that's also a little test to see if the person asking the question is serious.
3. Batteries don't need the 'conditioning' like they used to, but remember that there are two power modes for a laptop - plugged into the mains and on battery. So there are two parts to any power plan. I altered the mains section of the power plan - to maximise performance and stop the laptop doing the usual power saving tricks like turning off the screen or going into sleep. When it's plugged in you can, and probably should, have maximum performance and convenience because you're not worried about running out of power. There are, of course, important factors when considering the life of a laptop...
I discuss what I think is the most important one in another video.... ruclips.net/video/ss2kbYFUNl8/видео.html
(Adjusting what happens when you close the lid close action is the biggest thing - that one setting will probably make your laptop last longer more than worrying about the battery.)
But most modern laptops are aware of battery preservation issues and do things like not fully charge the battery when the laptop is on mains for an extended periods so don't be too concerned about the battery.
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@@sterntechdaddy OMG, your such a nice guy and found it so impressive that you explained, all of this to him!
@@jeritornincasa2776 Thanks!
Bought a laptop a few days ago...just now setting this up with ur help...I'm a little bit slow...so I kept on repeating every details...thanks from Riyadh KSA...i subscribed
Glad I could help!
I was thinking that the video would be rather long if I slowed everything down and explained it all - so I decided to do the tweaks fairly quickly.
Some people have complained about the speed, but its not a memory test and RUclips does allow people to pause and play sections as many times as they like.
I could do a 'real time' click along video - which I may well do in the future.
:D
Tell you what Nic,,,,, you saved me a TON of time, headache, frustration and money! I bought a refurbished Acer and got stuck at the Microsoft account sign in page,,,,, and I followed on screen instructions that said to connect to the internet. The trackpad wasn't working worth a crap and many other problems. After listening to your video,,, especially where you said you don't have to be connected to the internet, it was smooth sailing. Thank you sooooooooooo much!!
Glad it helped.
🙂
Absolutely BRILLIANT tutorial. I very recently bought a Dell Inspiron 15 1502 laptop and I'm not at all tech savvy, so your video is honestly priceless and so appreciated! I like your "How to avoid using a Microsoft account" section, but unfortunately I didn't realise that avoidance was even an option, so when the set-up process got to "Let's connect you to a network" I input my Hotmail details and continued the setting-up process. Is it now too late for me to return, and select "I don't have internet" (around 6:30) or can I still revert back and opt out? I actually like the idea of having a password into the laptop however, even though you point out that such passwords are "not a high security thing". Many thanks for any tips, and kudos again for a great video!
You can change to a local account at any time - just check the account section in settings.
Also, there’s no right/wrong here. You can make your own choice.
I’m going to do a separate video soon so people can make an informed choice about what kind of user account to use.
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@@sterntechdaddy Hi again. Errr... and would you advise using Edge, which seems to be already on my new laptop, or sticking with Chrome?
@@juncrow2007 Familiarity is key...
Just use the one you normally use.
:)
I tend to use Edge because every PC will have that regardless of which browser the customer usually uses.
Also, if Edge is working then that helps with the diagnosis of problems that customers report when using the Web.
i.e. is it their browser, Windows or something external.
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@@sterntechdaddy Thanks so much for your advice. Appreciated!
@@juncrow2007 No problem.
Glad it helped.
lol I like how Nic mocks microsoft/windows
Was really useful for me as a beginner . So thank you so much
Glad it was helpful!
:)
i like you man! completely missed the connect to network thing ... neat trick
They tuck it away in the bottom corner... easy to miss... but not a problem once you know it's there.
;P
Is everything on here safe to do even with the year McAfee paid for
Yes....
The McAfee 'paid for year' is notional and not included in the price of the laptop. McAfee might even pay Lenovo, etc to preinstall thier AV software anyway... they hope you'll carry on using it and start paying once that expires.
Which quite a lot of people do...
Thank you so much!
