Windows Control Panel Part 2

Windows Control Panel very important links to all the settings of your computer, you can customize anything from here, these are very important things to know if you don't already.

Add Hardware wizard is very important, because sometimes you can accidentally close the wizard that starts when you plug in a device. You can use this wizard to update your device drivers.

Add Remove Programs, because sometimes there is no uninstall option in start menu programs. A very useful part of Add Remove Programs is the option to do Add Remove Windows Components. You can use this when your windows Internet Explorer or some other application like Outlook starts to show errors, reinstalling the component might help you sometimes.

Administrative tools are very important to know but they are for more advanced tips, you can explore them yourself or wait until we post about the tools located there, and if you still haven't you can read about Computer Management: Device Manager here. We will eventually cover them all, but for now you are a long way from administrative tools.

Network Connections is where you can find your disabled and enabled network interfaces. Internet connections that are active, you can right click select properties to see the configurations of your connections. We don't recommend setting anything there if you don't know what you are doing because you might lose your internet connection.

The rest of these you can access through other options. System is the same as My Computer Properties, Display is your Desktop Properties and so on... Feel free to explore these settings and make your computer as personal and unique as you are.

We hope these two little posts helped you understand Windows Control Panel. If you are unclear about anything please comment or contact us. These are the tips that IT teachers should have thought you in your first IT class. We think these are very important tips to know for any PC user weather you just read the news, watch films or network with others on facebook, so keep them in mind and they will help you when you are in trouble.

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