Four magic weapons escort win 7 security

"1" improved version of user Account Control (UAC)

User Account Control (UAC), in fact, many people are not unfamiliar, in Windows Vista has, but has been criticized, as long as the user to the computer system slightly changed, it will frequently pop-up dialog box to seek the user's permission, while the screen darkened, this way although improve the security of the system, Effectively prevents viruses and trojans from destroying the system, but at the same time makes users feel cumbersome, so it becomes one of the most hated features in Windows Vista.

In Windows 7, the level of notification that begins to allow users to select UAC is the biggest improvement in User Account Control (UAC), which provides more control options in the Control Panel, allowing users to choose the appropriate level of UAC to suit their needs.

Enter the user account on the Control Panel, click Change User Account Control settings, the UAC settings under Windows 7 provide a slider to allow users to set the level of notification, you can choose 4 levels, you can personalized according to individual preferences, eliminating the old by the pop-up hint of harassment.

"2" Powerful Windows firewall

Windows 7 System before the general also has its own firewall, but the function is simple, generally regarded as a chicken, this time Windows 7 's own firewall has made a great improvement, the function is more powerful, open the Control panel in the "Windows firewall", it is the biggest feature of both inside and outside, through the " Home or work Network "and" Public network "two aspects to protect the computer.

In particular, the "Advanced settings" inside the function more comprehensive, comparable to the general professional firewall software, through inbound and outbound rules can set the application access to the network, and the monitoring function can clearly reflect the current network flow situation, (Figure 1), you can also set the custom inbound and outbound rules. It is believed that the Windows 7 firewall will have more users to use.

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"3" Parental control function

There is a Parental control feature in Windows 7, through this function parents can control children's use of computers, such as the use of computer time, the use of computer can play what kind of game, can run which application procedures, which programs can not run, personalized settings, to ensure that children safe and reasonable use of computers.

Here's how: Create a standard account number, you can not set a password, for children to use, and then the Administrator account set a password to prevent children to use, open the Control panel of "Parental Control", select just created a good user, you can set up Parental control for the user (as shown in Figure 2), point "to the child's account" Standard users, select Enable, apply current settings, and then set time limits to set whether the child can use the computer for any period of one weeks per day, control the time period of the child's use of the computer, set the grading of the game that the child can play, and block specific games.

(Figure 2)

You can also set the "Allow or block specific applications" option, a dialog box pops up to set up a program that the user can only allow to run, and the system automatically lists all the applications that are installed on the current computer, including some of the applications that come with the system during installation, such as Minesweeper, Solitaire, and so on, in general, The system automatically lists all applications that end with EXE. This will limit children's use of certain applications, such as not allowing children to use QQ, not allowing the use of a number of improper operation will destroy the data program.

"4" Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption, secure file

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption is a new security feature that prevents unauthorized users from accessing all files under the drive, which protects the security of data on your computer by encrypting all the data stored on the Windows operating system volume, whether it is a personal user, Or an enterprise user, this feature is very practical, open the Control Panel, select BitLocker Drive Encryption, select the letter you want to encrypt, click Enable BitLocker, and then you are prompted to initialize the drive, and then set the password for the drive encryption (Figure 3), and click Next. To prevent forgotten passwords, you can also set the BitLocker recovery key file, and then click Start Encryption. This way, if you want to access the disk drive, you need to enter a password.

(Figure 3)

These are some of the most useful features that Windows 7 brings to us in terms of security, and we believe it makes it safer to use computers.