Advice Request Hard Configurator or Defender UI ?

[Dave Russo]

Hi brethren, anyone have a review matching these two similar products ?

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Hi brethren, anyone have a review matching these two similar products ?

At the moment I would say Hard_Configurator, because DefenderUI Pro is still in beta and not finished yet.
Both are great programs from talented developers and an asset to Windows security.
What do you think yourself?

 

[Dave Russo]

At the moment I would say Hard_Configurator, because DefenderUI Pro is still in beta and not finished yet.
Both are great programs from talented developers and an asset to Windows security.
What do you think yourself?

Since, windows 11 I have decided to go with one of these 2 programs, with Hard Configurator being my preference, I like the overall view better, and it to me seems less confusing. I have a lifetime subscription to Voodoshield, but have chosen to run Hitman Pro Alert alond side ,Like both developers, and would and will support both as time goes by

 

[oldschool]

Hi brethren, anyone have a review matching these two similar products ?

with Hard Configurator being my preference, I like the overall view better, and it to me seems less confusing.

If you're comfortable/familiar with H_C, go for it.

 

[plat]

I don't think anyone can nail it for you since everyone's personal taste and everyone's machine configurations differ.

I found the UI of Hard_Configurator more responsive and easier to navigate than that of Defender UI. But like Gandalf_The_Grey said: the latter is a work in progress. You're lucky to have a lifetime license to VoodooShield--that way you can continue to evaluate the product as it matures. You're not confined to one thing or on limited time constraint with a demo.

 

[JasonUK]

All the various software by both developers are really great... on one hand VS & DUI, on the other H_C/SWH/CD/FH. The trick will be to choose the best combination, if DUI Pro doesn't cover everything, with minimal impact on system. At the moment I'm using a mix of SWH/CD/FH & VS which could get even better when VS gets it's new contextual engine but I'd consider DUI Pro too. It'll also be interesting to see which tools can be combined with 3rd Party AVs if you choose not to rely on Microsoft. I'm still not a great fan of Defender which still seems slow to me although I'm gritting my teeth and giving it a prolonged spell on my PC again currently.

 

[SeriousHoax]

Hard Configurator or Simple Windows Hardening would my preference. They are basically set and forget, don't do anything fancy for configuration, doesn't keep running in the background, helpful manuals & logs and always excellent support from Andy himself.
From what I've seen so far, Andy doesn't publish his program as soon as they are ready. He himself use and test his programs for a long enough time before releasing any beta, and the beta versions are basically stable most of the time.