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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.