Advanced Plus Security Brambedkar59's Security Config 2026

[rashmi]

Kaspersky help docs.

 

[brambedkar59]

@brambedkar59 changed the setting at some point by mistake.

That is very likely what happened. Although I don't remember why I would do that or when

 

[brambedkar59]

Moved to: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC (21H2 build 19044.5487)

Spoiler

No other changes except OS.

Win 10 LTSC is a breath of fresh air. UI doesn't lag, I don't have to be stuck on Nvidia drivers from year old, Explorer is flying like a Ferrari. No more default store apps/ads (added store for some apps that I needed).
Only thing I am missing so far is multi-tabs in explorer.

 

[SeriousHoax]

I don't have to be stuck on Nvidia drivers from year old

New Nvidia drivers wouldn't install on your Windows 11?

 

[brambedkar59]

New Nvidia drivers wouldn't install on your Windows 11?

They would install fine but would lag the UI of entire OS. UAC prompt and snipping tool (using prtscn) would take few seconds to come up unless I install old drivers (may 2024) which fixes the UI lag stuff but causes my games to crash and freeze. I made a post on r/NVidia and their forum but got literally zero response.

I had already tried everything short of a clean install, which another guy I knew tried but didn't fix the issue for him. He is the same guy I mentioned earlier in post #202 (the good Samaritan from reddit) when I said the older driver fixed the issue. He was also in the same boat.

 

[brambedkar59]

Back to Win 11 24H2 as Nvidia has fixed the UAC lag issue in latest drivers.

Thanks to Hasleo Backup it took 5-7 minutes to get back to Win 11 from win 10.

 

[brambedkar59]

You don't miss something until it's gone. Things I missed while using Win 10: Tabs in explorer, showing remaining battery of BT headset w/o having to go inside settings, Settings UI, Alt+tab UI, New Paint app (never thought I would say this), OBS UI (while recording it shows yellow background in Previous versions of Windows but not in Win 11), etc.

I have to say Win 11 UI is an upgrade over Win 10, which I realized only after using Win 10 for few weeks.

 

[Captain Awesome]

You don't miss something until it's gone. Things I missed while using Win 10: Tabs in explorer, showing remaining battery of BT headset w/o having to go inside settings, Settings UI, Alt+tab UI, New Paint app (never thought I would say this), OBS UI (while recording it shows yellow background in Previous versions of Windows but not in Win 11), etc.

I have to say Win 11 UI is an upgrade over Win 10, which I realized only after using Win 10 for few weeks.

But you get stability.

 

[brambedkar59]

But you get stability.

Win 11 was pretty stable for me except for this issue with Nvidia which caused UAC lag.

 

[Vasudev]

Back to Win 11 24H2 as Nvidia has fixed the UAC lag issue in latest drivers.

Thanks to Hasleo Backup it took 5-7 minutes to get back to Win 11 from win 10.

Didn't even get 24H2 on my thinkpad. I'm sticking with 23H2, 24H2 custom images are broken with Feb updates integrations esp. preview ones. Can't even boot in hyperV or VBox. Not sure about UAC lag on Windows 11 in general, new File explorer is buggier than Vista and Me editions. I switched to W10 UI using Switch Explorer. In more ways Win11 24H2 should be skipped.

 

[brambedkar59]

Didn't even get 24H2 on my thinkpad. I'm sticking with 23H2, 24H2 custom images are broken with Feb updates integrations esp. preview ones. Can't even boot in hyperV or VBox. Not sure about UAC lag on Windows 11 in general, new File explorer is buggier than Vista and Me editions. I switched to W10 UI using Switch Explorer. In more ways Win11 24H2 should be skipped.

I agree, 24H2 has been a mess for many people. I frequent r/Windows11 and it's never a boring day. Fortunately, I have been lucky as latest Nvidia driver fixed the slow UI, UAC lag issue and it was the only issue I had with Win 11.

Edit: @Vasudev You have linked the older Security config in your profile.

 

[brambedkar59]

Added Osprey to all both Edge and Firefox.

 

[brambedkar59]

Having fun with VMware Workstation Pro. I am only using it for testing apps/software and not for malware testing. Learning about snapshots, seems easy enough. Any tips or tricks that I should know?

Spoiler

 

[brambedkar59]

Updated to 25H2 (Build 26200.6901)
Was offered via Windows update, took like a 2-3 min, including restart.

 

[lokamoka820]

What would you use instead of Kaspersky free if it became unavailable?

 

[brambedkar59]

What would you use instead of Kaspersky free if it became unavailable?

Honestly, I am not sure. BD has buggy updates, MS is slow, Kaspersky paid has annoying application control, AVG/Avast don't play well with my system in the long term, f-secure is not f-secure anymore but a clone of Avira, Panda/Webroot are just no go.

 

[oldschool]

Honestly, I am not sure. BD has buggy updates, MS is slow, Kaspersky paid has annoying application control, AVG/Avast don't play well with my system in the long term, f-secure is not f-secure anymore but a clone of Avira, Panda/Webroot are just no go.

K7. It's light and right. Or hop on the McAfee bandwagon. Still gotta love Panda though.

 

[brambedkar59]

K7. It's light and right. Or hop on the McAfee bandwagon. Still gotta love Panda though.

I will give K7 a try, once Kaspersky runs out. No for McAfee, it doesn't play well with unsigned executables. And Panda ...

 

[Divergent]

Your systems configuration, regardless of its purpose, should be informed by the knowledge you gained during your time at MT. This expertise should be directly reflected in your documented Risk Factors, you know, the actual threats. There is absolutely no acceptable trade-off here. No security measure, no matter how comprehensive, can mitigate self-inflicted risk stemming from behaviors like games, third-party mods, or other non-compliant software.

 

[Vasudev]

@brambedkar59 Hey man are you noticed sudden ping timeouts or DNS resolving timeouts with NextDNS?