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Click OK.
To turn on Silent Mode from the notification area
1
In the notification area on the Windows taskbar,
right-click the Norton Internet Security icon, and
then click Turn on Silent Mode.
2
In the Turn onSilent Mode dialog box, in the Select
the duration drop-down list, select how long you
want to turn on Silent Mode, and then click OK.
To turn off Silent Mode from the notification area
4
In the notification area on the Windows taskbar,
right-click the Norton Internet Security icon, and
then click Turn off Silent Mode.
About the Silent Mode that turns on automatically
When you watch a movie, play games, or make a
presentation, you run the application in the full-screen
mode. Norton Internet Security detects the application
that you run in the full-screen mode and automatically
enables Silent Mode. When Silent Mode is enabled,
Norton Internet Security suppresses most of the alerts
and suspends background activities. Only those
activities run that are involved in protecting your
computer from viruses and other security threats.
Minimum background activities also ensure high
performance of your computer. The activities that are
suspended run after you finish using the application
in the full-screen mode.
Silent Mode also helps you maintain an uninterrupted
Media Center Extender session. A Media Center
Extender session is an extended session of Media Center
to an entertainment device, such as a television. The
alerts and notifications that appear during a Media
Center Extender session disconnect the session between
the host computer and the entertainment device.
Norton Internet Security identifies a Media Center
Extender session as an active full-screen application
and turns on Silent Mode. When Silent Mode is enabled,
Norton Internet Security suppresses alerts and
Protecting your files and data
About the Norton Internet Security scans
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