Setting up X1 Thinkpad

 I have bought a second hand ThinkPad X1 Yoga 3rd Generation.

Ebay $600

My previous PC setup is here http://thomsoneu.blogspot.com/2024/04/setting-up-t490s.html

SYSTEM

Turn on wifi and connect to network.
Add bluetooth mouse
Update and Restart took several minutes.

WIN 11 WIZARD
Microsoft account

FREEWARE - NINITE.COM
Download and install
Firefox, Chrome, 7-Zip, Putty, Classic Start, WinSCP, Notepad++
VLC, K-Lite Codecs, Thunderbird, Foxit Reader,

CLASSIC SHELL
Select Style "Classic with two columns"
Click Restart

SCREEN HUNTER
https://www.wisdom-soft.com/downloads/downloadfiles.htm
7 Free and then enter my license key

 

CHECK PREINSTALLED PROGRAMS
Start>Control Panel>Programs and Features

THUNDERBIRD
Set Up your existing email. 
Full Name = Frank Thomson.
gmail
IMAP
View>Toolbars>Menu Bar
View>Layout>Classic View
>Syncronisation & Storage>
Clear "Keep Messages in all folders..."
and select Inbox and drafts to download.
Calendar
Tools>Add-ons and Themes> Searched for Calendar
Selected "Google Calendar Tab"   Amazingly this just pulls up my google calendar.
Address Book
Tools>Add-ons and Themes> Searched for Tbsync
Click the icon on the top bar of the program
Account Settings>Account Actions>Google Peoples API
.... Eventually this wants another add-on. 
Google-4-TbSync
This is not working

COMPUTER NAME
Windows E.  Scroll down.  Right Click on "This PC"
Click Properties.
Click "Rename this PC"
Restart


MICROSOFT
Searched Microsoft Account in the search bar on the task bar.
Entered
At this prompt
Sign into this computer using your Microsoft account
Next time you sign into this computer, use your Microsoft account password,,,
We'll need your current windows password one last time.
BUT
The password you entered for your device is incorrect.  Please Try Again.

Onedrive
Signed into One Drive Personal

Office 365
Decide to use Edge for this.  Hoping that it all being Microsoft, it might just work a bit better.
account.microsoft.com
By magic, I was already logged into my microsoft account.

Searched how to install office 365.

goto office.com
Bizarrely, not logged in.  Clicked on the symbol at top right and it logged me in.
Clicked "Install Apps".  --> officeSetup.exe
Clicked it.  Asked "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?" -->Yes
and it began to download it.
It seems to have finished but no sign of word or excel in the start menu.
Restart.
Run word.  It seems to know about me and has a "Get Started" button. 
Accept the license agreement.
It now seems to work.

TASK BAR
Bottom left is some distracting news icon thing.
Click on it
Select settings at the top right.
Select Show or hide feeds.  Turn Feed OFF
Widget board needs to close to make this change -> Turn OFF
Now it's showing weather.
Settings>Notifications>
Notifications --> OFF
Announcements --> OFF
Nope the weather is still there.
Right click on task bar.  > Task Bar settings>personalisation>Widgets---> OFF
Finally!

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