PC Maintenance and Security

Our assignment was to watch a lot of instructional videos on PC maintenance and Security. I watched most of them as I feel that, admittedly, I am a very tech orientated person but I think this is an area I am lacking in. What amazed me the most about what I learned was that so much of this is extremely easy. When I chose the tutorials to share,I focused on the items that struck me as having the ability to be completed immediately, have excellent results, and be easy.
Here are the instructions for this assignment and the questions are answered below.

Tutorial Number 1
1. Using msconfig to speed up your PC's startup
2. I learned that I could be more in control of what happens when my computer starts up by simply going to my Start-Run- and typing msconfig.
3.I also learned that there is a website to go to that will help you figure out if a start up item is necessary. I am always a little terrified to cancel things from start up in case my computer does not start up properly.

Tutorial Number 2
1. Using the Quick Launch toolbar
2. I learned how to customize the task bar and quickly go from one program to another. I immediately applied this to my work computer and was really excited by how quickly I could open a program.
3. That you simply had to create a shortcut and drag it onto the task bar in order to add a program, or even a document.

Tutorial Number 3
1. Optimizing your folders for better viewing of files
2. I have long been annoyed with the fact that the view of my folders never seems to be the right view. I prefer the list view, but it does not like remaining in that view.
3. I learned how easy it was to create a default view for all my folders by simply going to My Documents and clicking on the Tools and then the Folder Options button. So easy! Huge rewards!