Configuring the Control Panel Settings

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About

The control panel is used to adjust your computer settings such as setting the security . The control panel has the following sections:

  • System and Security
  • Network connectivity
  • Hardware and Sound
  • Programs

System and Security

The system and security option is used to configure and maintain secureness of the Windows Operating System.

In this section, you can create a firewall to protect your PC from threats, check the amount of RAM and the processor speed, create a backup of your file, and storage spaces as well.

Window Defender Firewall

You can enable the Window Defender Firewall for certain networks based on your preferences.

  1. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Window Defender Firewall
  2. On the left side of the Window Defender Firewall window, Select Turn Window Defender Firewall on or off.
  3. On the Customize settings for each type of network window, turn the window defender firewall by providing your preferences for the different types of networks such as Domain network, Private network, and Public network.

Network Connectivity

The Network connectivity option provides you to check the network status and the adaptor connectivity.

In this section, you view your network status, connect to a network via SSID, and you can change your homepage in the browser.

Change of your Homepage in Web Browser

You can change your homepage address in your default web browser with the use of Internet Options in Control Panel window.

  1. Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Internet Options The Internet Properties window opens.
  2. On the Home page section of the General tab on the Internet Properties window, enter your web address which you want it as your homepage. For example, Google.
  3. Select OK.

Hardware and Sound

The hardware and sound option provide you to set devices such as printer, mouse, device manager to add a device.

In this section, you can view the devices which are added to your computer. You can enable or disable the devices in the Device manager.

Add a Device in your computer

You can add hardware devices such as Light Pen, Scanner in your computer through the Control Panel.

  1. Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers
  2. On the header section of the Devices and Printers window, select Add a Device. The Add a Device window opens and a list of available devices appears
  3. Select a device which you want to add to your computer and Click Next and then click OK A device has been added to your computer.