Advanced Security razorfancy Security Configuration 2022

[razorfancy]

Happy to share my security configuration.

 

[harlan4096]

@razorfancy:

Windows UAC -> Set to Always Notify.

Network firewall -> You may check in Your router if it has integrated FireWall.

External HDD -> You may also try backup cloud services.

Also, I don't use Edge as my main browser, but I guess HTTPS Everywhere add-on is not needed anymore

Thanks for sharing

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

@razorfancy:

Windows UAC -> Set to Always Notify.

Network firewall -> You may check in Your router if it has integrated FireWall.

External HDD -> You may also try backup cloud services.

Also, I don't use Edge as my main browser, but I guess HTTPS Everywhere add-on is not needed anymore

Thanks for sharing

Hopefully in Edge 97 scheduled for the week of 06-Jan-2022 Automatic HTTPS will be default.
In the current version it is not there, only when enabling a flag (edge://flags/#edge-automatic-https).

 

[razorfancy]

My Laptop is 8 years old but still works fine so I am thinking about getting a SSD to make Windows and Apps open faster but I definitely not gonna buy 1 TB SSD(around 80 to 100 euros in Portugal) because its a heavy investment for such a old pc but I am thinking about buying a Caddy to replace my laptop DVD drive so I can have 2 disks(1 TB HDD + 120 GB SSD).

Buying both things cost me 27,80 euros(Caddy is 7,90 euros + SSD 2.5 PNY CS900 120 GB is 19,90 euros).

There is one thing I would like to mention, I gonna have to open my laptop to replace DVD Drive with the Caddy, thankfully there is multiple tutorials on YouTube for my pc(Asus X550LB) showing how to do it but of course there is still a risk of me messing up things.

So considering my pc age, the risk of me messing up things and the cost of the caddy + SSD have, I would like to know your guys opinion about if I should do this upgrade or not.

 

[oldschool]

So considering my pc age, the risk of me messing up things and the cost of the caddy + SSD have, I would like to know your guys opinion about if I should do this upgrade or not.

I wouldn't bother with a machine this old just for a bit more speed.

 

[razorfancy]

I wouldn't bother with a machine this old just for a bit more speed.

Thx for giving your opinion.

@Gandalf_The_Grey could you give me your opinion about adding SSD or not, I would like to know your opinion because you have a laptop with similar age and CPU

There is one more thing I would like to mention, I dont plan to get a new pc until this pc I current have stops working.

 

[oldschool]

BTW, I use an 8th Gen Intel i3 with HDD. Perfect for my needs but I don't game.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Thx for giving your opinion.

@Gandalf_The_Grey could you give me your opinion about adding SSD or not, I would like to know your opinion because you have a laptop with similar age and CPU

There is one more thing I would like to mention, I dont plan to get a new pc until this pc I current have stops working.

I don' 't want you to break anything, but I would do it. After a clean install of Windows on your new SSD and your data on your HDD you will notice a speed increase. Windows 10 and 11 are made for a SSD.

 

[razorfancy]

I don' 't want you to break anything, but I would do it. After a clean install of Windows on your new SSD and your data on your HDD you will notice a speed increase. Windows 10 and 11 are made for a SSD.

Thx for giving your opinion.

 

[oldschool]

I don' 't want you to break anything, but I would do it. After a clean install of Windows on your new SSD and your data on your HDD you will notice a speed increase. Windows 10 and 11 are made for a SSD.

I saw this today and it got me thinking ...

As an aside, these days I do not recommend anyone purchasing or using a system without an SSD drive as your boot drive. Anyone with older hard drives will find that their system is getting slower and slower, with sub-par performance.

Before you know it, Windows 11 22H2 will be here

 

[razorfancy]

I saw this today and it got me thinking ...

Before you know it, Windows 11 22H2 will be here

I also saw this news about SSD possibly becoming mandatory for the Windows partition in a near future:

Microsoft might make SSD boot drives a system requirement for Windows 11 from next year

A new report has revealed that Microsoft is pushing OEMs to make SSDs a compulsory storage device for booting on upcoming PCs, suggesting that SSDs may become a requirement for next-gen Windows 11.

www.neowin.net

@Gandalf_The_Grey If I didnt have to open my laptop to replace the DVD Drive with the Caddy, I probably would have already added the SSD, that is the main reason why I am debating if I should do it or not.

I probably gonna wait for Windows 11 22h2 to be official released and then take a final decision.

 

[razorfancy]

@Gandalf_The_Grey @oldschool I bought the SSD and the Caddy last Monday but end up buying a 240 GB SSD because it only was 5 euros more than the 120GB version.

It took sometime to install the Caddy but fortunately everything went well.

I really like the much faster boot time and opening of apps + no more 100% disk usage

I would say the 32,89 euros(Caddy 7,90 euros + SSD 24,99 euros) that I spend to do this upgrade were well spended if my pc lasts at least 2 more year.