Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoMicrosoft to test “new features and more” for aging, stubbornly popular Windows 10arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square252fedilinkarrow-up1532arrow-down16
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minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·5 months agoJust turn off windows update. Security people are catastrophizing to justify their jobs, ignore their siren call.
minus-squarerickyrigatoni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·5 months agoWindows is still extremely unsecure even with the latest security updates so how much worse can it really be
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·5 months agoI turn off UAC and defender too, those are basically spyware anyway. Even minimally competent should have no problem by just not downloading viruses and staying behind NAT.
Just turn off windows update. Security people are catastrophizing to justify their jobs, ignore their siren call.
Windows is still extremely unsecure even with the latest security updates so how much worse can it really be
I turn off UAC and defender too, those are basically spyware anyway. Even minimally competent should have no problem by just not downloading viruses and staying behind NAT.