Windows® 7 Security Features

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Everybody is talking about the interface changes but more than that new Windows 7 has included improved security features. If you are always worried about the security of your operating systems, Microsoft in Windows 7 has introduced new security features. These security features are new in Windows 7. This article will shed some light on the additional security provided by Microsoft in its new Windows 7.

Action Center

In Windows 7 the users are provided with new Action Center. It provides you with security configurations as well as with options for administrative tasks such as Backup, Troubleshooting and Diagnostics and Windows Update.

Better User Account Control

User Account Control protects your PC against hackers and defend it against mischievous software. UAC asks you for the permission, if any program tries to make any changes to your computer. It is more versatile in new Windows 7 than in Windows Vista. Now every task doesn’t require your consent and if you have administrator privileges, from the control panel you can easily fine tune to UAC’s notification settings.

AppLocker

AppLocker in Windows 7 not only helps in eliminating unknown applications but also offer security. With the higher risks of malware infections, the user can’t be sure whether they are running the licensed software. Sometimes, the non-productive applications are downloaded by the users which are not compatible with business applications and can hamper the efficiency.

Keeping all this in view, Microsoft Windows 7 provides solution for application control in the enterprise with the introduction of AppLocker, which is a flexible method that allows administrators to specify exactly what is allowed to run in their desktop environment.

PowerShell

PowerShell 2.0 is built on the Microsoft .Net Framework and is particularly designed for system administration offering great help to IT professionals to automate the administration of Windows operating system. The command tools in Windows PowerShell, named cmdlets, enable you to regulate computers in enterprise.

It also helps you to access data stores and endorse Windows Management Instrumentation classes. The tool is architectured to easily allow the addition of new features. Your own cmdlets, providers, functions and scripts can be added which allows you to use Windows technologies.

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