Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) has been around for some time and has proved to be a popular, free anti-virus program. In this guide, I’ll show you how to configure MSE, what all the options mean, and some advanced tips to make the program run optimally for you.
Download MSE
If you
still don’t have MSE or if you’re not using the latest version, you can download it
here (I recommend you use Internet Explorer for the download.)
Basic Configuration of MSE
In this part of the guide, I’ll walk you through the basic configuration of MSE and explain what the settings mean and, in some cases, what the optimal settings are.
To get started, open MSE by double clicking on the MSE icon in the system tray.
Under the
Update tab, click
Update (if available.) MSE will now get the latest virus definitions so you are up to date with your protection:
