AudioCircle
Community => Non-audio hobbies and interests => The IT Crowd => Topic started by: FullRangeMan on 18 Jun 2021, 06:04 am
-
Beware next week 24JUN21 more unsolicited stuff will coming to your PC, yes yet another new user interface... :duh:
-
We've had Win 10 forever now. Being a digital dislexic I've been happy keeping a familiar OS, but I wonder why it's been so long between new releases. It seems Apple has a new one every year, at least seems that way.
-
I see it has rounded corners now on most of the windows. Reminds me of Windows 3.1 :o
-
I'm sticking with Windows 7 until my PC finally dies and I'm forced to upgrade to something new.
-
Linus Tech Tips had a decent video on it yesterday, surprisingly drivers updated on the leaked copy
-
I'm sticking with Windows 7 until my PC finally dies and I'm forced to upgrade to something new.
Seriously, Windows 7 was awesome.
-
I wonder why it's been so long between new releases.
I just read a bit about the new release, which has a brief history near the top. It explains the change in Microsoft's approach to updates.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-a-glorified-theme-pack-we-can-all-live-with/
-
I go with the flow, bring 11 on. Microsoft has been changing their look and interface since 1982 and I have enjoyed them all (except Vista which came installed on a laptop I won).
Windows 1.0 came out November 20, 1985 but before that I used Microsoft Basic-80 written in CP/M on a Kaypro 2 which was released in 1982.
A few years later I had a faster 80286-based PC-AT running Microsoft MS-DOS. Then a faster PC running Windows 3.11 and I haven't stopped.
I love pressing new buttons and icons saying to myself "what does this do?" I discovered I can't really break a computer but some people can (my cousin Ellen is one).
(https://img.deusm.com/informationweek/2014/10/1316778/kayproii.jpg)
(https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NMAH-AHB2015q010908&max=1000)
-
They are saying W11 was modeled to web developers what are far away from most PC users needs, as MS dont have tradition of forcing its products on its users like Mozila does, I have hopes I can keep this W10 that I know well and has a good level of security, all what I dont need now is a new OS even if its for free.
-
They are saying W11 was modeled to web developers what are far away from most PC users needs, as MS dont have tradition of forcing its products on its users like Mozila does, I have hopes I can keep this W10 that I know well and has a good level of security, all what I dont need now is a new OS even if its for free.
One can always use an OS for as long as you want. It's just that MS will no longer support W10 after 2025.
-
I liked windows 7 mainly because I could record copy-protected TV. Now, I can't do that.
I had to get rid of all the "dual screen" start menu stuff to make windows 10 like windows 7. Once that was done, it was OK.
-
It looks like I don't have to worry about Windows 11 anymore.
Now Microsoft’s app will say why your PC isn’t ready for Windows 11
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/25/22550951/microsoft-pc-health-checkup-app-update-windows-11-compatibility-tool-details (https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/25/22550951/microsoft-pc-health-checkup-app-update-windows-11-compatibility-tool-details)
I ran the Microsoft PC Health Check v2.3 and failed. I built my PC 10 years ago in 2011 using an Asus P8H67-V (REV3) motherboard and a 2nd Gen Intel i7 2600K 3.4G.
Windows 11 requires a UEFI with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM2.0) with Secure Boot.
My Asus does not have the TPM2.0 module which was not introduced until 2016 plus the Intel i7 2600K doesn't support the required Platform Trust Technology (PTT).
You may get one of these error messages
(https://www.windowslatest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Windows-11-PC-Health-Check-Tool.jpg)
The Windows PC Health Check is available here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11)
The Windows 11 Supported Intel Processor list is here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors)
If your processor is supported but your motherboard isn't, a add-in TPM card might work. Even though Windows 11 isn't released yet add-in card prices are going up already.
Do you really need to buy a TPM for Windows 11?
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/do-you-really-need-to-buy-a-tpm-for-windows-11/455136 (https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/do-you-really-need-to-buy-a-tpm-for-windows-11/455136)
-
My 2013ish Dell laptop's processor is too old (i5 4200u), and it doesn't have a TPM. I guess I'm sticking with Windows 10 until I buy a new system with Windows 11 installed. Probably some time next year when the house is paid off. At least Microsoft will still be providing updates to Windows 10 until 2025.
Cornelis
-
Will Fastie has an easy to read article in the current Ask Woody (formerly Windows Secrets) newsletter. Needless so say he is not a fan of this new update path.
https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/free-edition-windows-11-announced/ (https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/free-edition-windows-11-announced/)
"No specific dates were given. Even the general availability date was mentioned only as “holiday,” which typically means by Thanksgiving in the US. Insider builds are coming, but nothing specific about them was offered."
"There are three key hardware requirements from this morass of information:
Windows 11 requires a 64-bit CPU;
Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0;
Windows 11 requires at least an eighth-generation Intel processor or an AMD processor from no earlier than 2019.
"Speaking personally, I do not have a PC that measures up. My primary PC, which works just fine, thanks, has an excellent and fast fourth-generation i5 processor. My other PCs are older. All run Windows 10. None will run Windows 11. My wife just got a new Lenovo Yoga for her birthday, and it will run 11. If only she’d let me use it. Susan Bradley reports similar problems (https://www.computerworld.com/article/3623052/windows-11-the-long-migration.html)."
By Windows 10 end of life on October 14th, 2025 (no more security updates) my computers will be 15 years old, if they last that long, so the change to Windows 11 will be automatic and painless. Windows 11 is barely in Beta testing and a long way from getting released, so far there are only a few screen shots. Anyone hyperventilating over the new OS can press one nostril closed with your finger and slowly breathe in and out through the open nostril. Repeat as necessary for 4 years.
-
Thanks for inform, appreciated the links :thumb:
-
Palladium software initially appeared in Windows Vista and was removed due protests from users and the Microsoft community, now in W11 it came back renamed to TPM and is built into the motherboard hardware as a chip.
