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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 97327" data-source="post: 1013948">[USER=69540]@Digmor Crusher[/USER] and [USER=71262]@oldschool[/USER]On which protection level do you set ConfigureDefender on High or Max?I know Andy warns for MAX level, because it might block old hardware related software updates. On my wife&#039;s HP laptop (which came with Windows11), Windows Update itself blocks an HP driver to update (through HP maintenance center), because it says it has a weak signature. Laptop runs fine without that driver, also after receiving two bios updates (AMD problems with Windows11), I have de-installed this HP software because Sophos Scan &amp; Clean classifies this as spyware software. On newer hardware it seems that Windows pushes out all driver updates (which are Windows co-signed), so ConfigureDefender on MAX does not cause any problems.I like the idea of having a cloud based whitelist with ConfigureDefender on MAX (on my wife&#039;s laptop). This allows me to set Hard_Configurator on SWH-like protection (allow EXE, MSI and TMP) with an extra&nbsp; block for all H_C listed sponsors for standard users (with RunDLL32.exe added as extra block). I ran the same setup on her previous Lenovo laptop without problems, so I am curious what your opinion and experience is (in using CD and H_C).For me since I started using H_C and CD on Windows Home and stopped adding third-party software layers, I never ran into update of software crashing problems anymore (due to third-party layers stopping it). I now can even withhold the temptation to try out F-secure&nbsp; (on my wfe&#039;s laptop), which I got for free from my ISP (rebranded as their own), because I really like the problem free MAX protection.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 97327, post: 1013948"] [USER=69540]@Digmor Crusher[/USER] and [USER=71262]@oldschool[/USER] On which protection level do you set ConfigureDefender on High or Max? I know Andy warns for MAX level, because it might block old hardware related software updates. On my wife's HP laptop (which came with Windows11), Windows Update itself blocks an HP driver to update (through HP maintenance center), because it says it has a weak signature. Laptop runs fine without that driver, also after receiving two bios updates (AMD problems with Windows11), I have de-installed this HP software because Sophos Scan & Clean classifies this as spyware software. On newer hardware it seems that Windows pushes out all driver updates (which are Windows co-signed), so ConfigureDefender on MAX does not cause any problems. I like the idea of having a cloud based whitelist with ConfigureDefender on MAX (on my wife's laptop). This allows me to set Hard_Configurator on SWH-like protection (allow EXE, MSI and TMP) with an extra block for all H_C listed sponsors for standard users (with RunDLL32.exe added as extra block). I ran the same setup on her previous Lenovo laptop without problems, so I am curious what your opinion and experience is (in using CD and H_C). For me since I started using H_C and CD on Windows Home and stopped adding third-party software layers, I never ran into update of software crashing problems anymore (due to third-party layers stopping it). I now can even withhold the temptation to try out F-secure (on my wfe's laptop), which I got for free from my ISP (rebranded as their own), because I really like the problem free MAX protection. [/QUOTE]

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