In the military, there are many important tasks and skills to know to accomplish your daily work. The relevance of each task or skill may vary depending on which MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) you hold. A Food Service Specialist will need to know how to prepare an omelet, and an Infantryman will need to know how to conduct a proper ambush. However, there are some skills that are universal across all MOS’s, such as how to maintain a weapon. Some of these skills are easily overlooked until you need them. One of the most useful skills you can have in the military is knowing how to set up a Windows 8.1 computer for CAC (Common Access Card) use, because it allows you to access your personal military files, request duty stations, check military email, fill out health assessments and many other important tasks, from your personal Windows 8.1 computer. There are five steps that you must follow in order to successfully set up your computer for CAC use. The steps are; install DoD Certificates, install CAC reader driver, make adjustments to Internet Explorer, install ActiveClient software, and update …show more content…
This step may not be needed for all editions of Windows 8.1 and you should attempt to log in before proceeding. However, in the likely even that it does not work you will be required to install ActivClient. Before you can start this process, it is important to know what kind of operation system (32 bit or 64 bit) you are running on your computer. If you do not know which you are running, this information can be found in the properties section for your computer. After you have discovered what type of operating system you are running, download and install ActivClient. You will need your AKO username and password to download any of these files. If you have a 64-bit operating system then download ActivClient 7.0.2.25 (64bit) and install it. If you have a 32-bit operating system, download ActivClient (32bit) and install