It will control all your PC resources and all the activities you do on your PC such as the number of times you can watch a video, listen to music, open an installed program, open a PDF file, open an image, view a photo etc all based on DRM.
The TPM will not allow you to install a program without a valid certificate or an expired certificate. This TPM hardware is a chip that has been placed in every PC since 2006 dormant and now in W11 this inactive chip will be activated.
On W11 only TPM can communicate with CPU, HD, RAM memory, peripherals, led monitors etc etc... the TPM also will manage the certificates of the websites your internet browser visits via https to not allow you surf the internet on ''unsafe'' sites and TPM may also block your PC or Server or your hard drive if it is considered ''unsafe'', as is already done with any smartphone and still there is IPv6 to find you.
-
To know if your PC have a TPM chip in the Power Shell type:
get-tpm
Or in the exec command line type:
tpm.msc
(https://img.ibxk.com.br/2021/06/28/tpm-28171136621361.jpg?w=704)
-
(https://img.ibxk.com.br/2021/06/28/tpm-28171656617365.jpg?w=704)
TpmPresent
"True" TPM chip is present in your PC,
''False'' TPM chip not found or is disabled.
TpmReady
''True'' TPM chip already active.
''False'' TPM is inactive or disabled.
-
Most computers since 2011 have a TPM chip although it may be turned off. Just turning it on in the BIOS won't do anything for people who bought their computer before 2019 because that TPM chip has version 1.2. Check your computer's model number or motherboard manufacturer to see if there is a TPM firmware update to 2.0.
Right click and run PowerShell get-tpm in Administrative Mode. If it says:
TpmPresent: True
TpmReady: False
Type exit to exit PowerShell
You will have to turn TPM on in the BIOS. After TPM is enabled -
In the Windows Search box type: tpm.msc
The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Management window should open.
Under the TPM Manufacturer Information subwindow, look for the Specification Version. You should see what TPM version your PC is running under there.
The current minimum system requirement (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11?ranMID=24542&ranEAID=nOD/rLJHOac&ranSiteID=nOD_rLJHOac-ySVT0VA.e3y3Ej0hBnxmZw&epi=nOD_rLJHOac-ySVT0VA.e3y3Ej0hBnxmZw&irgwc=1&OCID=AID2200057_aff_7593_1243925&tduid=%28ir__npq2wkax6kkfqkwluaiitfe3m32xu9x1b1xs26o900%29%287593%29%281243925%29%28nOD_rLJHOac-ySVT0VA.e3y3Ej0hBnxmZw%29%28%29&irclickid=_npq2wkax6kkfqkwluaiitfe3m32xu9x1b1xs26o900#pchealthcheck) for Windows 11 is TPM 2.0.
-
Thank God my mobo dont have it,
so Iam free of the W11 annoyance.
Do you have read my post #15 ?
-
Thank God my mobo dont have it,
so Iam free of the W11 annoyance.
Do you have read my post #15 ?
I don't have TPM chip either also I don't have any DRM protected media: no video, music, images, photos or books.
-
I don't have TPM chip either also I don't have any DRM protected media: no video, music, images, photos or books.
Many YT videos may have DRM, and if the chip ''think'' you should show a certifivate for your current images ?
I have many PDF vintage tube books and if the TPM think they most have a valid certificate?
I dont see as W11 will please home custumers.
-
Groan, not another "upgrade"! Last time this happened I was penalized for being slow on the uptake by Microsoft making it impossible to transfer my old files across without having to buy a "special" program from them. I refused.
-
Windows 11 won't be a required update although all new computers in 6 months to a year will have it pre-installed. So many existing computers do not meet W11's requirements that I wouldn't be surprised that Microsoft extends Windows 10 end-of-life beyond 2025. And you can still use W10 forever after that date or until that computer has a catastrophic failure.
With all the Windows 11 news flying about a person would think it's happening right now. No such luck.
The only version of 11 available is through the Windows Insider Channel, specifically the Dev Channel.
The Dev Channel is the Alpha build: for highly technical users, unfinished code, buggy and unstable.
The Beta Channel build is not available yet and is for early adapters
The Release Preview Channel participants have access to the upcoming (almost finished) release before the OS is available worldwide.
Tom's Hardware recently posted an article about how to install the current Dev Channel release of Windows 11.
"In testing, we used this install method on two different virtual machines, both of which had just 2GB of RAM, no TPM and no Secure Boot. We did not get any warnings and the install worked without issue. We did not have a physical PC that didn't meet requirements to test with."
This does not mean the final release of W11 will run on PC's that do not meet the requirements, it only means this build will.
How to Clean Install Windows 11, No Product Key Required
https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/clean-install-windows-11 (https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/clean-install-windows-11)
-
I'd just rather go back in time to Windows XP. Got stuck with Windows 8, and then two versions of 10. Both are just sanctioned viruses in my book
gary
-
If I had the XP or W7 media it would be an option to think about seriously. I noted with W11 the customer privacy are zero, non existent, they know everything you have now on your HD and everything you had in the past, not to mention web surfing.
-
"they know everything you have now on your HD" - do you have a source for that?
At any rate, if privacy is a concern this is probably another reason to take a look at Linux.
-
"they know everything you have now on your HD" - do you have a source for that?
At any rate, if privacy is a concern this is probably another reason to take a look at Linux.
In last months in my PC W10 has begin doing unsolicited actions on my personal files, some weeks ago it made invisible a folder with naked babes and the Firefox userchrome file, its was not doing by the Cortana as I have uninstalled it, after some search I found these files were in the same place but the W10 made they invisible, I had made they visible again to my convenience. The W10 is a very smart OS but W11 will be even worse.
-
In last months in my PC W10 has begin doing unsolicited actions on my personal files, some weeks ago it made invisible a folder with naked babes and the Firefox userchrome file, its was not doing by the Cortana as I have uninstalled it, after some search I found these files were in the same place but the W10 made they invisible, I had made they visible again to my convenience.
