User's Manual

Us i n g W i n d ows S e c u r i t y Ce nte r
W i n d o w s S e cur i t y C e nte r pr ovides a central l ocation f or y o u to manage y our c o mpute r ’ s
security setting s and learn mor e about impr o ving security . I f a pr oblem is detec t ed (such as an
out - of- d a t e a n t ivirus ap plication), the S e cu rit y C e nt er sends y o u a n aler t and pr ov ides
r e comme ndation s f or ho w to r e medy the situa t ion.
W i n d o w s S e cur i t y C e nte r mana ges t h e f o llowin g :
• W indow s F ir e wall . P rotec ts y our computer aga i nst viruses and oth e r secur i t y th r eats ,
such as in truders who might tr y acce ss ov er the I nternet or a net w ork .
• A u t omatic Upd a tes. Kee p s y our c o mpute r up t o da t e b y n o t if yin g y o u o f impo r t an t
W i ndo w s u p dat e s . Y o u can conf igur e A utomatic Updat e s t o do wnload and install
u p d a te s a u to ma t i c a ll y .
• Malwar e pr o t ec tio n . P r ote c ts y o u fr om v i ruses , spy w ar e , and oth e r un wanted sof t wa r e .
• O t her sec u rit y s e tting s . M a nages I n t e r net security se ttings and User A c count C o ntr o l
t o help pr ot ec t y our c o mputer . I n t e rnet secu rity settings ap ply t o Int e r net Explorer , but
no t to o t he r We b br o w ser s .
T o lea r n mo r e about W i ndo w s S e cur i t y C e nter , open Mo tion Dash bo ar d to th e S e cur i t y
panel , then ta p Wi nd o w s S e c u ri t y C e n t e r .
Setting up users and passw or d s
Y o u can u s e diff er ent t y pes of user acc ounts and passw or ds t o creat e v a rious lev e ls of
pr ot ection f or y our T a bl et PC an d its data, depe nding on the le v e l of se cur i t y th at y o u ne ed.
46 Ch apter 3 Using your T a b l e t PC