Windows Defender Security Center

This is a built in Windows security that includes an antivirus program called Microsoft Defender Antivius.Good to note: If you ahve another antivirus app installed, Microsoft Defender Antivius will turn off automatically. Windows Defender Security Center is a new update in Windows 10.

To access Windows Defender Security Center, right-click on the shield icon and click Select to open the Windows Defender Security Center.

Some of the feautures are:

• Device performace and health: Provides a view of battery life, storage capacity and driver updates.
• Firewall & network protection: Manages Windows Firewall settings, provides links to network trouble shooting as weill as info on local
  networks.
• App & browser control: Enables adjustments in setting for apps and browsers as well as provides information about online warnings
• Family options: Provides a central location to manage family activities. Also provides ability to configure options such as parental control or online habits.
• Settings: Provides ability to toggle through various configurable settings.

Article - How to use Windows Event Viewer

Event Viewer provides a detailed log of all applications. It provides analysis info as well as error events. This can be helpful when troubleshooting. To launch Event Viewer simply type it in the Windows search selection.

The basics:

Windows Logs provides different event logs. Some of the key ones are:

• Application Log: Records interface events as well as other important component events necessary to run an application. There are 3 levels of information recorded (Information, Error & Warning). Information tracks regular activities, Error tracks issues encountered while application is running & Warning trans prossible issues that my occure when running an application

• Security Log: Records events related to login attemps and other security features. There are 2 keywords that represent an even. Audit Success (successful login) and Audit Failure (failed login attempt).

• System Log: Records events related to pre-installed Windows programs. It also has the same 3 levels of information (Information, Error & Warning).