Glad it helped!
Nic, I could tell that long pause after you turned it on you were thinking 'Oh bloody hell, don't tell me I did all this and I bought a lemon!'
LoL
To be honest, I was a little worried... but if it had b0rked then this video wouldn't exist.
It's actually helpful for people who are buying a laptop for the first time... so I left it unedited.
:)
@@sterntechdaddy Haha too true!
Thanks so much Nic. Now I have moved from London to Oz, I don't have my tech-savvy brother to help me so this was great!
Glad it helped.
:)
6:40 what did it say? loool
It's the internationally accepted noise for whinging.
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Bruh u deserve more subscribers than u have
That comment made my day. Thanks!
I'm getting my new laptop today and already I'm so excited... It's my first time owning one so I'm looking forward to it 😁
If your new laptop is Windows 10 then this video will help.
I have a separate video for Windows 11 though.
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Thank you so much! I used it for a Lenovo AIO. If I ever come back to the Ideapad then I'll revisit this video. I had no idea there were so many settings.
Glad it helped!
Apart from the initial unboxing, obviously, this video will apply to all OEM computers that come with Windows 10 preinstalled.
:D
watching this cause hoping i'll get my first laptop next week. this is really helpful. thank you very much!
Thanks!
Hope it helps.
Great video, clear and helpful - thank you.
Thanks!
Glad it helped.
Well done and Thanks so much on your step by step and didn't gloss over any set up steps. (next things.. How did you activate microsoft words?
Word isn't activated unless you buy a licence... either a retail key or via Office 365.
It's preinstalled... so if you sign in with a Microsoft Account that has Office associated with it then it'll set itself up for you.
:)
guy responses to everything, how nice
Thanks!
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Thanks Nic... Really appreciate your work... I set my laptop Lenovo Ideapad S340 just you did... Cheerio!
Glad I could help!
Yeah it did helped, hoping for better performance. Thanks!
Thanks for the instruction on how to set up new laptop , its worth while.
For people with very limited pc knowledge like me, it's no use just saying WHAT you do if you don't TELL what it is or does what you're doing. We (I) still don't have a clue WHY you're doing those things and therefore can NOT know what the possible consequenses will be and if WE would want to do those settings or not.
Trust me. This is also meant for people with little knowledge.
I don’t have a detailed understanding of how aircraft work or how to fix and fly them.
But I trust the pilot and ground crew to take off and land safely.
How much detail do you want anyway?
Simple fact is that if you follow the video your new PC will work faster.
I do these tweaks on ALL the Windows computers I see. And most actually date back as far as Windows XP.
@@sterntechdaddy
Sorry, but I don't randombly trust strangers who tell me to do things without explaining exatly why and what it DOES, so I can at least make my own (informed) decissions.
K.
I'm not forcing you to follow the video. It's also unclear as to how much explaining you would actually need anyway.
Just read the other comments because literally thousands of other people have done this and I do this to EVERY computer I handle directly - either new or as part of a repair/upgrade.
Most of the tweaks actually date back to Windows XP - so I've tweaks *thousands* of computers this way over the last 20 years.
It simply boils down to turning things off anyway - so I'm not really sure how that needs explanation.
So follow it if you want a faster computer.
Or don't.
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Thanks Nic.. This video is super helpful for someone like me who is a computer novice!
Glad it was helpful!
"and this paper boring ! Mmm boring ..huhhh mmmmm boring " 1:35 😂
I have a low boredom threshold.
:P
Super video. Excellent job 👌
Thank you pal👏👍
Glad it helped.
🙂
watching from India. Thanks for uploading this.
Hope it helped.
Excellent video, extremely well explained and easy to follow. I will be using the 'Windows 11 version' for my new laptop, which I see is available on Nic Bunting's RUclips page. Hello Nic, a quick question: in Power Options, Advanced settings, the 'Power buttons and lid' option on my laptop does not seem to exist, so having the very useful transporting with lid closed and not going to sleep mode doesn't seem to be available. Can this be 'fixed'? Thanks once again for a really well explained tutorial. Excellent.
