Laptop scheme: what to check

Overview

If a scheme issues a laptop, photograph the serial, run Windows update, and create your own password before the first college Wi-Fi.

• Serial photo
• Own password
• Keep the letter

How to

Keep the box and the allotment letter. Do not ‘upgrade’ storage at a market stall in week one.

Safety

The device is often asset-tagged. Selling it is a police matter.