Many Oracle products and options must be configured before you use them for the first time.

• Windows Authentication No Longer Uses NTLM by Default
  
• Configuring the OraClrAgnt Service for Oracle Database Extensions for .NET
  Oracle Database Extensions for .NET depends on a Windows service to operate properly. This service is called the OraClrAgnt service, which can be accessed through the Service Control Panel, as OracleORACLE_HOMEClrAgent, where ORACLE_HOME represents an Oracle home name.
• Configuring Oracle Net Services
  Describes how to configure Oracle Net Services.
• Setting Credentials for the Job System to Work with Oracle Enterprise Manager
  Windows systems require that you set the correct credentials for the Jobs system to work properly in Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Configuring Oracle Database to Communicate with Oracle Automatic Storage Management
  On Windows, Oracle Database installations that use Oracle Automatic Storage Management must use Windows native authentication.
• Creating the OraMTS Service for Microsoft Transaction Server
  Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server (OraMTS) permit Oracle databases to be used as resource managers in Microsoft application coordinated transactions.