Windows firewall setting is unconvenient; no prompt for outbound connection (only inbound), and cannot create rule for a program per specific port (tried and failed); AVG firewall prompt and create a rule per port (and can select if outbound only or out and in, and permanent or once).
Forgat to mention AVG firewall is very good, except with Edge; if selecting "ask" mode (for prompts), it will block Edge connection for few minutes after Edge launch even if it is "allowed" when prompted.
Yes, tried WFC; it is good, but when I select allow connection when prompted, it creates a rule for all ports; AVG offer me to select allow for the required port only or for all ports.
Good, Thanks. I am trying out Avast Free AV right now. So far it's very good.
You are welcome, they are actually had the same engine with almost the same features, with different GUI.
community.avast.com
community.avg.com
Considering I cannot remember having virtualization enabled in BIOS, I disabled MD-related settings; most probably they will not work without virtualization.I searched online and could only find this:
If i turn on "Core isolation"...
Q:my Computer enabled “Core isolation”,So Avast still can enable “hardware-assisted virtualization” or not?
but the one who inquired never responded.
Since I forgot about AVG, I decided to search for that, too, and found
AVG Internet Security & Windows 11's Core Isolation
Hello, I am using AVG Internet Security on my Windows 11 Pro computer. Should I enable this setting in Core Isolation > Memory Integrity in Windows Defender with AVG Internet Security? (Screenshot by Lightshot) Or is there already a module in AVG that can do this?
Maybe for AVG they mean that even though the features are toggled on, those from AVG actually take over and disable them.
Finally, elsewhere I read that various forum members advise leaving CI, etc., on, whether or not a third-party AV is used, because the effect on performance is minimal.
Do you mean Microsoft Defender core isolation feature will not work on Windows 11 home edition (virtualization not supported)?
And I contacted the developer of Wintoys asking him if there is an error in his app because it shows my virtualization-based security is off while my core isolation is on, and he answered that he is sure that no error from his side, even HWiNFO64 shows that it is not enabled.
I have mostly custom-built desktops, so it was a hassle to activate them. I think I had to go to BIOS and turn on virtualization, convert the boot drive from MBR to GPT for some machines, disable CSM and enable UEFI, reboot and go back to enable Secure Boot in BIOS, go into Windows, turn on Secure Boot, and remove each incompatible driver using Drive Store Explorer or rename the old drivers. Or something like that.
I don't need any of that crapIt is worth remembering that, like with other known methods, it is going to work until it doesn't.
Disabling Core Isolation is a disadvantage of this method.