It can be fixed… try this…
www.tenforums.com/tutorials/107865-add-remove-lid-close-action-power-options-windows.html
🙂
It’s there with the vanilla version of Windows supplied by Microsoft and their Media Creation Tool, but some OEMs have customised power management which means it might not be there.
All 'fixed', thank you.@@sterntechdaddy
Thanks helped me with setting up my new HP OMEN 15
Nice laptop!
Glad this video helped.
im getting my new HP laptop tomorrow, im so happy! thank you for this video !
Glad I could help!
O n
Very informative and learned quite a lot. 😊
Thanks!
Thank you for the help I didn't know how to login to a new laptop.
Hope it helps.
Thanks a lot sir…I have now started university..wish me well
I just came home with the E14 and the setup was close to identical
It’s pretty much the same for all new computers... the differences between manufacturers are in what they install additionally to what comes with Windows.
Lenovo, to their credit, have dramatically reduced the amount of bloatware that’s installed in their machines, so pretty much everything in this video will apply to every new computer.
:)
Thanks a lot Nic for doing this video that really helped although I had to pause it quite a lot and Wiz back you were pretty fast for me but all good.
I was wondering which security you do recommend to get?
I know there are plenty of free ones I've recently bought a Dell.
I'm going to make a video about this....
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Help! I bought my grandson a New HP laptop. He decided he didn’t want it after he put in his name, pw and background pic. My son, his father disconnected my grandsons name n pw. He had pitched the box and instructions and simply handed it back to me. I just opened it and was lost. I deleted his back ground pic n user name and scanned over keyboard trying to become familiar with keyboard. It ask me to hook up to my Wifi but then said don’t turn computer off and now I’m sitting as I’ve been waiting forever for updates % to complete. It’s only 24% now. I chose background color n size of font but now I’m lost …I’m staring at a light blue screen telling me not to turn pc off. Forgive me! I don’t even know how I turned it in esp even knowing what to do. I have a Smart Phone which I utilize daily. I have never used a laptop. I’m so sorry. I’m lost now. I want to locate settings n personalize it. So just opening n closing turns it off n on? You will be nuts after assisting me. I’m so grateful for your kindness patience n guidance.
If you left it running then it’ll probably be OK.
Not sure why someone would reject such a lovely present.
But it’s not unusual for the first start updates to take a while.
Thx! Am new to laptop and this helped me 😃
No problem!
Ty so much this really
help me with my new lp
Glad it helped.
Thank you Nic, very clear and concise
You're welcome!
Great video bro would’ve liked the video twice
Thanks!
:D
I've set up more laptops and tweaked them (most for friends) than I've had hot dinners and it made my day when you said you didn't like trackpads and plugged in your mouse. :-) All so much easier and quicker with a mouse. I have a 17" UHD+ (3840 x 2400) touch screen laptop on which I've never used the track pad and also never touched the screen; too lovely a display to have fingerprints all over it......(think I need to get out more)......Think I could have powered up the Battlestar Galactica before yours booted up. :-)
It did take a long time!
To be honest I was about to stop recording to get an RMA sorted, and don't worry... you're perfectly normal.
I've never had a customer ever use a touch screen on any of the hundreds of devices I've seen over the years.
And if they did, then it was only for the few minutes it took for them to realise the grubby finger marks are a proper problem.
:)
Touchpads do what they are told - which might not be what the person thinks they are telling it to do and that's the main reason people hate touchpads
This is because that they are NEVER calibrated!
If a few minutes is spent setting it so that dragging a finger from the bottom left to the top right moves the pointer across the screen from the bottom left to the top right then it works fine.
Also, the 'stroking' to get the pointer moving often counts as a 'tap' so disabling 'tap to click' helps some people.
