If enabled, information related to this storage pool gets displayed in the action center.Ĭustomer Experience Improvement – By enabling this option, you can let your system participate in Microsoft’s Customer Experience Improvement Program. Storage Spaces – Windows 8 allows you to combine multiple Hard Disk Drives or Solid State Drives into one single storage pool. Homegroup – Displays information about changes made to local, intranet or internet network groups.įile History – Periodically scans the file system for changes and notifies you accordingly. Windows Troubleshooting – If you encounter any system related issues, this section will keep you notified on the troubleshooting procedure. Startup Apps – By enabling this you can keep track of changes made to Startup Applications. Windows Backup – Allows you to view notifications about the stored system recovery images.Īutomatic Maintenance – If you have configured any periodic system administration activity, you will be able to view the schedules and updates regarding that.ĭrive Status – Keeps you aware of the system disk status and prompts for drive scanning if needed.ĭevices Software – Information on device driver software installation, update, rollback etc are available here. When enabled, it runs system checks to show notifications about potential security risks on the Action Center interface. SmartScreen – Microsoft SmartScreen is an in-built phishing and malware filter implemented in Windows 8. Virus Protection – Notifies you of any virus related threats. It notifies you when changes are being made to your computer that require administrator level privilege.

User Account Control (UAC) – Helps to prevent unauthorized changes to your computer. Spyware and Unwanted Software Protection – Allows you to detect and remove spyware and other malicious installable programs. Windows Activation – Displays messages related to activation of your Windows operating system. Microsoft Account – If you have a Microsoft account linked to your computer, enabling this option will help you keep track of important security updates released by Microsoft immediately. Network Firewall – This option is used to show security messages with respect to Firewall protection. You can also set up custom level protection by mentioning the Trusted Sites and Restricted Sites. Enabling this option will display security information for the Internet as well as the Local Intranet. Internet Security Settings – Lists down notifications related to Internet Security. Windows Update – Allows you to view latest available updates for enhancing your computer’s security and performance.

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