josiahpadula

Thanks shoutingsteve. I found this program NTLite that advertises being able to slipstream applications into a Windows ISO. My only concern with that is the laptop not having all the default drivers it needs for its hardware. Also thanks to SolarNova for the suggestion. It seems like a cool utility, but not as automated as I was hoping for, and the selection of applications doesn't include all I need. So ultimately I've decided to just reset the PC myself, make the changes I want, and forget having the recipient be greeted by the welcome screen.

Hey there. I'm preparing an old laptop as a Christmas gift for someone. I'd like to reset Windows so the person receiving it can go through the initial setup, but there's a couple programs I'd like to have pre-installed for them. Really I just want Bitdefender Antivirus and Google Chrome, and to have Google Chrome set as the default browser. Is this even possible? Or is there some sort of way I could set things up how I want, then have it greet them with the welcome screen and let them make a new user after a restart or something? Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

I recently upgraded from a modem/router combo to the Netgear CM700 for my modem, and the Netgear Nighthawk R7000 for my router. When I plug directly into the CM700, I get about 18-22ms. When I plug into the R7000, I get about 36-40ms. All tests were done via ethernet using meter.net/ping-test connected to the same server. I have tried disabling and enabling QoS, and I've also tried disabling and enabling IPv6 with mostly the same results. I'm not sure what else I can change in order to fix this. Does anyone have any ideas?