Never heard of such a thing...sounds like you were hacked by a person then. :scratch:
-
Never heard of such a thing...sounds like you were hacked by a person then. :scratch:
Well now you already heard, other bad giant in the internet are Goo, a few weeks a go at registering to a new email they asked me phone number and my address.
-
Well now you already heard, other bad giant in the internet are Goo, a few weeks a go at registering to a new email they asked me phone number and my address.
Perhaps you need a password system and a firewall like a Firewalla (https://firewalla.com/products/firewalla-gold?GA_network=g&GA_device=c&GA_campaign=8003568913&GA_adgroup=128300022371&GA_target=&GA_placement=&GA_creative=523292676890&GA_extension=&GA_keyword=&GA_loc_physical_ms=9011746&GA_landingpage=https://firewalla.com/products/firewalla-gold&gclid=CjwKCAjwgISIBhBfEiwALE19SQFRwsBDMzHM-qFOxWOSNMUNp6ShUYls4RKZiw5HHzoK_-2CSmN8KxoCwiMQAvD_BwE)?
-
Perhaps you need a password system and a firewall like a Firewalla (https://firewalla.com/products/firewalla-gold?GA_network=g&GA_device=c&GA_campaign=8003568913&GA_adgroup=128300022371&GA_target=&GA_placement=&GA_creative=523292676890&GA_extension=&GA_keyword=&GA_loc_physical_ms=9011746&GA_landingpage=https://firewalla.com/products/firewalla-gold&gclid=CjwKCAjwgISIBhBfEiwALE19SQFRwsBDMzHM-qFOxWOSNMUNp6ShUYls4RKZiw5HHzoK_-2CSmN8KxoCwiMQAvD_BwE)?
I use the W-Defender firewall and the W10 logon have a long password, I prefer not use passwords manager softwares, I have a book with my passwords and I type the passwords every time I login in a site, Iam not lazy with passwords.
-
The problems with certificates began :
Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead
Firefox detected a potential security threat and did not continue to store.hifiman.com. If you visit this site, attackers could try to steal information like your passwords, emails, or credit card details.
What can you do about it?
The issue is most likely with the website, and there is nothing you can do to resolve it.
If you are on a corporate network or using anti-virus software, you can reach out to the support teams for assistance. You can also notify the website’s administrator about the problem.
Learn more…
Someone could be trying to impersonate the site and you should not continue.
Websites prove their identity via certificates. Firefox does not trust store.hifiman.com because its certificate issuer is unknown, the certificate is self-signed, or the server is not sending the correct intermediate certificates.
Error code: SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER
View Certificate
-
I'm using Malwarebytes full version and HTPS Everywhere and get warnings on all sites not using HTTPs everywhere. I think it was a Firefox extension.
-
Firefox detected a potential security threat and did not continue to store.hifiman.com.
Websites prove their identity via certificates. Firefox does not trust store.hifiman.com because its certificate issuer is unknown, the certificate is self-signed, or the server is not sending the correct intermediate certificates.
Went to store.hifiman.com (https://store.hifiman.com/)
Works for me. I use Firefox 91.0b8 (64 bit), Malwarebytes with realtime monitoring, Eset NOD32 and Comodo firewall. Connected just fine with no warnings or red flags.
Problem might be between the keyboard and your chair. That's always my problem.
-
Corretct that HTTPS compliant site no problem here. If there was I would get a choice to go to the http site.
-
In last months in my PC W10 has begin doing unsolicited actions on my personal files,
There's no reason to think it's Microsoft doing that. I suggest running disk and malware checks.
-
It looks like I don't have to worry about Windows 11 anymore.
Now Microsoft’s app will say why your PC isn’t ready for Windows 11
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/25/22550951/microsoft-pc-health-checkup-app-update-windows-11-compatibility-tool-details (https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/25/22550951/microsoft-pc-health-checkup-app-update-windows-11-compatibility-tool-details)
I ran the Microsoft PC Health Check v2.3 and failed. I built my PC 10 years ago in 2011 using an Asus P8H67-V (REV3) motherboard and a 2nd Gen Intel i7 2600K 3.4G.
Windows 11 requires a UEFI with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM2.0) with Secure Boot
The Windows PC Health Check is available here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11)
Looks like there's no PC Health Check App currently available at that link.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=227566)
-
I read the PC Health Check App is being retooled to be clearer. I have the second version of the app and it seemed clear to me. Microsoft probably got tired of answering questions from everyone with old computers.
The TPM 2.0 requirement is another glitch. I just built a new computer with an Asus motherboard and a 9th Gen Intel processor, ran the PC Health Check App I downloaded when it was still available and the app said TPM was not available. TPM is turned off by default in Asus motherboards. I'll have to go into the UEFI to find it in Advanced Menu. But I won't find TPM in the menu because it is labeled PTT.
I can't see the average user who just uses email and the default Microsoft Edge figure out how to get into the BIOS and then go mucking about in the advanced settings without royally screwing things up. How would anyone even know that PTT = TPM? And now go try to explain the procedure to my cousin Ellen who is 74 years old, I dare you.
Windows 11 was just released into the Beta Channel today, it's getting closer to the Oct. or Nov. release date.
-
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=227577)
-
There's no reason to think it's Microsoft doing that. I suggest running disk and malware checks.
I run Quick Scan almost everyday before power off and full scan at sundays, it never found anything, also remember now that last year the W10 move the place from the video board drivers and til today I have not able to find it, it happened after I do a wrong video board driver update.
-
Looks like there's no PC Health Check App currently available at that link.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=227566)
In the W10 you can run the Health Check at Power Shell as admin with the commands below to check OS probs, nothing to do with the W11 though.
dism /online /cleanup-image /checkhealth
dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
-
I run Quick Scan almost everyday before power off and full scan at sundays, it never found anything
Keep looking....
