Using Security Essentials

Installation is quick and easy following the installation wizard.

You will need to validate your copy of Windows when installing.

After validation and installing the program you might check for updates and scan your system right away.

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You will get a progress update screen while running the database updates.

The user interface is intuitive and nicely laid out making it easy to get protected right away.

you could choose between Quick, Full, and custom scans and Real-time protection is enabled by default.

2 Validate

Go into the configs tab to customize the scanning schedule.

Change Real-time protections controls or disable it in controls.

If you are concerned about the amount of data being sent you should check out their Privacy Statement.

3 run scan right away

When a scan is complete you will see the results in the main screen.

Overall Security Essentials performs fast scan and is light on system resources.

Right now the official release is scheduled for some time in September.

4 first update

5 main console

6 schedule scan

7 real time protection

8 MS spynet

10 Results

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