There's certainly an opening here. Chrome is too much of a memory hog and the latest firefox doesn't support as many extensions. If they can produce a non-memory hog version of chrome that supports all it's extensions that will make it a compelling alternative.
Not that I agree with it, but I believe MS is working on the assumption that they are the IT department for Windows 10 machines. Typically IT departments setup policies to force install updates to ensure the safety of their networks. MS is doing the same thing to prevent Win10 machines from being used as botnets. I think they got tired of being the punching bag on security and now they're enforcing updates. Sometimes you can't win.
You can off course still use group policy to get around the forced reboots. I'm not sure how well it will works for Home edition but it works perfectly for Professional edition. My Win10 machine has never force rebooted.
It's not worth it to allow the ads even if you like the content. What are you going to do when there's an exploit script in the ads that installs some ransomeware? It takes just one time and your system could be compromised.
In the past that advice would have been good enough and you really didn't need AV. The issue is now even if you avoid running malicious software the bad guys can still take advantage of a bug in the OS or an application to get on to your system.
You understand why that was an issue under DOS? A.com file is interpreted as machine instructions directly and any process could execute a dangerous instruction. It hasn't been an issue since the WinNT days because of protected mode which limits the set of instructions that a user process can execute.
I agree it isn't ideal but most companies have these type of tests so you still have to be prepared. Usually they don't want a snap answer and want to see your thought process in solving the problem.
I agree with you but you have to understand the history. They get bashed for the poor security and tons of zombie Windows machines. Alot of that would be fixed by just installing the updates. As a result they go overboard in trying to make sure users install updates. Then they get bashed for that.
Two words. Group policy if you have the professional edition. The values probably still work on Home edition but there is not group policy editor. You can configure group policy to never reboot while you're logged in but still install updates.
You can schedule updates if you're using professional or even disable Windows Update through group policy. Even though there's no group policy editor for Home I imagine the setting would sill apply.
Not the only way. The recommended way if you have the Pro version would be to use Group Policy to configure how Automatic Updates works. I believe it should work on the Home version as well but since there is no Group Policy editor you would need to set the registry values directly.
They added a thumbprint radio station that selects the stuff you like from your other stations. That way you can keep genres separate but still get a mix.
I imagine a lot of private pilots do get reimbursed. Their friends/coworkers want to fly somewhere. The private pilot offers to take them but there's an understanding that they will reimburse him for flying expenses.
That's a simple problem to fix. Have the car randomly make mistakes on autopilot just like my Honda does. That will keep people on their toes. My Honda with adaptive cruise will actually sometimes speed up when approaching a car instead of slowing down.
Businesses are going to work on what makes sense financially. So what they will do is add you to a ticket. Then when they get enough incidents they will consider doing something about it. Your best bet is trying to get MS to do the legwork on fixing the issues. They might not be able to but they might at least be able to identify the incompatibility which would make it easier for the AV vendor to fix it.
As far as handling the refund I generally tend to rule in favor of the customer if I feel it's a reasonable request. I'd rather have a happy former customer who could eventually become one again in the future based on how well I treated him.
You need a signed driver on x64 versions of Windows since Vista unless you attach a kernel debugger or disable it in the boot menu. You could use a test signed driver and enable testsigning or use a cross-signed driver. With the new change that is not enough. You will now need a MS signed driver.
I believe hardware device drivers have had this requirement for a while. Additionally MS was already enforcing that all kernel code required a digital signature. The major change is all kernel drivers need to get a signature from MS before they can run.
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There's certainly an opening here. Chrome is too much of a memory hog and the latest firefox doesn't support as many extensions. If they can produce a non-memory hog version of chrome that supports all it's extensions that will make it a compelling alternative.
Not that I agree with it, but I believe MS is working on the assumption that they are the IT department for Windows 10 machines. Typically IT departments setup policies to force install updates to ensure the safety of their networks. MS is doing the same thing to prevent Win10 machines from being used as botnets. I think they got tired of being the punching bag on security and now they're enforcing updates. Sometimes you can't win.
You can off course still use group policy to get around the forced reboots. I'm not sure how well it will works for Home edition but it works perfectly for Professional edition. My Win10 machine has never force rebooted.
It's not worth it to allow the ads even if you like the content. What are you going to do when there's an exploit script in the ads that installs some ransomeware? It takes just one time and your system could be compromised.
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In the past that advice would have been good enough and you really didn't need AV. The issue is now even if you avoid running malicious software the bad guys can still take advantage of a bug in the OS or an application to get on to your system.
It's still true. Uninstall programs are still sloppy and Windows programmers still abuse the registry.
You understand why that was an issue under DOS? A .com file is interpreted as machine instructions directly and any process could execute a dangerous instruction. It hasn't been an issue since the WinNT days because of protected mode which limits the set of instructions that a user process can execute.
MS just wants users to be protected regardless of how it happens.
I agree it isn't ideal but most companies have these type of tests so you still have to be prepared. Usually they don't want a snap answer and want to see your thought process in solving the problem.
I agree with you but you have to understand the history. They get bashed for the poor security and tons of zombie Windows machines. Alot of that would be fixed by just installing the updates. As a result they go overboard in trying to make sure users install updates. Then they get bashed for that.
Exactly just because it's a c++ feature doesn't mean everyone needs to use it. There are some that making developing libraries like STL easier.
Two words. Group policy if you have the professional edition. The values probably still work on Home edition but there is not group policy editor. You can configure group policy to never reboot while you're logged in but still install updates.
You can schedule updates if you're using professional or even disable Windows Update through group policy. Even though there's no group policy editor for Home I imagine the setting would sill apply.
Not the only way. The recommended way if you have the Pro version would be to use Group Policy to configure how Automatic Updates works. I believe it should work on the Home version as well but since there is no Group Policy editor you would need to set the registry values directly.
They added a thumbprint radio station that selects the stuff you like from your other stations. That way you can keep genres separate but still get a mix.
-Fixed bug where the car would crash into things if the sun was too bright It looks like that Bill Gates car industry joke is coming true.
If you have cameras and radar to detect a crash wouldn't it make more sense to just apply the breaks rather than prepare for a crash?
I imagine a lot of private pilots do get reimbursed. Their friends/coworkers want to fly somewhere. The private pilot offers to take them but there's an understanding that they will reimburse him for flying expenses.
That's a simple problem to fix. Have the car randomly make mistakes on autopilot just like my Honda does. That will keep people on their toes. My Honda with adaptive cruise will actually sometimes speed up when approaching a car instead of slowing down.
Businesses are going to work on what makes sense financially. So what they will do is add you to a ticket. Then when they get enough incidents they will consider doing something about it. Your best bet is trying to get MS to do the legwork on fixing the issues. They might not be able to but they might at least be able to identify the incompatibility which would make it easier for the AV vendor to fix it.
As far as handling the refund I generally tend to rule in favor of the customer if I feel it's a reasonable request. I'd rather have a happy former customer who could eventually become one again in the future based on how well I treated him.
You need a signed driver on x64 versions of Windows since Vista unless you attach a kernel debugger or disable it in the boot menu. You could use a test signed driver and enable testsigning or use a cross-signed driver. With the new change that is not enough. You will now need a MS signed driver.
I believe hardware device drivers have had this requirement for a while. Additionally MS was already enforcing that all kernel code required a digital signature. The major change is all kernel drivers need to get a signature from MS before they can run.
Why not pretend to be lastpass.com and just get the lastpass credentials and then you get all the passwords?
If you won't to disable Windows from updating just change the group policy setting.