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Protecting your computer

Using Windows

7 Action Center

Windows

7 Action Center provides you with alert notifications, security information, system

maintenance information, and the option to automatically troubleshoot and fix some common

computer problems.

You may customize the notifications. For more details, refer to the previous section

Customizing icons and notifications in this chapter.

Launching Windows

7 Action Center

To launch Windows

7 Action Center:

To launch Windows 7 Action Center, click the Notification icon , then click Open

Action Center.

From Windows 7 Action Center, click the task that you want to do.

Using Windows

Update

Windows Update allows you to check and install the latest updates to enhance the security

and performance of your computer.

Launching Windows

Update

To launch Windows

Update:

From the Windows

taskbar, click the Start icon to launch the Start menu.

Select All Programs > Windows Update.

From the Windows Update screen, click the task that you want to do.

Setting up a user account and password

You may create user accounts and passwords for people who will use your computer.

Setting up a user account

To set up a user account:

From the Windows

taskbar, click > Getting Started > Add new users.

Select Manage another account.

Select Create a new account.

Key in the name of the new user.

Select either Standard user or Administrator as the user type.

When done, click Create Account.