Windows 10 For Seniors For Dummies, 4th Edition

Chapter 12

Maintaining Windows 10

IN THIS CHAPTER

Installing and uninstalling software

Deciding which apps run when your computer starts

Keeping Windows 10 up to date

Preventing viruses from infecting your computer

Windows 10 is a bit like a car. To make it run well, you have to maintain it.

Windows 10 uses the Update & Security screen to keep you informed of issues that pertain to your computer’s health. The Reliability Monitor can help you pinpoint problems with hardware and software.

Machines such as can openers aren't getting any smarter. Your computer, however, can be programmed to do something it’s never done before. To make your computer capable of doing new things, you install new programs. On the other hand, your computer may have some programs that you’ll never use and wouldn’t miss. You don’t have to get rid of them, but doing so is easy enough and can make your computer run better.

In this chapter, you work with the Update & Security screen to check your computer’s health status. You also install a program on the desktop and, optionally, uninstall one. This chapter also ...