Shortcut to System Properties Box and what it does

Press the Windows key and the Pause Break button at the same time. How easy is that?
Or go to Start menu>control panel>system
Or go to the Start Menu and right-click on My Computer and select Properties

What is in the system properties box?

GENERAL TAB: This shows what version of Windows (Xp Home or Pro etc) you have on your computer, who it is registered to, your CPU speed (eg: 2.2ghz), and how much ram (memory) your computer has.

SYSTEM RESTORE: This tab allows you to turn system restore on or off and change settings.

COMPUTER NAME: You can view and change your computer name here.

AUTOMATIC UPDATES: Change your settings for automatic updates here. Allow them, Schedule them, or turn them off.

HARDWARE: Here you can access device manager which is a list of devices connected to your computer. For example: Monitor, cd drives, hard drives, video cards, etc. There are two more buttons which are driver signing and hardware profiles. These are for the advanced user.

REMOTE: This is where you enable remote access to your computer. Tick the first box if you want to send out a request for remote help or tick the second box to connect to your computer from another one on your network. For example : I sit in the lounge room on my laptop and I am actually working on my computer in my office.

ADVANCED: This tab is for the advanced user. Do not change settings unless you are familiar with these processes.

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