I think configured is a red herring. Computers were and are an abstracting interface to functionality. Historically the abstraction was frequently leaking and

I think configured is a red herring. Computers were and are an abstracting interface to functionality. Historically the abstraction was frequently leaking and the user had to make various adjustments. It could be argued the nowadays the leaking has been reduced to an extent that users can fully embrace the abstraction. That is not quite right, counter examples include "after two years of browsing my computer became slow, need a new one" and "I can't use that website, it is full of popup adverts".