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<blockquote data-quote="monkeylove" data-source="post: 858816" data-attributes="member: 19756"><p>Harden WD for your PC and make all sorts of tweaks and modifications if you want, or experiment with various AVs and firewalls. Then look for the option that will give you least amount of time having to make the same tweaks and modifications in every other machine used by family members (who are also mostly novices) and that you also have to maintain, that you think will provide the most protection (and without you having to be called to check their PC every time something goes wrong), and that will cost you the least (especially if they expect you to pay for the software, which is often the case for novices who won't pay for something they don't or want to understand).</p><p></p><p>In my case, I discovered that I could not afford to buy multiple licenses for all of the PCs (novices tend to avoid paying for things that they don't think is important because they know little and don't want to know anything about them): the cost is almost equivalent to buying one hard drive each year. Similar applies to backup programs.</p><p></p><p>Given that, I decided to do the ff.</p><p></p><p>1. convince them to buy an external HD for backup and to at least back up the OS and their data to it using a free program to do periodic backups (like Paragon);</p><p></p><p>2. set up a free AV that won't slow down systems that much and will provide the best protection with the fewest popup ads (like KSC or Avast);</p><p></p><p>3. let something like Google Backup and Sync automatically back up whatever important folders they have and that'll fit in the drive;</p><p></p><p>4. install some addons in default mode that will block at least some ads, etc. (like uBlock Origin);</p><p></p><p>5. install and run some free software (like HWiNFO and others) to monitor and show things like the CPU and GPU temperature as well as give alerts concerning hard drive health.</p><p></p><p>I also kept a copy of rescue disks (for each Windows setup, the AV, and the third-party backup) in case something goes wrong and I have to restore systems or data.</p><p></p><p>With this setup, at most I spend a few minutes a week looking at any logs to see if the programs are running as scheduled.</p><p></p><p>My point is that unless you're being paid to do these things or that it's part of your job (which is not likely for one's family), or unless you have fun and a lot of time to maintain several PCs, then you should consider trying to make it easy on yourself and your relatives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monkeylove, post: 858816, member: 19756"] Harden WD for your PC and make all sorts of tweaks and modifications if you want, or experiment with various AVs and firewalls. Then look for the option that will give you least amount of time having to make the same tweaks and modifications in every other machine used by family members (who are also mostly novices) and that you also have to maintain, that you think will provide the most protection (and without you having to be called to check their PC every time something goes wrong), and that will cost you the least (especially if they expect you to pay for the software, which is often the case for novices who won't pay for something they don't or want to understand). In my case, I discovered that I could not afford to buy multiple licenses for all of the PCs (novices tend to avoid paying for things that they don't think is important because they know little and don't want to know anything about them): the cost is almost equivalent to buying one hard drive each year. Similar applies to backup programs. Given that, I decided to do the ff. 1. convince them to buy an external HD for backup and to at least back up the OS and their data to it using a free program to do periodic backups (like Paragon); 2. set up a free AV that won't slow down systems that much and will provide the best protection with the fewest popup ads (like KSC or Avast); 3. let something like Google Backup and Sync automatically back up whatever important folders they have and that'll fit in the drive; 4. install some addons in default mode that will block at least some ads, etc. (like uBlock Origin); 5. install and run some free software (like HWiNFO and others) to monitor and show things like the CPU and GPU temperature as well as give alerts concerning hard drive health. I also kept a copy of rescue disks (for each Windows setup, the AV, and the third-party backup) in case something goes wrong and I have to restore systems or data. With this setup, at most I spend a few minutes a week looking at any logs to see if the programs are running as scheduled. My point is that unless you're being paid to do these things or that it's part of your job (which is not likely for one's family), or unless you have fun and a lot of time to maintain several PCs, then you should consider trying to make it easy on yourself and your relatives. [/QUOTE]
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