Malwarebytes
Our free scanner is what put us on the map. It doesn’t just find threats like malware and viruses, it also finds potentially unwanted programs that can slow you down.
Malwarebytes AdwCleaner
Computer running slow? Strange messages popping up? Browser homepage changed without your permission? This could be the work of adware (and its friends), a sneaky variant of malware that is hard to find, and harder to remove. Malwarebytes AdwCleaner employs innovative technology engineered solely to detect and remove these unwanted hitchhikers. It’s the cleaner of choice for home users and technicians.
Aggressively targets adware, spyware, potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), and browser hijackers with technology specially engineered to remove these threats.
Both programs are free to download but with all the computer strangeness you have described over the years I suggest paying for Malwarebytes Premium, that's what I use.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/ (https://www.malwarebytes.com/)
But then, what would you post about if Malwarebytes solves your problems?
Computer Rule #3: If your video card works, never, ever f**k with it. There is no program in the world that will stop you from self inflicted wounds like installing the wrong video card drivers. Microsoft sometimes offer driver updates but you still have to check the box, they never install automatically. Your problems are entertaining to say the least. (Please, please stay out of the BIOS)
-
Yes I found out too a few months ago. My drivers were fine (from 2016) but was offered updated on MS "optional upgrades" lists, and upgraded few drivers.
Installed them and flocked the whole machine up. Wouldn't start up no way no how. WTF!!! I was needless to say pissed. Had to do Win 10 the whole HD from a backup I luckily had made thanks to that backup. Put in a Samsug 1T SSD870 GVO ($90) it screams now. Get rid of the spin drives too.
If it aint broke don't mess with it!
-
Have just run W-Defender full scan and offline scan and found no prob at all. My current video drivers were auto installed by the W10 due the GeForce site failure, W10 asked if I want they installed the video drivers.
I can run this Malwarebytes as a standalone pgm or it a W-Defender substitute that run full time ?
-
Have just run W-Defender full scan and offline scan and found no prob at all. My current video drivers were auto installed by the W10 due the GeForce site failure, W10 asked if I want they installed the video drivers.
I can run this Malwarebytes standalone or it a W-Defender substitute that run full time ?
That is what I guessed, W10 drivers for video cards and other peripherals are always old and out of date, they are not even a last resort. Video card drivers used to have be completely uninstalled then special cleaner run to get rid of the extra bits before installing new drivers. Microsoft installs old drivers on top of the new resulting in a mix of *.dll, *.msi, and *.sys files, no wonder people have problems. Just because a computer says "do it" you say OK? Doesn't anyone have free will anymore?
Or you can be like my brother and say "What does this do?"
Malwarebytes is different than W-Defender, it is designed to run at the same time. W-Defender is an anti-virus, Malwarebytes is an anti-malware. Browser hijackers, adware, spyware, etc. are not viruses. W-Defender doesn't care about them or even look for them. All those programs that are attached to free games are not a virus but will really screw up your computer anyway. At one time my cousin installed all sorts of free stuff and her computer was so full of adware programs that it would barely boot.
Many (all) sites that offer to scan your computer for free install spyware then report that your computer is so filled up with malicious programs that only they can remove it - for a fee. Only the well know established anti-virus sites and Malwarebytes are OK to use for online scans.
Since you found hidden pornography or child porn on your computer then you probably have a hidden program that runs in the background that is part of a porn distributed computing network without knowing it. Has your router been unusually active lately or internet seem slower than usual? W-Defender doesn't monitor outgoing traffic which is why I don't use it. A real firewall monitors incoming and outgoing so if an unknown program tries to send info then a pop-up asks if this is OK.
At this point it may be wise to do a clean install of W10. Backup your data to a USB hard drive. Track down fresh versions of the software programs, make sure you have all your passwords then wipe that damn disk for a clean start.
Do this to register W10 and re-install. It works even if you are not replacing parts:
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=177478.msg1867705#msg1867705 (https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=177478.msg1867705#msg1867705)
-
That is what I guessed, W10 drivers for video cards and other peripherals are always old and out of date, they are not even a last resort. Video card drivers used to have be completely uninstalled then special cleaner run to get rid of the extra bits before installing new drivers. Microsoft installs old drivers on top of the new resulting in a mix of *.dll, *.msi, and *.sys files, no wonder people have problems. Just because a computer says "do it" you say OK? Doesn't anyone have free will anymore?
Or you can be like my brother and say "What does this do?"
Malwarebytes is different than W-Defender, it is designed to run at the same time. W-Defender is an anti-virus, Malwarebytes is an anti-malware. Browser hijackers, adware, spyware, etc. are not viruses. W-Defender doesn't care about them or even look for them. All those programs that are attached to free games are not a virus but will really screw up your computer anyway. At one time my cousin installed all sorts of free stuff and her computer was so full of adware programs that it would barely boot.
Many (all) sites that offer to scan your computer for free install spyware then report that your computer is so filled up with malicious programs that only they can remove it - for a fee. Only the well know established anti-virus sites and Malwarebytes are OK to use for online scans.
Since you found hidden pornography or child porn on your computer then you probably have a hidden program that runs in the background that is part of a porn distributed computing network without knowing it. Has your router been unusually active lately or internet seem slower than usual? W-Defender doesn't monitor outgoing traffic which is why I don't use it. A real firewall monitors incoming and outgoing so if an unknown program tries to send info then a pop-up asks if this is OK.
At this point it may be wise to do a clean install of W10. Backup your data to a USB hard drive. Track down fresh versions of the software programs, make sure you have all your passwords then wipe that damn disk for a clean start.
Do this to register W10 and re-install. It works even if you are not replacing parts:
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=177478.msg1867705#msg1867705 (https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=177478.msg1867705#msg1867705)
You say so much nonsense that its not clear how Malwarebytes run, seems it run full time together with W-Defender.
