- Nov 9, 2022
- 700
Bought a new laptop with IPS Screen, 14 inch, 16GB Memory.
TuXTalk - New Laptop and Configuration 2025
- Thread starter TuxTalk
- Start date
- Last updated
- Mar 10, 2025
- How it's used?
- For home and private use
- Operating system
- Windows 11
- Other operating system
- None
- On-device encryption
- BitLocker Device Encryption for Windows
- Log-in security
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- Biometrics (Windows Hello PIN, TouchID, Face, Iris, Fingerprint)
- Security updates
- Allow security updates and latest features
- Update channels
- Allow stable updates only
- User Access Control
- Always notify
- Smart App Control
- On
- Network firewall
- Enabled
- About WiFi router
-
Ziggo Sagemcom
- Real-time security
-
Trend Micro Maximum Security
- Firewall security
- Other - Internet Security (3rd-party)
- About custom security
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None
- Periodic malware scanners
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NPE
- Malware sample testing
- I do not participate in malware testing
- Environment for malware testing
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None
- Browser(s) and extensions
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Bitwarden
Ghostery
Trend Micro Security
- Secure DNS
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Cloudflare
- Desktop VPN
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PIA VPN
- Password manager
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Bitwarden
- Maintenance tools
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None
- File and Photo backup
-
Google Photo's
Onedrive
- Subscriptions
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- Apple iCloud+ 50GB
- Google One Premium 2TB
- Microsoft 365 Family 6TB
- System recovery
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Manual Backups and recovery, i do not use Software for this
- Risk factors
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- Browsing to popular websites
- Working from home
- Making audio/video calls
- Opening email attachments
- Buying from online stores, entering banks card details
- Logging into my bank account
- Downloading software and files from reputable sites
- Downloading software and files from unknown / untrusted / shady sites
- Computer specs
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- Notable changes
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New Laptop
- What I'm looking for?
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Looking for medium feedback.
- Jun 22, 2014
- 910
- Nov 9, 2022
- 700
- Apr 28, 2015
- 9,087
- Nov 9, 2022
- 700
No need, just use Reset my PC and restore from the cloud, do this for years.
Less is more ;-)
- Mar 2, 2023
- 1,391
Same thing I do, and for the same reasons.
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- Nov 9, 2022
- 700
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And with my new iPhone 16 on the way, also added 50GB iCloud for now.
And with my new iPhone 16 on the way, also added 50GB iCloud for now.
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