This is more of a Linux thing, Windows users are mostly locked to the OS-provided console UI, but there are a couple apps out there. I used Console2 for a bit, which has a bunch of features over a standard Console window, then I found ConEmu which is what I like to use now. I configured it to work like a Quake-style console which is fun and easily accessible.
There's two flaws here. 1: When your device is encrypted on KitKat and below, you must enter the decryption password to boot. So no remote access unless the device is already running (which it probably is, but still). I don't know if Lollipop and above are different since I keep encryption off in favor of speed. 2. You can install all the apps you want remotely, but they must be launched by the user at least once before they can start running any background processes. There was an exploit in Android 2.1 and below that allowed an app to run immediately, and there was a "locate my phone" tool that exploited exactly this so you could install it remotely AFTER losing your phone, but it no longer works.
It's annoying because it FEELS like a bug. There's no way to view Google Now cards, or to access the "clear all" button, or the "do not disturb" functionality.
It is a flaw in the TrueCrypt driver, which, as a driver, runs with special privileges and access normal apps don't have. Drivers require elevation to install and I believe there is a separate install verification dialog for some types of drivers thus Windows has already done its job of protecting you the best it can.
Only the RADIO firmware has to be intact. In theory you can still modify whatever else you want. But the fear here is that companies may take the path of least resistance to meet compliance, which may result in all the router software getting locked down, instead of that specific piece of it.
Well they can collect data while the app is running, but as I understand it the app can't do anything when you Force Stop it until you restart it, or you reboot in which case it can once again be woken up by any events it is listening for (including the reboot).
You can also Greenify it (I am rooted, though I understand Greenify still works unrooted I don't know how well) and that should have a similar effect every time you turn off your phone if the app isn't in the foreground.
Interesting. I live in the "We don't trust you to pump your own gas" state, otherwise known as New Jersey, and I've never seen the attendant have to go inside to get my receipt. But I'm sure that's just a coincidence.
It's been proven a browser exposes a lot of personalized data. Low value data, such as, for example, the fonts installed on a machine, but it can be used to digitally fingerprint you.
Notepad should ask you to save your work before the PC restarts. If it is not properly doing this, you should find a better text editor Sublime Text saves everything you type to temporary files even if you forget to File > Save, for example, so restarting the app leaves you exactly where you were.
DOSbox is the best and easiest way to run DOS applications and games in modern OSs. You can even run Windows 3.1 and Windows 9.x inside of it, apparently.
It is caused by poorly written programs that run as admin and write to the registry each time they run. So you run the app 200 days a year and it creates 200 forks of the registry that need to launch in parallel at startup:-)
Um, the registry is an integral part of Windows. Lots of built in components read and write to it constantly. Fire up Process Monitor and you will quickly notice that there is lots of boilerplate registry accesses that go on that applications don't specifically perform (for example, if a program launches another program, Windows checks to see if there is an override in place for which application should actually be launched... in the registry). Registry access is a completely normal part of Windows, and is not a sign of a poorly written program.
I am also not sure where you get a write of the registry creates a fork. All I can think of is that there is the Previous Versions system which will back up previous versions of files, thus creating "forks". I am not sure if it is enabled for the registry (not sure how useful it would be, System Restore creates backups itself and Previous Versions is meant for user files) but even if it does only one copy would be loaded and actively used at once.
The only other thing you could be referring to AFAIK is Registry Virtualization. Legacy applications may have registry writes redirected for compatibility reasons (when NOT running as admin), but those go to a different location in the same registry; it doesn't create copies of the registry to store these redirected writes.
Of course as you create more registry cruft from installing more applications things COULD slow down in various ways unrelated to the performance of the registry. Most likely is you'll see Windows Explorer slow down as it interoperates with third-party components a great deal, and thus there is ample opportunity for broken components to cause delays or timeouts in things like right-click menus. The only thing the registry has to do with this is Explorer reads configurations on how to use third-party components from there. When people talk about "fixing the registry" it's usually in cleaning up the mess broken third-party components have left, and not any performance issues in the registry itself.
I had this problem all the time with XP but I have not noticed it since I installed Windows 7 over 5 years ago on my current PC. The only problem I have now is that the WinSxS folder is gigantic, likely due to all the Windows Update patches over time. My poor SSD. Windows 10 claims to use "3GB" as a minimal requirement, we'll see how that holds up (I expect not well at all) but Windows 8/8.1 supposedly cut down on used disk space by the OS a bit so I'm optimistic for now.
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This is more of a Linux thing, Windows users are mostly locked to the OS-provided console UI, but there are a couple apps out there. I used Console2 for a bit, which has a bunch of features over a standard Console window, then I found ConEmu which is what I like to use now. I configured it to work like a Quake-style console which is fun and easily accessible.
