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Windows is a
very powerful operating system that is made up of
millions of lines of programming code. This complexity
gives spyware, viruses, and hackers lots of
opportunities to break into your computer. In order to
eliminate these opportunities, Microsoft periodically
releases fixes to the Windows program. You can get
these fixes for free by doing the following:
1. Click the “Start” button.
2. Click “Control Panel.” The “Control Panel”
window opens.
3. Find “System” in the list of programs in the
right panel and double-click it. You may have to scroll
down to see it. When you double-click the “System”
icon, the “System Properties” window opens.
4.
Click the “Automatic Updates” tab. The Automatic
Updates settings appear.
The “Automatic Updates” tab of the
“System Properties” window
5. Check the box next to the paragraph that starts
with, “Keep my computer up to date.” When you check the
box, the options in the “Settings” group become
available.
6. In the “Settings” panel at the bottom of the
window, choose how you want Windows to download and
install fixes as they become available.
7. Click the “OK” button. The System window
closes.
Windows is now ready to automatically
find and install updates according to the settings that
you chose in Step 6.
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