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Is reinstalling Windows needed after changing AV?
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<blockquote data-quote="Captain Holly" data-source="post: 936942" data-attributes="member: 90494"><p>Well, I don't have a VM but I do have another laptop I can use if something goes wrong with my main one. The problem I had with Revo and Avast may have been because I use the free version. Avast is a good AV but a few weeks ago I got tired of their upsells and offers and scans that did not do anything other than try to get me to use the paid version so I went back to Windows Security with Configure Defender set on High, also using Edge Chromium with Smart Screen, Webmail Adblocker and UBO on default settings. I have had no trouble with this setup so far and will keep it this way unless MS has any serious problems with Windows Security in the future. For now and the forseeable future I am learning to put my trust in MS and my own common sense/safe surfing habits.</p><p></p><p>C.H.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Captain Holly, post: 936942, member: 90494"] Well, I don't have a VM but I do have another laptop I can use if something goes wrong with my main one. The problem I had with Revo and Avast may have been because I use the free version. Avast is a good AV but a few weeks ago I got tired of their upsells and offers and scans that did not do anything other than try to get me to use the paid version so I went back to Windows Security with Configure Defender set on High, also using Edge Chromium with Smart Screen, Webmail Adblocker and UBO on default settings. I have had no trouble with this setup so far and will keep it this way unless MS has any serious problems with Windows Security in the future. For now and the forseeable future I am learning to put my trust in MS and my own common sense/safe surfing habits. C.H. [/QUOTE]
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