There's two flaws here. 1: When your device is encrypted on KitKat and below, you must enter the decryption password to boot. So no remote access unless the device is already running (which it probably is, but still). I don't know if Lollipop and above are different since I keep encryption off in favor of speed. 2. You can install all the apps you want remotely, but they must be launched by the user at least once before they can start running any background processes. There was an exploit in Android 2.1 and below that allowed an app to run immediately, and there was a "locate my phone" tool that exploited exactly this so you could install it remotely AFTER losing your phone, but it no longer works.
It's annoying because it FEELS like a bug. There's no way to view Google Now cards, or to access the "clear all" button, or the "do not disturb" functionality.
You could do all of them and it still wouldn't be enough, since this app will be x86 only and the Nexus 6 is ARM.
It is a flaw in the TrueCrypt driver, which, as a driver, runs with special privileges and access normal apps don't have. Drivers require elevation to install and I believe there is a separate install verification dialog for some types of drivers thus Windows has already done its job of protecting you the best it can.
I am reading your comment's parent to mean that, if people are charged with "hacking" for doing much less, why not these ad agencies?
Lightning strike fried the onboard NIC on one of my PCs once.
You mean, if I send a message through Twitter, Twitter is going to see it? Say it ain't so!
Only the RADIO firmware has to be intact. In theory you can still modify whatever else you want. But the fear here is that companies may take the path of least resistance to meet compliance, which may result in all the router software getting locked down, instead of that specific piece of it.
It is trivial to monitor a document for tags and remove an autoplay attribute, add a controls attribute, or otherwise manipulate it to block items.
Group Policy explains if you try it on other editions it will act as if set to Basic.
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Well they can collect data while the app is running, but as I understand it the app can't do anything when you Force Stop it until you restart it, or you reboot in which case it can once again be woken up by any events it is listening for (including the reboot).
You can also Greenify it (I am rooted, though I understand Greenify still works unrooted I don't know how well) and that should have a similar effect every time you turn off your phone if the app isn't in the foreground.
Interesting. I live in the "We don't trust you to pump your own gas" state, otherwise known as New Jersey, and I've never seen the attendant have to go inside to get my receipt. But I'm sure that's just a coincidence.
It's been proven a browser exposes a lot of personalized data. Low value data, such as, for example, the fonts installed on a machine, but it can be used to digitally fingerprint you.
Bah, screwed up the link. https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ablogs.msdn.com%2Fb%2Foldnewthing+%22It+rather+involved+being+on+the+other+side+of+this+airtight+hatchway%22
"Oh yes, I thought of something," panted Ford.
Arthur looked up expectantly.
"But unfortunately," continued Ford, "it rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway." He kicked the hatch they'd just been through.
Notepad should ask you to save your work before the PC restarts. If it is not properly doing this, you should find a better text editor Sublime Text saves everything you type to temporary files even if you forget to File > Save, for example, so restarting the app leaves you exactly where you were.
DOSbox is the best and easiest way to run DOS applications and games in modern OSs. You can even run Windows 3.1 and Windows 9.x inside of it, apparently.
It is caused by poorly written programs that run as admin and write to the registry each time they run. So you run the app 200 days a year and it creates 200 forks of the registry that need to launch in parallel at startup :-)
Um, the registry is an integral part of Windows. Lots of built in components read and write to it constantly. Fire up Process Monitor and you will quickly notice that there is lots of boilerplate registry accesses that go on that applications don't specifically perform (for example, if a program launches another program, Windows checks to see if there is an override in place for which application should actually be launched... in the registry). Registry access is a completely normal part of Windows, and is not a sign of a poorly written program.
I am also not sure where you get a write of the registry creates a fork. All I can think of is that there is the Previous Versions system which will back up previous versions of files, thus creating "forks". I am not sure if it is enabled for the registry (not sure how useful it would be, System Restore creates backups itself and Previous Versions is meant for user files) but even if it does only one copy would be loaded and actively used at once.
The only other thing you could be referring to AFAIK is Registry Virtualization. Legacy applications may have registry writes redirected for compatibility reasons (when NOT running as admin), but those go to a different location in the same registry; it doesn't create copies of the registry to store these redirected writes.
Of course as you create more registry cruft from installing more applications things COULD slow down in various ways unrelated to the performance of the registry. Most likely is you'll see Windows Explorer slow down as it interoperates with third-party components a great deal, and thus there is ample opportunity for broken components to cause delays or timeouts in things like right-click menus. The only thing the registry has to do with this is Explorer reads configurations on how to use third-party components from there. When people talk about "fixing the registry" it's usually in cleaning up the mess broken third-party components have left, and not any performance issues in the registry itself.
I had this problem all the time with XP but I have not noticed it since I installed Windows 7 over 5 years ago on my current PC. The only problem I have now is that the WinSxS folder is gigantic, likely due to all the Windows Update patches over time. My poor SSD. Windows 10 claims to use "3GB" as a minimal requirement, we'll see how that holds up (I expect not well at all) but Windows 8/8.1 supposedly cut down on used disk space by the OS a bit so I'm optimistic for now.
Apologies, I forgot MSDN requires you to sign into your Microsoft account to view their documentation. It's kinda dumb.
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