And acceleration needs a bit of experience to handle - so turning that off makes life easier too.
:)
Personally, you wouldn't get in a new car and just drive off. There's a good chance you might crash... You take a bit of time adjusting the mirrors, getting to know where the indicators are and moving the seat about.
Same thing for touchpads - except its frustration rather than crashing that happens.
:)
I plug a mouse in because I can't stop to calibrate every touchpad, and if I did it might mess up the settings the owner is used to - even if they are 'wrong'. I also don't own a laptop myself - so only ever use touchpads when dealing with a customer.
It's amazing how much people adjust themselves to the thing they are interacting with - when in this case that thing can adjust to them instead.
Thanks for the video especially for show not to connect to my network straight off the bat.
Highly recommended💖💖💖💖
Do you need any drivers to install .Becuse I just bought one completed your steps,but do you need drivers or its ok?.
Edit:Btw Thanks for the tutorial was so helpful .keep it going 👍
Becuse I saw in some videos people dowloading drivers and i didnt knew what to do .Waiting you answer
Generally... if its not broken you don't try and fix it.
Check Device Manager and see if there are any unidentified devices - if there are you'll need to grab the drivers. If there aren't you won't - apart from audio and possibly graphics.
For the laptop in the video Windows found everything, but you will always need to install the audio drivers - Windows will detect that as generic HD audio so that will need updating for better audio controls.
You update the display drivers if you plan on doing more than general word processing and Web browsing - otherwise Windows will install ones that will work.
Other videos about this aren't helpful because they just say 'now install drivers' without being specific... because the want to appeal to as many people as possible. which confuses people and isn't necessary because Windows 10 is actually pretty god at spotting hardware now.
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@@sterntechdaddy thanks a lot for the info.you helped me a lot .you saved me some money .and have a great day .❤❤❤
The best and very well explained 👏
Thank you! 😃
@@sterntechdaddy whats the benefits of having a local user account rather than a microsoft account
That's a great question....
I'll do a separate video for that.
Thank you sir,this helped me a lot😃😃😃
Most welcome 😊
Thank you so very much for this helpful tutorial!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
:D
Thanks this helped me setup my Dell G5!
Glad it helped!
Thx I might be getting a laptop for this Christmas and I’m just checking how to set it up
All you need is this video... :)
Nic Bunting mhm thanks 😊
Christmas isnt even near 😭😂
@@exzid It's always less than a year away.
Which in geological terms is a really really short time.
:P
@@sterntechdaddy true
Very useful video, thankyou - one minor addition would be how to take Windows out of S mode which I had never come across before.
Glad it helped...
I didn't include S Mode because its pretty rare.
For other readers, it just stops Windows from installing anything that doesn't come from the Microsoft Store and can be disabled using the info here:
support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-in-s-mode-faq-851057d6-1ee9-b9e5-c30b-93baebeebc85
I've only ever seen it on two laptops.... which is a tiny percentage of all the Windows computers I've seen, and you have to have a PC with Windows S Mode on to turn it off.
Which only happens on a new device... so a bit of a problem when it comes to including it in a video.
:)
Did mine today ! Many Thanks ❤👍
Hope it helped.
It's really a great help since my new laptop will come next week and i'm literally clueless that's why i searched and see this so ya thank you! Mabuhay ka!LOL💛💛💛
Hope it helps.
:)
@@sterntechdaddy hi nick I've got my dell 2 in 1 laptop arriving this morning I will do everything in the video shown hope it will be all fine is there anything I shouldn't ? .
Can you make a separate comment?
I almost missed this one...
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Awesome video thank you
Glad it helped.
Really good video straight to the point !!
Thanks!
Hope it hlps you make the best of your new laptop.
Or even an old one - the tips in the end section also work for old laptops - and desktops too!
Thanks a lot you made this hard step very very easy🙂
Glad it helped!
