Features to boost your PC's security and privacy (by BleepingComputer)

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An interesting guide from Bleeping Computer:
Security features you should know about:
Potentially Unwanted App (PUA)
Memory Integrity
Controlled Folder Access
Network scanning

Windows 10 settings to increase your privacy
Turn off ads and tracking
Disable Start Menu suggestions and promotions
Restrict Diagnostic data
Manage permissions for location, microphone, camera
Disable the Windows Timeline (Activity history)
App permissions
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Read the full guide here:
www.bleepingcomputer.com

Windows 10 features that boost your PC's security and privacy

Like almost all operating systems these days, Windows 10 is vulnerable to security and privacy issues, and researches have proved that Microsoft can track a lot of your activities to improve their products and enable personalized ads and promotions.
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In my setup i turn off advertising ID, Start Menu suggestions, timeline and configure app permissions but set diagnostic data to full.
On security side the only one i don't use (anymore) is controlled folder access due to high breakage which isn't important on secure system anyway.

But good to see they don't spread any strange tweaks or third-party tools (y)
 
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Good to see this list again--sometimes these settings and others are mysteriously turned off, particularly after a big update. I just found one that was off (prob. I forgot to re-enable it)--CFA. Every little bit helps.

Diagnostic Data is set to "optional" always due to Insider build requirements. Some of my very old games did not work at all, graphics-wise. After a couple of weeks, they work again due to the telemetry (send problem reports to Microsoft). Prob. missing some libraries somewhere.
 
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rndmblk said:
A few articles quoted MS documentation (although they didn't link to it).
Bleeping Computer for example - Windows Defender Fix For Windows 10: Enable Network Scanning - "Microsoft states in their documentation that scanning network files is not recommended"
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Scanning network files and Network Protection are two completely different things.
Network Protection blocks access to malicious domains system-wide. Scanning network files, well, scans files on the network.
It's perfectly safe to enable Network Protection.
 
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Arequire said:
Scanning network files and Network Protection are two completely different things.
Network Protection blocks access to malicious domains system-wide. Scanning network files, well, scans files on the network.
It's perfectly safe to enable Network Protection.
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Yes but the article in the original post is talking about Network scanning as is the post I quoted. No mention of network protection that I can see
 
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show-Zi said:
Compared to the past, Windows protection is much better. What I feel I need is a straightforward shortcut to these settings. Every time I set up Defender, I feel like I'm hunting for socks in a messy closet.🧦
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It would be great if Microsoft gave easier access to those settings, but for now the answer is ConfigueDefender :D
 
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mkoundo said:
Memory integrity is another security layer, so why does microsoft have it switched off by default?
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Because of possible incompatibele third party drivers it can't be enabled by default.
The default is for maximum compatibility.
The question is if it's needed in a home environment?
See the discussion here:
malwaretips.com

Hard_Configurator - Windows Hardening Configurator

It is already done:(y) https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender/raw/master/H_C_HardeningTools.zip Oh man, awkward situation. Thanks for letting me know. :LOL:
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