Tag: Screencasts

Windows Security Center (WSC) helps make your PC more secure by alerting you when your security software is not up-to-date or when your security settings have potential weaknesses that should be corrected. For example, WSC shows you the status of your firewall settings and tells you whether your PC is set up to receive automatic…

Windows Defender (formerly known as Microsoft AntiSpyware) is a feature of Windows Vista that helps customers protect their computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware. Windows Defender lets you make conscious choices about software installed on your PC by providing always-on protection that monitors key system locations, watching for changes that…

Most user activities, such as surfing the Web, sending email, and using productivity applications, do not require administrative privileges. Yet most people log on to their home PC with an account that has full administrator privileges. This puts the PC at greater risk from viruses, spyware, and other threats. User Account Control (UAC) in Windows…

As a licensed user of Windows Vista, you are entitled to software updates to the operating system periodically released by Microsoft. These include upgrades to Windows Vista features, updates that improve reliability and performance, and updates that provide new security protections against malware and other potentially unwanted software. Microsoft might also provide software updates to…

A firewall is a critical first line of defense against many types of malware. Properly configured, it can stop many kinds of malware before they can infect your computer or other computers on your network. Windows Firewall, which comes with Windows Vista, is turned on by default and begins protecting your computer as soon as…

When you do advanced tasks with your PC, the performance capabilities of your PC hardware—the processor, memory, graphics card, and storage—can make a big difference. But understanding these capabilities and how they interact can be challenging. Windows Vista introduces Windows Experience Index (WEI) to help you understand your PC’s performance capabilities, and to ease the…

As people begin using a computer for the first time, they typically complete a set of tasks to optimize the computer for their use. Such tasks include connecting to the Internet, adding user accounts for different people, and transferring files and settings from another computer. Windows Vista includes Welcome Center, a screen that presents all…

Windows Vista significantly simplifies the process of setting up a new computer. Users are asked to complete only the most essential tasks so they can get to their desktop as soon as possible and begin enjoying their new computer. Users can quickly review their language and country settings, and review and accept the Microsoft Windows…

Matt Hester, resident TechNet Search guru has posted another screencast from our Windows Vista Product Guide screencast series.  Head on over to http://blogs.technet.com/matthewms/archive/2007/07/23/windows-vista-product-guide-screencast-shadow-copy.aspx for an excellent article on Shadow Copy complete with an awesome demonstration he captured using Camtasia v4.01. Next Monday we’ll have another feature blogged and demonstrated by Chris Henley.  When he gets…

For those of you unfamiliar with Windows Vista, we have a great feature reference called the Windows Vista Product Guide.  My team has recorded over fifty demos of those features and we have every inclination to do the whole guide.  That’s about 200+ demos we’ll deliver via screencasting.  To kick this off, I thought I’d…