Things to do when you first get your laptop

Hi everyome so i wasnt sure where to post this sorry if this is the wrong section but im getting a new laptop soon (specificly the 2014 razer blade pro 17 inch The New Razer Blade Pro: Work and Play Gaming Laptop - 17" Notebook Display ) and i was wondering what are some of the first things i should do when i get. Like how do i make sure everything is working correctly software to download accesories to buy. Iv never exactly owned a laptop that was straight up all mine so i was wondring what you should do when you first get a laptop.
Thanks for all the responses

 

lots of free software in my sig below. benchmarks, temperatures, battery, hard drive/ssd etc

 

Well, I typically reinstall the OS (mainly Windows 7) to have a clean slate to start off from. Then download drivers from the websites of the part OEMs (GeForce, Intel, etc.) after I install any aftermarket parts I bought. Then install the software I want/need.

 

https://ninite.com/

Windows updates, disable disk compression.

Ccleaner, HWmonitor, CPU-Z, Malwarebytes Anti-malware, Spybot Search and destroy.

Updated drivers, Battle.net downloader [if applicable]

After everything is installed and all windows updates are done, run Ccleaner, clean up the registry. Win+R, type "cleanmgr" without quotes, clean up windows system files. For some reason this took about 3 hours on my Blade, kept it in the high 80 low 90 c temp range, and ultimately gained me something like 8 gig in SSD space. *I* disable system restore, but all my data is either cloud based or external drive based. [I also know what I'm doing and have the tools to recover my windows install in the event of a total failure]

Then go into registry, disable superfetch, anything else I feel isn't worth keeping running [example: I don't use VM on this machine, so I disable Hyper V]

Then restart, run one more registry sweep with Ccleaner, optimize the SSD through windows drive optimization.
Those are the MAIN steps. There's a lot of other little nitpicky things I do, but they're less valuable than the above


[These are the things *I* do with a new machine. *I* know what I'm doing, and know how to reverse/repair if anything goes wrong. I am not responsible for any actions taken by anyone that reads this post, attempts to duplicate, and causes any damage whatsoever [IE, AT YOUR OWN RISK FOLKS]

 

Now the things that you disabled and uninstaled what exactly do those things do and what is vm and hyper v

 

VM = virtual machine.
Hyper V = Windows built in virtual machine environment.

For any and all questions relating to windows services, this site offers the best/most discriptinve information:

http://www.blackviper.com/

 

Cool so what else do ypu guys do when ypu first get a new laptop or even a new computer in general

 

My original post is basically all I ever do with a new computer.

 

Windows update, check for new drivers, uninstall non-utility bloat, install eset nod32, steam, unity, sublime text, 7zip, set up acronis to back up to my NAS.. Every thing else I just do as needed.

 

There are many apps and software that you can download on your new laptop. Some of them are given below:

• Install web browsers like Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
• Download some good Laptop Battery Manager to manage your laptop’s battery life.
• Install Microsoft office.
• Download some synchronization tools for your system in order to synchronize your important files and folders.
• Download some best antivirus like Immunet, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Avira etc for system’s better performance.

 

What is a good battery manager for the Razer 2013?

 

Windows power management options, free and already built into the Operating system itself. I have seen notebooks that come with OEM add on programs, but all of them that I have seen simply load another piece of software on top [bloat] that simply changes the settings. . . in Windows power management options. The less that's running in the background, the less the computer is working = more battery.

 

Any good overclocking software youd recomend for the 2014 razer blade pro

 

1) There's nothing special about the Blade Pro, so anything that'll work on an Intel CPU (or the other parts you're curious about) will work just fine on that laptop.

2) IDK, Intel XTU?

 

At some point I read some thread around here referencing Nvidia inspector to overclock. I tried it, seemed to work, but I'm not running anything strenuous enough to make any kind of noticeable difference.

 

We suggest writing down your Windows COA/take a pic and store it in the cloud.

Keep Windows up to date.

Check out drivers section for any driver updates.

Lots of good advice on these forums.

 

Not sure why you're saying "we"...

Anyway, that's a ** horrible** idea to store your Windows COA (or any other product key) on cloud storage. You might as well just give your key to a random person on the street; it'd be just as secure and your change of having your key taken and used is just the same.

 

Probably because s/he is a "RazerCS" rep...

 

Ah. Did not catch that...

Anyway, I thought OEMs/resellers have to have grey user titles.

 

If you use a password manager and store it encrypted it's a great idea.

 

Does anyone have any app or abd way that they chekc and make sure that everything is working on there laptop that would be a great help

 

Memtest86+, something to read SMART data, and maybe Prime95 and Passmark to make sure the CPU/GPU are working well.

 

Thanks if you could could you post links to these programs not sure where to look for them and a link to fraps would be nice

 

FRAPS won't do anything to help you determine if the hardware's working.

But, a quick Google search later...:
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
PassMark DiskCheckup - SMART hard drive monitoring utility
Free Software: Prime95 download - PrimeNet
3DMark - test your graphics card with the gamer's benchmark

 

Basically everything mindinversion already mentioned + Solid State Drive (SSD) Tweaks for Windows 7