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So do you think you want to be a Windows 7 user after using Windows XP for years and years? Well let me tell you something, security has changed/improved. To be a smart Windows 7 user, all you have to do is make sure your copy of Windows is up-to-date and is kept the way it should be.
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When using Windows 7, some may believe they can delete whatever they want like in Windows XP. This is wrong, Windows XP is an extremely unsecure OS, viruses and all have screenshots of being ran on Windows XP. Some pop-ups try to make you believe they are running on your system by displaying the blue theme (Luna) of Windows XP and making it say your computer is infected and get our anti-virus. Very rare to see a pop-up using Aero Glass, it's always using Windows XP's look. Whenever anybody wants to make fun of Windows, they use Windows XP, because it is the most unsecure OS. So really, Windows 7 being one of the most secure OS out there, core Windows files don't just die when you want them to.

(snipped)Windows 7 is like a human being, when you start removing the eyeballs and arms from it, you make it vulnerable to its threats. Windows 7 can protect itself if you are smart and let it do what it knows is best. Windows 7 has built-in security technology far advanced from Windows XP, the main one being Action Center over Security Center of Windows XP. Windows 7 will tell you when it needs an anti-virus, simply go the website it says you can get one from, and look for Microsoft Security Essentials, a free download from Microsoft. Microsoft Security Essentials will turn off Windows Defender as the only program taken down, usually anti-virus solutions take over for everything including firewalls, internet safety, etc. Microsoft Security Essentials only takes down Windows Defender, your Windows Firewall stays online as it would without Microsoft Security Essentials. One thing may still bother Windows 7, which is back-up. Windows 7 wants you to back-up, and it can do it once it's setup which is quick and easy to do.

For those who want to have advanced options, Windows 7 can do that to. Want to reinstall Windows, it doesn't take long to that anymore, simply go into Control Panel, System and Security, Action Center, Recovery, Advanced recovery methods, and click Reinstall Windows, it will prompt you to confirm the action. Want to create a system repair disc, just to into Control Panel, System and Security, Backup and Restore, Create a system repair disc, and follow the instructions it gives you. So far, you can see Windows 7 gives you advanced options like reinstalling Windows the easy way without having to do extra work like partitioning over again. You also can reset your Windows 7 install right now, and boot up, when it tells you it had problems and shutdown, start it normally, then reset it again, this time Windows 7 prompts you to repair Windows or try booting it again. Windows XP may catch a virus, and sometimes it will reboot on a loop, simply you had to reinstall Windows XP, well Windows 7 gives you the option to repair on boot-up if the same scenario occurred.
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(snipped)Windows 7 protects itself, just because Windows XP didn't, doesn't mean Windows 7 doesn't have to. Linux and Mac OS X for a very long time, have protected themselves, this is why they are so secure compared to Windows XP which is the main target for Windows threats and computer threats altogether. Windows Vista put a stop to this nonsense, making it the most secure OS to date. Windows Vista is a secure OS, but it is not very smart, it is almost like Windows 7 as far as security goes, but it doesn't have common sense like Windows 7 has. Windows Vista introduced UAC (User Account Control), but what Windows 7 does is keep a record of everything happening and it tries to manage everything for you, this is why Windows 7 is more secure. Windows 7 introduced Action Center, it does back-up, it does updates, it has a firewall and manages the anti-virus. Yes, it's like a rebranded Security Center, but what makes it different is how it manages it all using a seamless experience. The Action Center isn't designed to nag you for everything it wants, but it tries to tackle everything on its own. Everything you need can be accomplished from the Action Center, it has troubleshooting links, links to resources that can help you such as Windows Backup, and tells you when Windows plans to update.

So how does Action Center make Windows 7 so much more secure? Everything above, so in real-life scenarios, it can help you keep your Windows 7 install in tip-top shape. If you follow everything it does and all of a sudden you come across a webpage with a script that downloads a trojan, you can be confident Microsoft Security Essentials stops it. If your desktop has become filled with shortcuts that don't work or Internet Explorer is telling you website are not secure and other programs do not work or your system become unstable, the System Maintenance troubleshooter can detect and repair these issues automatically (when websites are said to be unsecure, the time is out of sync, which can happen if CMOS battery is dying, the troubleshooter can sync the time which solves the websites are not secure issue) , this troubleshooter can be found in the Action Center if you click Troubleshooting. If programs do not work as expected, System Restore can be used from the Action Center if you click Recovery. If you want to restore files or your computer, that also can be found under Recovery. If you have a broken battery, Windows 7 can tell you to consider replacing it, Windows XP just fails without telling you it's broken.

With Windows 7, your system is secure and reliable, if you need to do anything like reinstall because you always do, it's now an action you can accomplish inside Windows, if you want to do media streaming from your home computer running Windows 7, it's a seamless experience, no third-party firewalls can mess up, with Microsoft Security Essentials you can have the bare essentials for protecting your Windows install, so you continue using the Windows Firewall and it will work seamlessly with other Windows 7 features such as media streaming. Windows 7 is the most secure seamless experience, because it is the way it is, not because you modified it. Be smart and keep Windows 7 in control of itself, that way it is secure and not unmanageable.

Good Luck and be smart! Windows 7 does what it does to protect itself and eventually end up protecting you in the end, for everyone, not just for dumb people.

mldebo

To sum it all up: Don't turn off UAC in Windows 7.LOL