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EMPOWERMENT
TECHNOLOGIES
WINDOWS
SECURITY
 Windows Security

1. Changing and Adding User Accounts

2. Creating a New Password
3. Setting up/Changing the Screen Saver Security
Setting, and
4. Fortifying the Security Center
 CHANGING AND ADDING USER
ACCOUNTS
Possible users of your account are your parents, siblings,
children, friends, lovers, etc.

The disadvantage of having a single account is that

everyone who uses the computer will share the same
application settings, files, and system permissions.
 CHANGING AND ADDING USER
ACCOUNTS
Kinds of Accounts
1. Computer Administrator – controls all the contents and users of
the computer, installs programs, and adds and deletes users.
2. Limited Account – has limited control and only have access to
his/her particular account.
3. Guest – accounts created for transient users and do not have
access to the other computer accounts and their content.
 TERMS TO REMEMBER
Operating System or OS: Windows 7

Desktop
 TERMS TO REMEMBER
Operating System or OS: Windows 8 and 8.1

Desktop Metro User Interface (UI)

 TERMS TO REMEMBER
Operating System or OS: Windows 10 (lastest)

Desktop
TERMS TO REMEMBER
Taskbar

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows 10
TERMS TO REMEMBER

Window
 ADDING USER ACCOUNTS
STEP 1: Go to CONTROL PANEL (desktop or search bar)

Look for these icons at the desktop

 ADDING USER ACCOUNTS
STEP 1: Go to CONTROL PANEL (desktop or search bar)

WINDOWS 7: Click the Windows Button on the taskbar

 ADDING USER ACCOUNTS
STEP 1: Go to CONTROL PANEL (desktop or search bar)

WINDOWS 8 & 8.1: Move your cursor into the any part of the right corner to open some hidden
functions (CHARMS BAR). Click the SEARCH BUTTON
 ADDING USER ACCOUNTS
STEP 1: Go to CONTROL PANEL (desktop or search bar)

WINDOWS 10: Look for the search button on the TASK BAR itself.
 ADDING USER ACCOUNTS
STEP 2: In the Control Panel, look for the USER ACCOUNTS and click it.
 ADDING USER ACCOUNTS
STEP 2: In the Control Panel, look for the USER ACCOUNTS and click it.

Windows 7
 ADDING USER ACCOUNTS
STEP 2: In the Control Panel, look for the USER ACCOUNTS and click it.

Windows 8 or 8.1, 10
 ADDING USER ACCOUNTS
STEP 2: In the Control Panel, look for the USER ACCOUNTS and click it.

Things You Can Do:

1. Change your account name
2. Change your password Windows 7
3. Remove your password
4. Change your picture
5. Change your account type. Windows 8,
8.1, & 10
 ADDING USER ACCOUNTS
STEP 3: Click MANAGE ANOTHER ACCOUNT and follow the
instructions.

Windows 8,
Windows 7 8.1, & 10

It will require you to provide a new account email address and a password for that
account.
 Creating a Password

This is one of the first line of

defense for information security.
It must be:
1. Case sensitive
2. At least 8 characters using letters,
symbols, and/or numbers. Windows 8,
3. Hard to guess. 8.1, & 10
4. Something you could always remember. only
 Creating a Password

Windows 8,
8.1, & 10
only
Creating a Password

Windows 10 only
 Creating a New Password

This is one of the first line of

defense for information security.
It must be:
1. Case sensitive
2. At least 8 characters using letters,
symbols, and/or numbers. Windows 8,
3. Hard to guess. 8.1, & 10
4. Something you could always remember. only
Changing an Existing Password
Setting up a Screen Saver Security
 Security Center

This is the place where you can set additional

protection from threats to your computer, especially when
using the internet.
1. Firewall
2. Automatic Updates
3. Virus Protection
 Security Center

Firewall
It helps in protecting the computer from unauthorized
entries, viruses, or worms from the Internet or network
(installers and downloads).
It is recommended that you keep this setting ON.
 Security Center

Automatic Updates

Many of the updates coming from Microsoft are usually

meant to update some Windows feature, secure areas of
vulnerability, fix any bugs in the OS, and others.
 Security Center

Virus Protection

It is meant to locate, find, and remove virus threats that are

already in your computer.
It prevents malware from gaining entry into your computer.
It must be constantly updated to ensure that its Anti-Virus
definition is current.
10 Commandments of Computer Ethics

It was written by Dr. Ramon C. Barquin in 1992 from

the Computer Ethics Institute.

It means to create a set of standards to guide and

instruct people on the ethical use of computers.
 10 Commandments of Computer Ethics

1. Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.

2. Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer
work.
3. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s files.
4. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
5. Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
 10 Commandments of Computer Ethics
6. Thou shalt not use or copy software which you have not paid
(ouch..)
7. Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without
authorization.
8. Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
9. Thou shalt think about social consequences of the program you
write.
10. Thou shalt use a computer in many ways that show considerati