Clean System Building

Because “apps don't migrate” our IT practitioners will take you through the tips and tricks you can use for clean builds for your personal and professional systems.
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00:00 Intro
00:20:1 I got a Dell laptop (i7 12th gen & 3060) for vMix production yesterday. What steps do I need to take to get to production on it with NDI? I've removed the second party antivirus and started loading the basic programs for starters.
00:25:53 What are the first apps that you go to download on a machine, i.e. what can't you live without?
00:31:12 What are the benefits of using Ninite Pro?
00:35:00 When introducing a production computer to a corporate environment, what resources do you point at to ensure that the IT Team doesn't install Bloatware that prevents that computer from functioning optimally?
00:36:43 When installing a new macOS version, is it best to clean install or upgrade install?
00:40:31 For building a Windows 11 Pro image, are there any good must have utilities that can remove some of the annoyances? E.g., clean up the start up and remove tiles and search/ads, remove Cortona, or any other optimizations.
00:45:04 How do you track and manage the licensing for OS and apps on an install/ reinstall?
00:48:15 Currently have a few PC's built with one Microsoft ID. Good idea or bad? does make access and managing easier for me.
00:50:58 For plugins and apps with copy protection (like iLok) what do you need to watch out for?
00:54:20 I have a new Mac Studio to build today. I was advised to use homebrew to install common apps like Zoom, Wirecast, browsers and such. Would you recommned this?
00:55:35 MS Office alternatives? I've been using Google Docs, but would be good to try offline alternatives.
00:56:37 Any issue with security on ninite with url hijacking downloading a malicious version?
00:58:04 When rebuilding a Mac from scratch, how do you install an older operating system?
00:59:32 Could file/app managers on macOS like ForkLift help keep your system clean versus manually removing apps? ([link])