In the fifth in a 10-part series looking at the changes in Windows 7, our colleagues at InfoWorld take a look at the Action Center and User Account Controls. The old Security Center, now renamed as the Action Center, consolidates alerts into a single interface and monitors the operating systems' maintenance features. User Account Control has also been modified to provide four levels of alerts and notifications.
Hands on Guide to Windows 7: Lesson 5
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