Performance and Maintenance

The Performance and Maintenance category, shown in Figure 14.12, is used to adjust certain settings that can affect your computer's performance; set power options; schedule automatic tasks; and access tools for backing up, cleaning up, and defragmenting your disk.

Figure 14.12. The Performance and Maintenance category lets you control a large number of options.

The following five tasks are offered in this category:

  • See Basic Information About Your Computer—This is a shortcut to the General tab of the System applet, which is itself available at the bottom of the category window.

  • Adjust Visual Effects—This is a shortcut ...

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