Thank you. You earned a sub
Thanks for the sub!
@@sterntechdaddy no problem
Thanks sir
This helped me a lot..
Happy to help!
Very informative 👏
Thanks!
Excellent 👍 job
Thanks!
Hi Nic. Great video and very helpful. Have you done a video like this for desktop computers?
Thanks!
There’s no need for a specific desktop version - apart from a laptop always having Wi-Fi and desktop usually needing a LAN cable there’s actually no difference - the initial setup of Windows 10 will be the same.
OEM preinstalled software will vary. Lenovo don’t preinstall much compared to others.
Thank you! I'm gonna get my first gaming PC and I'm very curious on how to set up a computer!
It'll depend upon where you get it from, but the tips in this video will normally apply to every PC you can buy from major companies that make them.
:)
@@sterntechdaddy Aw that's such a nice reply!
Thanks very informative 💯
Glad it was helpful!
Very good and interesting to watch but
I have never used a PC
so much of what you showed us went way above my head .Is there any way I can get a spoon fed video or course that would help.
I am retired but one of the comments came from an 87 year old lady,
she said it was so easy to follow made me feel
quite inadequate.
There are four main areas...
1. Using a PC more efficiently - generally applicable aspects of using Windows.
2. Hardware troubleshooting and repairs.
3. How to assemble a PC.
4. The terms and language used when talking about computers.
Which aspect are you interested in finding out about?
:)
Thanks a lot man. This helped me a lot configuring my new laptop
No problem 👍
Most helpful video, thanks. I suppose a lot of the suggested settings apply to other new laptops, such as, HP?
Yes, definitely!
The setting I alter are all standard Windows settings - so apply to anything running Windows 10 regardless of the brand.
The laptop in the video is a Lenovo, which to their credit has the least amount of bloat pre-installed, but nothing I tweaked is unique to any particular brand.
Thanks so much for your helpful and a quick response. Great to be in the same time zone when thinking out loud 🤔
@@desmurtagh489 That certainly helps!
But I tend to answer pretty quickly anyway.
Ty bro this tutorial really helps
No problem!
:)
This is very good thank you my sister is buying me my new windows 10 laptop so this video is uself for one time
Hope it helps!
:)
@@sterntechdaddy I hope It does
@@kingmohammadthe6st159 You'll definitely notice an improvement in the responsiveness of Windows!
Lenovo, to their credit, are really good at not putting on very much bloatware, but other manufacturers will install stuff that I can't really discuss.
If there is AV pre-installed the remove it, for one example, and HP have a whole load of programs that you can safely remove too.
IF you skip the 'CONNECT TO YOUR NETWORK' step you will not be asked to setup a MS account. HORAH!
@ the 'CREATE a PASSWORD' prompt, just hit NEXT. You may have to click it a time or 2 before the installer
will blow on by to the next step. NOW, you wont have to enter your pswd every bootup. Unless of course you
like that sort of thing.
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See 6:14 - this is what I do in the video.
You can still use a Microsoft Account to sign into Edge and/or OneDrive after the Desktop appears though.
But not having a password on a local account means that updating is much easier as it doesn't stall after a reboot.
:)
Thank you so much for this video, it was. BIG help. But... In some places you go so fast... And I'm not very computer savvy so it was hard.. but thanks !! I'll watch again till I get it!
I did some sections quickly to keep the overall length shorter... viewers can stop and rewind as often as the like though!
:D
Does these changes effect gaming performance for games you want to download and play? Good video by the way.
They mainly focus on making Windows more responsive, but some of the tweaks reduce background tasks which might impact gaming.
But quantifying that in terms of frame rates would be largely an academic issue and I wouldn’t expect the difference to be detectable by the player.
Having said that... Removing AV can make a noticeable difference depending upon what comes preinstalled.
Thanks..This video helped me setup my lenovo
Glad it helped!
Very helpful!
Thanks!
