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Windows Home Directory Encryption?
An anonymous reader writes "Home directory encryption has been available on Linux for a while now, and it is definitely a smart, useful feature as it is not usually necessary to encrypt the entire drive, just the private documents and software profiles in the home directory. Windows is getting better about keeping everything that needs to be private in the user's home folder. Is there a similar solution for Windows to securely, and preferably transparently, encrypt the home directory only? (Preferably open source so that the code is available for peer review)."
and it doesn't integrate open source software. The closest thing to the "home" directory on Windows is Documents and Settings -> User Name.
Of course windows has a home directory, and has for at least 15 years. If you look at the environment variables HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH, that will tell you exactly where your home directory is located.
I don't recommend encrypting your "home" directory on Windows, because Windows tends to self destruct,
Unlike the ext4 file system on linux which automagically loses files?
Properly administered, windows is very stable.
EFS is very powerful in the right hands, the simple encryption checkbox betrays the real power lying just beneath the surface. I do find it amusing when people criticise complex encryption architectures because not everything is exposed in a pretty UI. Would you feel better if there were some nice Aero encryption animations?
NTBackup is absolutely solid as a basic backup solution; I know many people who are very unhappy with Microsoft that it isn't present in Vista and 2008.
NetMeeting is effectively obsolete, it has been superceded by Windows Meeting Space; get with the times.
Windows Defragmenter is rubbish, I'll give you that.
Remote Desktop is an excellent solution for remote desktop of Windows machines and handles more advanced UI features like desktop compositing far better than most alternatives I've used. Why would I bother installing something like VNC when RDP can do everything I and most others need?
I know your post was meant to be ridiculing various Windows features, but it really just reveals your ignorance.
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SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THE PARENT IS FLAMEBAIT. Or at least mod him up and then mod him troll. Gah, this is annoying. Douche.
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Wow, shouldn't have come to Kentucky for spring break..