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Csimbi · Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 12:27 pm Post subject:

Malwarebytes bought it earlier, it seems and there's a new release here, too:

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2545

what it does (WFC) is let you f**k up the firewall rules completely. By default, firewall only let's you use 8080 and few other commonly open ports and only for applications you had to click to let on the internet. You can always open firewall CP and check yourself what is allowed, what is not. WFC will just give you those with few less clicks. It uses the in-built firewall so that's that. By default, when you install it, it will ask you to allow deny every single outgoing and incoming connection. Most of those are already sorted by default in windows firewall, but when you install WFC it removes those rules and asks you to participate in enabling/disabling them.

As for installers: they do open connections, always did (for a long time). The thing is, I install updates, driver updates and that's that. I really have no issue with opened temporary connection. In case you DL some app installer, it is normal for it to go to internet and download components that it needs, is it not? Anyhow, it (windows) will ask you do you want it to allow to execute that (unless you disabled DAP and such because you don't like to be pestered with extra clicks, then the lack of security is on you. I disable those things for everything save for kernel level access)

Also, once again, I used that app to disable windows telemetry, reporting home and everything else that I have no benefit from but win10 wants to do. It's one DL, 10 seconds of ticking checkboxes, immunizing hosts file and a restart. This application is essential to me personally. But thats as far as my paranoia goes + i have more stable ping in games, no sudden spikes bcs windows is doing something on the web Very Happy

So that app and adblocker ultimate in browser is good enough for me. No problems so far. Last problem I had was last year with that 1809 update. But it's my fault. It wasn't offered to me but I went ahead got it and installed it anyway. Worked fine for a few weeks then it started, I don't remember what exactly was the problem but I reinstalled win 10 anyway.

Penetreitor · Junior Member Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 144

Another big cons on Win10 is, I can easily backup, restore, copy, move to another PC, a W7 partition with freeware, and this is not possible (for I know) with W10

Csimbi · Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 2:48 pm Post subject:

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2545

using something like partition magic to clone a partition or a drive, as long as you clone all boot partitions that are hidden (UEFI etc) will work 100%. I've done it many times and people that deal with laptop repairs do it all the time. Granted, if you are doing it with 2TB HDD it is a pain, but so is every other way on any system.

But, with partition magic you can just choose to migrate OS to another drive that you have connected and is empty and you are good to go.

NakedFaerie · Junior Member Joined: 26 May 2013 Posts: 236

There are many things you cant do in W10. Widgets for one.
There are many apps that don't work in W10. WMC for one.
There are many hardware devices that don't work in W10. My USB scanner for one. (CMC machines work better on W7. I know a few refuse to work on W10 so for a business W10 is a huge no no.
There are many reasons why W7 is the best. Security for one. It gives M$ less control and you full control where W10 M$ have full control and you get screwed all the time.

I've got a Surface Pro 2 and its got W10 but an old version. I had to heavily modify it so it doesn't update as so far the 3 times I've tried to update it, its completely screwed things up. I always have video card problems, keyboard problems, half the apps just disappear and half just won't work. Screw that.
Its a M$ device and they cant even make an OS for their own devices. Pathetic.
My PC will stay on W7 even after M$ have killed it as its the best for what I need my PC to do.

NakedFaerie · Junior Member Joined: 26 May 2013 Posts: 236

why does this site always double or triple post?
Its happened twice in the last week.

heretic · Site Admin Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 2746

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2545

Csimbi · Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 1:06 pm Post subject:

Meanwhile:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/shipping-a-linux-kernel-with-windows/
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/introducing-windows-terminal/

You know where it's all heading, right?
I wonder when will they start calling it Winux 1.0.

Bottom line: Window 10 was the last Windows indeed. As of next summer, Windows is no more.

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2545

it doesn't really matter. Linux has became more windows than windows linux. It was and still is, the only way for Linux to have any users. I remember the Linux in which I had to manually create shortcuts to drives. Yes, Mac and Windows feature is now a standard in Linux too.

Csimbi · Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 2:12 pm Post subject:

I wonder what it will mean from IT management perspective though...

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2545

I don't think they will have an issue at all. You are managing desktop machines for people that work in sales, or something like that. If FB works, it's all fine.

Csimbi · Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 5:56 pm Post subject:

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2545

According to my friend in tech, new windows will have ability to use linux stuff, something about having two kernels...he linked some document 20 pages or so, so I didn't read it at all.