Protecting Your Computer - Asus D520MT (BM2CD) User Manual

Protecting your computer

Using Windows
Windows 7 Action Center provides you with alert notifications, security information, system
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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
To launch Windows
1. To launch Windows
Center.
2. From Windows
Using Windows
Windows Update allows you to check and install the latest updates to enhance the security and
performance of your computer.
Launching Windows
To launch Windows
1. From the Windows
Select All Programs > Windows Update.
2.
3. From the Windows
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:
1. From the Windows
2. Select Manage another account.
3. Select Create a new account.
4. Key in the name of the new user.
5. Select either Standard user or Administrator as the user type.
When done, click Create Account.
6.
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7 Action Center
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7 Action Center
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7 Action Center:
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® 7 Action Center, click the Notification icon
® 7 Action Center, click the task that you want to do.
Update
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® Update
® Update:
taskbar, click the Start icon
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Update screen, click the task that you want to do.
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> Getting Started > Add new users.
® taskbar, click
, then click Open Action
to launch the Start menu.
Chapter 1: Using Windows 7
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