I am getting a Lenovo or hp 14 inch laptop soon thx for the info
Did it help?
:)
Wow this video is very informative and helpful, thank you so much, New sub. 😀
Glad it was helpful!
2:00 what a British thing to say "Grand spanking new!"
Being an irritating pedant is also a British thing…
It’s ‘brand spanking new’, not ‘grand spanking new’
🤣😂🤣🤪
im using the laptop too
Thank you very much.
Welcome 😊
Thank you for uploading this video good Sir. Apologies if this question has already been addressed in the comments, but at what point would you suggest that a recovery drive should be created? Kind regards.
I wouldn’t bother with a recovery drive… it’s not needed if you’ve confidently got all your important data backed up.
Which just means having a copy of it in more than one place.
If the worst happens - usually the hard drive breaking - then you’ll be reinstalling Windows and your programs anyway.
Then you just copy your data from the back up and it’s sorted out.
People tend to forget browser faves and passwords, but these can all be saved.
Just just have to remember to do it before something bad happens.
;)
Thanks a lot....just what i wanted...👌👌✌️
Happy to help!
@@sterntechdaddy what do u suggest for 1tb HDD partition?
C-250 other 2 of 350 each..
Or
C-250 D-250 E-250 F-200..?
@@xCOREx50 I wouldn't bother partitioning at all - just use the entire space as one drive.
@@sterntechdaddy ok.👍..and thank you for making a full length video without skipping...😁😃
@@xCOREx50 I thought it was the best way to do it... mainly because it's what I would want to see if I was looking for help.
:)
Hi Nic thank you very much for the nice detailed informative video. I recently bought Lenovo T15 windows10 laptop and your video was very useful to do the initial settings. I have few queries as the setting options are slightly different from what you have shown. In the power option ~advanced settings this laptop showing only desktop background sleep display and battery. In control panel power option there are menu showing choose what power button do and inside it is showing Options 1 when I press the power button when I close the lid these 2 already mentioned in yr video but one more option When I press sleep button - pls guide what to select. Can we select hybrid for both plugged in and battery? Another doubt is there is shutdown setting under this which shows settings like turn on fast startup recommended: Sleep (show in power menu);lock (shown in account picture menu) which are all ticked by default when we press “change settings currently unavailable “ and Hibernate (show in power menu) is untucked Pls guide us what to do with this. Also pls advise whether window defender to be installed or not as I see from yr video it is not but just want to confirm. Thank you very much once again.
Don't worry. These settings aren't crucial - I like to remove 'Sleep' from the Start button menu so I don't accidentally click it when I want to power off!
It's going to be a more useful thing for laptops rather than desktops too. So if you're likely to be using it and then have to move locations, 'Sleep' will let you leave applications open for you to resume using later.
The settings are universal but don't always apply - desktops don't generally have a 'Sleep' button, but laptops often have one of the function keys assigned - it's probably got 'Zz' on it.
The main reason sleep and hibernation are used by default is that a PC will boot faster than it would when doing a full shutdown/turn on. This is mainly dues to the legacy speeds of mechanical hard drives. The sustained read/write when dumping the RAM to hard drive is going to be faster than the stop/start read/write when cold booting.
This has changed now though... if you have an SSD then the boot speed is actually going to be really fast anyway - so you can save some drive space and maintain a cleaner system by disabling the hibernation features completely.
The second reason is that laptops are often on battery power - so they need to do something when the battery starts to run out. Sleep is easier because it doesn't require programs to close - which will bring up all sorts of prompts about saving, etc.
Open the admin power shell and type this:
powercfg.exe /h off
Then see how the laptop behaves.
Remember that being able to Sleep is a pretty handy feature for laptops - desktops not so much because they are always on mains power. You can revert back by typing the same command with on instead of off.
:)
That command turns of Fast Start because Fast Start uses hibernation features - so try it and see if you notice anything that irritates you. If you do then switch back.