{"id":1120,"date":"2013-09-03T08:39:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcbook.local\/wds\/playground\/cybertrust\/2013\/09\/03\/check-security-settings-in-windows-vista\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T22:59:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T05:59:22","slug":"check-security-settings-in-windows-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/check-security-settings-in-windows-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"Check security settings in Windows Vista"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The newest version of Windows is Windows 8, but we know that many of you still use Windows Vista.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to ensure that Windows Vista is as secure as it can be is to use the Windows Security Center, which is built into Windows Vista.<\/p>\n<p>The Windows Security Center can help you check the status of several security features on your computer, including firewall settings,\u00a0Windows\u00a0automatic updating, anti-malware software settings, Internet security settings, and User Account Control settings.<\/p>\n<p>To get to the Window Security Center, click the\u00a0<strong>Start<\/strong>\u00a0button\u00a0, click\u00a0<strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, click\u00a0<strong>Security<\/strong>, and then click\u00a0<strong>Security Center<\/strong>. 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