-
You say so much nonsense that its not clear how Malwarebytes run, seems it run full time together with W-Defender.
Not nonsense, please read slowly. It could be language barrier and my inability to communicate.
Yes, Malwarebytes runs full time with W-Defender.
-
Not nonsense, please read slowly. It could be language barrier and my inability to communicate.
Yes, Malwarebytes runs full time with W-Defender.
OK I will install this pgm since its free, I sure it will found nothing.
-
OK I will install this pgm since its free, I sure it will found nothing.
In last months in my PC W10 has begin doing unsolicited actions on my personal files, some weeks ago it made invisible a folder with naked babes...
Maybe it will find more naked babes :lol:
Or did I not understand and you had a personal folder filled with naked babes (you made it and wanted it) and W10 made the folder invisible. I assumed someone else put the folder on your computer and made it invisible.
-
Maybe it will find more naked babes :lol:
Or did I not understand and you had a personal folder filled with naked babes (you made it and wanted it) and W10 made the folder invisible. I assumed someone else put the folder on your computer and made it invisible.
I aware there is some men that dont like babes, they are everywhere.
Seems this Malwarebytes are only 14 days demo disappointing.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=227601)
-
I aware there is some men that dont like babes, they are everywhere.
Seems this Malwarebytes are only 14 days demo disappointing.
Plenty of time to see if you want to keep it. I suggest keeping it if you regularly visit naked babe or torrent sites.
I like babes, just don't have folders of them. My cousin Hank and his 19 year old daughter started Mr. Skin in 1999. Our family are not prudes.
-
Iam not interested in your family curiosities but I will no pay $40 per year, Glary is free.
-
Umm there's a free version. Premium is free for the 14 days.
I'll pay for it and not all the other bloated , machine slowing anti virus junk.
Even CCleaner got cought doing shit, Avast too for tracking etc.
I'm done.
-
This Malwarebytes is a little intrusive to my taste it run all the time and posted a menu on the W security page, I will let it expire and go.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=227607)
-
Umm there's a free version. Premium is free for the 14 days.
I'll pay for it and not all the other bloated , machine slowing anti virus junk.
Even CCleaner got cought doing shit, Avast too for tracking etc.
I'm done.
Yea, it costs money to be safe these days. I pay because besides stereo, video, hiking, extreme workouts and beer, computers are one of my hobbies and I like being able to explore and go anywhere on the internet without drive-by downloads and all the other stuff you don't want to know about.
The free software has to make money somehow, read carefully, watch what you click on (or un-check) when installing and you will be OK. Too much trouble? Then buy a software suite.
Malwarebytes does none of these antics. After 14 days Malwarebytes reverts to the free version which does not have real time monitoring which is important in my world.
-
This Malwarebytes is a little intrusive to my taste it run all the time and posted a menu on the W security page, I will let it expire and go.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=227607)
:thumb:
-
Have just saw this bait.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=230515)
-
I took the bait, updated the BIOS and took the test
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=230669)
Scroll down to the page bottom to download the new PC health Check app
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11)
An interesting little factoid I saw:
Windows 11 Home edition requires internet connectivity and a Microsoft account.
Most users probably already have a Microsoft account. I have had one forever, since before Google or Gmail because my ISP uses msn.
In reality Microsoft would like you to link your Windows 10 license to your Microsoft account. Linking is a great idea and everyone should do it. If you have a catastrophic failure and loose Windows 10 without a backup image or just want to replace your motherboard the Microsoft account will authenticate your license without a product key. I've done it after a clean install using the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10), it works.
How to link your Windows 10 product key to a Microsoft account
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-link-your-windows-10-product-key-microsoft-account (https://www.windowscentral.com/how-link-your-windows-10-product-key-microsoft-account)
-
My personal laptop was purchased in December 2019 and I received the message in windows update last Friday that it was good to go and slated for windows 11 at some point. Since that is not my main machine and I don't mind rebuilding it, I forced it to run the Win 11 install.
While everything seems to work just fine so far, I absolutely despise the revised start menu, instead of listing my installed apps, it has a pinned and suggested apps and you have to click a button to show them all. There are hacks to fix this but it shouldn't require fixing, that should be a toggle. Once again MS has messed with the most used part of the OS for no good reason, though not as bad as removing it entirely as they did with Win 8.
I otherwise like the look but I am not averse to most changes, unless, as in this case, they hide the things I actually need.
-
The October Malwarebytes Newsletter has a well written article about the new Windows 11 security features. I have been on the internet since the early AOL days and registered my business domain name, learned to code and built my website in 1999 before there were many how-to guides. After 22 years I'm on everyone's list. I get invitations to click on malware everyday and more websites are getting hacked (see below) so security is my number one priority, I'm glad Microsoft is helping out.
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/2021/10/windows-11-security/ (https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/2021/10/windows-11-security/)
Mark Stockley spoke to Malwarebytes’ Windows experts Alex Smith and Charles Oppermann to understand what’s changed in Windows 11 and what impact it could have on security. The newsletter goes over:
- Virtualization Based Security (VBS)
- Kernel Data Protection, which uses VBS to mark some kernel memory as read only, to protect the Windows kernel and its drivers from being tampered with.
- Memory Integrity (a more digestible name for HVCI), which runs code integrity checks in an isolated environment, which should provide stronger protection against kernel viruses and malware.
- Application Guard, a protective sandbox for Edge and Microsoft Office that uses virtualization to isolate untrusted websites and office documents, limiting the damage they can cause.
- Credential Guard runs the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service in a virtual container, which stops attackers dumping credentials and using them in pass-the-hash attacks.
- Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-In uses VBS to isolate biometric software, and to create secure pathways to external components like the camera and TPM.
- UEFI’s Secure Boot, which checks the digital signatures of the software used in the boot process. It protects against bootkits that load before the operating system, and rootkits that modify the operating system.
- Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0) a tamper-resistant technology that performs cryptographic operations, such as creating and storing cryptographic keys, where they can’t be interfered with. It’s probably best known for its role in Secure Boot.
- Hardware-enforced Stack Protection
Brian Livingston recently wrote a scary article in the Oct. 11, 2021 Ask Woody Free Newsletter.
https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/free-edition-the-first-google-search-result-often-leads-to-a-virus/
The first Google search result often leads to a virus
"The top search result in Google is all too often a link to a website that’s been hacked to infect visitors’ devices with a virus.
"The hackers have found ways to control the content management systems (CMSes) of legitimate websites that happen to rank highly in Google on certain search terms. The hacked sites are made to display fake webpages that can infect users who click a link. The websites’ owners are usually unaware that anything evil is happening."
Windows 11 can't happen soon enough.
-
Well I installed it.
And I like it! :lol:
Seriously, it feels like a step forward to me (so far). Unlike say Big Sur. Initial impressions are that it does succeed in being cleaner and fresher. About that menu (Mike), I thought it would bother me but in fact I am used to typing two or three letters to bring up apps anyway, I've just realised that maybe I do this now because it's consistent across Mac, Linux and Windows.
It's early days but so far the only thing I've tried that doesn't work properly is Roon :duh:
On the licensing, I did a fresh install from ISO, selected no license in the installer and created an "offline" account, then after installation I checked it and it was activated. So the Windows 10 Pro license that was attached to this machine just worked. Really easy actually.
-
Ooooo, there's some new window tiling behaviour. This looks really useful.
-
Hey, look what just showed up last night...
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=231436)
So before bed I started the free Paragon Backup and Restore (https://www.paragon-software.com/us/free/br-free/#) and let it do it's thing making a fresh image of the 'C' drive while I slept, just in case of a failed upgrade.
This morning I clicked "Download and install" and 1 hour later I have a new OS
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=231437&size=xlarge)
So far, so good. All programs work, even the old Printkey2000 and Twofer (opens 2 explorer windows side-by-side) and Office 2000 although I still have to kill Clippy :icon_twisted:.
We got roundy corners, a cleaner interface and taskbar icons are finally in the center.
-
I did my laptop a couple weeks ago and I forced the install on my lab computer over the weekend, thus far no issues with that machine. I was concerned the test and measurement stuff wouldn't work but no problems, I used the dScope to measure an amp afterwards.
The security improvements are very important, very happy to see this. I've read some of the hardcore gamers are disabling the VBS feature to get more performance, but for most folks, I think it's a good thing. We've decided at a corporate level that all new PC's or machines that need a new image will get Win 11. We've had no problems with any of the apps that folks use, at least so far.
-
One of my computers (the one I'm using now) has an Intel i7 processor that's not supported. No one can tell why, other than it's slightly older.
-
It needs to be 8th gen or newer and the mainboard has to have a TPM module that is enabled. If you go into task manager, look at the CPU on the performance tab, it needs to be at least 8xxx. I have an older Intel NUC that has an i7 7567U, no go on that one. This PC is new enough though. See photo.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=231440)
-
One of my computers (the one I'm using now) has an Intel i7 processor that's not supported. No one can tell why, other than it's slightly older.
This seems to be temporary, MS is putting the TPM chip software into W11 as was done in W-Vista where it was called Palladium, so they will be able to put W11 on most PCs, I have received instructions to run commands in DISM to try facilitate compatibility with W11.
However as I said before the big prob with W11 is that who decides whether your files are copy righted protected or are yours indeed is the TPM chip/Palladium, so it will decide if you can access your files or not.
If W11 understands that your files have copy right you will not be able to access them and the files in stake will automatically be blocked and subsequently your access to W11 may be blocked as well, in this case you will lost your files and your PC.
This is what you get when you allow W11 on your PC.
-
However the big prob with W11 is that who decides whether your files are copy righted protected or are yours indeed is the TPM chip/Palladium, so it will decide if you can access your files or not.
If W11 understands that your files have copy righted, you will not be able to access them, and the files in stake will automatically be blocked, and subsequently your access to W11 may be blocked as well and you will lost your files and your PC.
Documentation or Speculation?
-
Documentation or Speculation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUYr1WNE8_A
-
Downloaded the install assistant tonight and it took exactly 30 minutes to download and install on my new-ish Dell laptop (8:29pm to 8:59pm). Much faster to install than I expected. Now have the entire weekend to tweek to my liking.
-
EVERYTHING is faster. Boot time, program load times, general feel. I like it. Had to put the start menu on the left though. Just too familiar with that :)
-
I will wait 6 months before installing Win 11.
I always wait for the problems to roll in for any major upgrades.
"Ask Woody"
-
I'm still using Win 7 on my old desktop PC. I don;t think it could handle the demands of Win 11 so I would probably need a new computer.
My big question is ... I didn't upgrade from Win 7 because , well it is just so good and there were too many complaints about the new Win versions. I guess Win 10 fixed most of those and now Win 11. So how does Win 11 stack up against Win 7? Is it time to make the move or just hold on to what I've got?
-
W7 are clearly smaller, simpler and easy tô control with commands. W10 vantage are free anti-vírus and files automatic in alphabetic order if one like this file system, otherwise with W10 user have no privacy.
-
I'm still using Win 7 on my old desktop PC. I don;t think it could handle the demands of Win 11 so I would probably need a new computer.
My big question is ... I didn't upgrade from Win 7 because , well it is just so good and there were too many complaints about the new Win versions. I guess Win 10 fixed most of those and now Win 11. So how does Win 11 stack up against Win 7? Is it time to make the move or just hold on to what I've got?
Your decision depends on what you use your computer for. If you only use it for AudioCircle, Facebook and email and never download or look at attachments sent by clueless relatives then you can stay with Windows 7. You may be running software that only works on W7 but I have no idea what that could be, all my 20 year old software works perfectly on W11.
