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This icon is actually a folder containing a suite of very technical

administrative utilities. These tools, intended for serious technowizards
only, aren’t covered in this book.

AutoPlay

The primary features are duplicated in the Settings app; see “AutoPlay”.

Each time you insert a disc or drive (CDs and DVDs of various types, Blu-
ray, HD, cameras, flash drives, and so on), you get a dialog box asking how
you want to handle it—this time, and every time you insert a similar gadget

thereafter. For each kind of disc, the drop-down menu offers you obvious
choices by disc type (like “Play audio CD” for music CDs), as well as
standard options like “Open folder to view files (File Explorer),” “Take no

action,” or “Ask me every time.”

Behind the scenes, your choices are recorded in the AutoPlay control panel,
where you can change your mind or just look over the choices you’ve made

so far.

If you’ve never liked AutoPlay and you don’t want Windows to do anything
when you insert a disc, just turn off “Use AutoPlay for all media and

devices” at the top of the window.

Backup and Restore (Windows 7)

The primary features are duplicated in the Settings app; see “Privacy”.

Backup and Restore center is an obsolete method of backing up your
computer. It’s included here for the benefit of people who have Windows 7
backups they might want to restore. Check out Chapter 16 for more detailed

information.

BitLocker Drive Encryption

BitLocker encrypts the data on your drives to keep them from being

accessed by the bad guys who might steal your laptop. For details, see the