My Security Config for 2022. Keeping it simple.
MrBananaxx's Security Configuration 2022
- Thread starter MrBananaxx
- Start date
- Last updated
- Jun 14, 2022
- About
- Personal, primary device
- Additional PC users
- Not shared with other users
- Desktop OS
- Windows 11
- OS edition
- Pro
- Login security
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- Password-less (PIN, Biometric, Face)
- Primary sign-in
- Microsoft account
- Primary user
- Admin user - Full permissions
- Security updates
- Default - allow security updates
- Windows UAC
- Maximum - always notify
- Network firewall
- ISP-issued router
- Real-time protection
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Microsoft Defender
- Software firewall
- Microsoft Defender Firewall
- Custom RTP, Firewall and OS settings
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Secure Boot
Bitlocker with TPM
PUA and Core Isolation enabled
ConfigureDefender set to High Preset
- Malware testing
- No malware samples
- Periodic security scanners
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Microsoft Safety Scanner
Microsoft Defender
HitmanPro
- Secure DNS
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Cloudflare
- VPN
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None
- Password manager
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Bitwarden - Microsoft Authenticator for OTP
- Browsers, Search and Addons
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Edge - Duckduckgo - uBlock Origin
- Maintenance and Cleaning
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Storage Sense scheduled to run monthly
BleachBit when needed
- Personal Files & Photos backup
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OneDrive
- Personal backup routine
- Automatic (scheduled)
- Device recovery & backup
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Windows Backup & Restore
- Device backup routine
- Manual (maintained by self)
- PC activity
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- Browsing the web.
- Emails.
- Shopping.
- Banking.
- PC and cloud gaming.
- Computer specs
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PC Specs - MrBananaxx's PC
My Config for mainly playing Battlefield, and browsing the internet Edit: Added my new mouse a G305
malwaretips.com
- Personal changelog
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28/05/22 - Removed Edge, added Firefox, Quad 9 to Cloudflare.
- Feedback Response
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General feedback
Another member who believes less is more.
We could start a "Keep it simple" thread. 
F-Secure Freedom seems like a good VPN? For some reason no one mentioned it here.
Ooops, I messed up the thread Sry ))
Ooops, I messed up the thread
Sry ))
Last edited:
Moved back to Firefox (since a month ago, forgot to update).
Changed to Cloudflare DNS since quad 9 is too slow.
Changed to Cloudflare DNS since quad 9 is too slow.
Moved back to Edge, added ConfigureDefender, set it to the High preset.
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