Do you still get Windows Security Updates? Windows 7 end-of-life was January 14, 2020 when updates were supposed to stop. You might have gotten the printer fix though. Without security updates Windows 7 is a big target waiting to be hacked. Your files are probably safe but a key logger could be installed to harvest your banking passwords and other private info that could be used to make bogus accounts in your name. FullRangeMan is our friendly conspiracy theorist but in my experience W10 is 100% private, if it wasn't I would have gotten notices from law enforcement and my ISP years ago (I'll never say why). His experiences in Brazil may be completely different than here in the US.
I would update to Windows 10 immediately because I'm security minded.
Your #1 priority would be to make an image of your current system using the free Paragon Backup and Recovery (https://www.paragon-software.com/us/free/br-free/#) on a USB hard drive. Accidents happen and drives crash without warning, since you are still using W7 your computer is getting real old. 10 years is about when everything starts breaking, from catastrophic hard drive crashes to motherboard caps getting weak or leaking.
The free upgrade to Windows 10 may still be available, all Windows 7 users are eligible. Read this:
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=167226.msg1775174#msg1775174 (https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=167226.msg1775174#msg1775174)
So far I have zero complaints regarding either Windows 10 or 11 so I have no idea what the whiners are talking about.
-
BobM
It's definitely time for a replacement machine. I would continue to use a computer that is connected to the internet and is not being patched. One click on an email from a friend's compromised email account an you are toast. Then in a crisis you get to buy a new machine (if you can find one) and figure out how to use it.
If you use an iPhone, consider getting a Mac mini instead of a Windows machine. If you use an Android phone and you don't run any local programs on your Windows 7 computer, you could consider getting a Chromebook.
-
I think Bob is well served with this W7 and should not upgrade to W10, much less W11, but in case of buying a new PC one should buy W10(not W11 of course) and block any further updates in the Group Policy Editor gpedit.msc.
I have blocked updates as 1904 and immediately W10 pointed out:
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=231522)
-
BobM
It's definitely time for a replacement machine. I would continue to use a computer that is connected to the internet and is not being patched. One click on an email from a friend's compromised email account an you are toast. Then in a crisis you get to buy a new machine (if you can find one) and figure out how to use it.
If you use an iPhone, consider getting a Mac mini instead of a Windows machine. If you use an Android phone and you don't run any local programs on your Windows 7 computer, you could consider getting a Chromebook.
I can't get a mac, as everything I do for work is in Windows. Everything. For the same reason, I can't get a Chromebook and actually despise storing things on the cloud anyway. I have a 15TB server in my house.
The computer is not that old and runs fine. It's the computer I'm typing this on and the one I use for work when I'm at home. Two screens.
I'll see what happens over time.
This is one of the only computers I bought out of a store where the fans aren't horrendous. For other computers, I've had to replace all the fans. So, the next computer I get, I'll order the motherboard, processor, RAM, etc. I don't have the money for that now, as I have to replace my aging 15TB server, which has been running since -- I don't remember when. That will take up my budget for a new computer for a while.
-
As I said before MS will try install TPM software in your W10 at all costs to control your files, DRM and put an end in your privacy, just found this driver in my W10 installed this year 07Feb21.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=232535)
-
Note below the user name to you gain access to this file:
--\-
x(--\)
x = your user object name
-
As I said before MS will try install TPM software in your W10 at all costs to control your files, DRM and put an end in your privacy...
Don't you need that if your computer has a TPM in it? At any rate, maybe it's time to try Linux?
-
Err... don't you need that if your computer has a TPM in it? At any rate, maybe it's time to try Linux? It's a lot easier than it used to be.
Affortunately my mother board or mobo as they say, dont have a TPM chip.
I afraid these new guidelines are general for all manufacturers and OS but I not sure, I dont know how far their arm will reach.
-
They want use IPv6 and cookies to located precisely the PC.
The internet provider have the user IP #, full name and address.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=232556)
-
What is the screenshot from?
-
From an Euro email provider, but today is rare any site dont use probe cookies, they a plague.
-
Back on topic.
I've read a few times how Microsoft is trying to prevent you from logging into Windows 11 Home with a local account and esp how it forces you to log in with a Microsoft account when you set up Windows on a new device.
However, it's actually really easy to create a local account if your device (laptop etc) has an Ethernet port. The initial setup does some things, during which time you have to have an Internet connection or you can't proceed. This is, however, before you create an account. Then the first time the PC reboots, unplug the Ethernet connection. On reboot, it will ask you to create a local account without any fuss at all.
(If you don't have an Ethernet port, my guess it would work with a cheap USB-Ethernet dongle but I haven't tried.)
The next question for me was whether you can upgrade a device that comes with Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro using a Windows 10 Pro licence key. I went into the Activation settings, chose Change Product Key and entered a Win10 Pro key and it worked. However that key was previously upgraded to Win 11 on a different machine, so I'm still not sure if it works with a fresh Win10 key.
-
I bought a new computer on Black Friday and it came with Win 11. The biggest problem I had with this (I upgraded from Win 7, so a pretty big change in usability) was a nasty screen flicker that happened sometimes. I tried updating the display drivers from DELL but this didn't do anything. I had to go to Intel and update using their drivers and this worked just fine. No issues anymore.
-
Another crap they did was Cortana, so many users uninstalled Cortana that they changed the alias name to a numerical code to make it more difficult to uninstall it at DISM.
To how uninstall these superfluous app see this topic:
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154651.0
-
Windows 11 Cortana is supposed to be disabled by default, it's status can be checked or disabled:
Click Windows + I (that's an I not an L) to open Settings.
Select Apps from the left menu.
Select Apps and Features on the right menu.
