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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 1091812" data-attributes="member: 32260">Welcome. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />As @[USER=52096]Gandalf_The_Grey[/USER] already mentioned the security advice can depend on several factors like your Windows setup, skill level, and how you use the computer (home user, hybrid-work, small business, etc.). From my experience, hardening software is acceptable until it does not introduce inconvenience. With a simple Windows setup (web browsing, emails, music, videos, and social media apps), one can significantly harden Windows without losing convenience. If you want to use all possible stuff, then any hardening can be inconvenient.It is good to start with light hardening (SimpleWindowsHardening or WHHLight default settings) and see if it is sufficiently convenient.Edit.Most important advanced settings of Microsoft Defender (like ASR rules or Cloud Protection Level) work only when Defender is a main AV with enabled real-time protection. Enabling periodic scans is insufficient to apply those settings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 1091812, member: 32260"] Welcome. (y) As @[USER=52096]Gandalf_The_Grey[/USER] already mentioned the security advice can depend on several factors like your Windows setup, skill level, and how you use the computer (home user, hybrid-work, small business, etc.). From my experience, hardening software is acceptable until it does not introduce inconvenience. With a simple Windows setup (web browsing, emails, music, videos, and social media apps), one can significantly harden Windows without losing convenience. If you want to use all possible stuff, then any hardening can be inconvenient. It is good to start with light hardening (SimpleWindowsHardening or WHHLight default settings) and see if it is sufficiently convenient. Edit. Most important advanced settings of Microsoft Defender (like ASR rules or Cloud Protection Level) work only when Defender is a main AV with enabled real-time protection. Enabling periodic scans is insufficient to apply those settings. [/QUOTE]

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