Scroll to Cortana, click the three dots icon and select Advanced options
Flip the "Run at Log-in" toggle to the OFF position.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=234528)
or
Right-click the Windows Start button from the bottom of the screen
Select Task Manager
Open the Startup tab
Find and right-click Cortana
Select Disable
or
Open the Start Menu and type in PowerShell.
Right click on Windows PowerShell.
Select 'Run as administrator'.
Type the following text (minus the ' marks) in: 'Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage'
Press Enter.
Then log into the Privacy Dashboard to track, manage and delete info Microsoft has gathered about you
https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/ (https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/)
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=234529&size=xlarge)
-
As much as I hate Microsoft strong-arming us with Cortana, Edge, and Microsoft account, I've now spent a good amount of time with MacBook and well... :nono: :duh:
-
As much as I hate Microsoft strong-arming us with Cortana, Edge, and Microsoft account, I've now spent a good amount of time with MacBook and well... :nono: :duh:
What do you not like about the MacBook? I have been thinking about switching from Windows to Mac.
-
Part 1
I built a new computer and installed Windows 11 in September 2021. At that time all the drivers and BIOS were updated and current. ASUS motherboards come with update software called Armoury Crate. I ran Armoury Crate a couple of days ago and 6 drivers plus the BIOS were already out of date. Note: the BIOS suggested by Armoury Crate was old, I downloaded a current BIOS directly from ASUS. Windows 11 now seems faster and more responsive after the update and it was fast before.
Armoury Crate
(http://wghwoodworking.com/computer/armoury_crate.jpg)
Since Windows 11 is still new there are bound to be glitches. The "latest version" Intel Graphics Driver 30.0.100.9864 broke HDMI, my surround processor and TV disappeared.
Entering the driver description and version numbers into Google took me to the Intel download page and the most current DHC drivers. In my case the "latest version" graphics driver (.9864) was 5 versions too old, the newest version fixed the HDMI bug.
I haven’t tried the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant (Intel® DSA)
The Intel® Driver & Support Assistant keeps your system up-to-date by providing tailored support and hassle-free updates for most of your Intel hardware.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.html
Part 2
The next day Windows Update had an Intel Graphics Driver update ready for me. A downgrade from the latest 30.0.101.1191 to the year old 27.20.100.9127. WTF? Since Windows Update had already downloaded and installed it there was nothing I could do but cringe and click Restart. Everything is working fine but the experience left me wondering what could be done to stop this...
WuMgr (Update Manager for Windows) is a tool to manage updates of Microsoft products on the Windows operating system. It uses the "Windows Update Agent API" to identify as well as download and install missing updates. It allows the user fine control of Windows 10 & 11 updates .
This is a Swiss Army knife of update managers. WuMgr controls which updates you want or stop updates completely. Programed by David Xanatos, there is no documentation except for reading the source code, not exactly user friendly.
WuMgr is free and can be found at the far right side of the page: Release 1.1
https://github.com/DavidXanatos/wumgr (https://github.com/DavidXanatos/wumgr)
The Ask Woody forum has a long thread about how to use WuMgr. You must read the entire thread before attempting to use this powerful software.
Guide to Using WuMgr for Windows 10 Updates
https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/guide-to-using-wumgr-for-windows-10-updates/ (https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/guide-to-using-wumgr-for-windows-10-updates/)
(https://www.askwoody.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wum01-2.jpg)
There is also a handy pdf cheat sheet buried in the thread, I un-buried it:
Using-WUMgr-to-Update-a-Windows-10-System
https://www.askwoody.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Using-WUMgr-to-Update-a-Windows-10-System.pdf (https://www.askwoody.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Using-WUMgr-to-Update-a-Windows-10-System.pdf)
Have fun!
-
Thanks for the great info.
-
Power Toys for Windows 11
A new Power Toys for Windows 11 & 10 was just released a couple days ago - 1/06/2022.
Apps included are:
Always on Top
PowerToys Awake
Color Picker
FancyZones
File Explorer add-ons
Image Resizer
Keyboard Manager
Mouse Utilities
PowerRename
PowerToys Run
Shortcut Guide
Video Conference Mute
There are two sites to download and find out more:
The pretty Microsoft site with a how-to video
Microsoft PowerToys: Utilities to customize Windows
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/)
And the utilitarian GitHub site where all the work gets done and you can check under the hood
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys (https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys)
-
Microsoft wants to make our computer experience faster, to further their goal the Edge browser has a little known feature called Startup Boost. The feature loads core Microsoft Edge processes in the background on system start. Startup Boost does not cost a lot of resources but there is no reason to have it running in the background if you use a different browser.
How to turn off Microsoft Edge's new Startup Boost feature
https://www.ghacks.net/2021/05/25/how-to-turn-off-microsoft-edges-new-startup-boost-feature/ (https://www.ghacks.net/2021/05/25/how-to-turn-off-microsoft-edges-new-startup-boost-feature/)
You have two main options to find out if Startup Boost is enabled. You can either open Microsoft Edge, load edge://settings/system in the browser's address bar and check the Startup Boost setting there. If it is blue, it is enabled.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=236492&size=xlarge)
The safest option is to turn off the feature in Microsoft Edge. You can disable it in the Task Manager under Startup or another autostart manager, but it is not clear if Microsoft will enable the option again if Startup Boost is still enabled in the browser itself.
Edge Boost disabled in browser using edge://settings/system in the address bar
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=236491&size=xlarge)
Disabling the startup process does not turn off the feature in Microsoft Edge.
System administrators may use the new StartupBoostEnabled (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#startupboostenabled) policy to turn off the feature.
-
Don't you need that if your computer has a TPM in it? At any rate, maybe it's time to try Linux?
Updating the TPM driver situation that I have removed.
This did not work as I expected as my FireFox v88 is checking the copyright of the latest YT videos and with the missing TPM driver all W11 abend for IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL or ever other strange codes as memory error.
So after I replaced the TPM driver to the original folder no more probs.