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Complete tweaking guide for Windows 7 SP2+

ZodaEX said:
Thanks for the guide and the great help avoiding the plague known as Winblows 10.
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Glad to provide useful stuff. Stay tuned for more.
Yeah... 10/11 are atrocious abominations of the era, for sure.

Linux is just not ready for my work flow and i doubt it will ever be.
 
Stugots said:
Out of extended support for over 2 years now and people are still using Windows 7 on internet connected PC's?
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Heck yes! And my XP Atom netbook from 2009 still online too using New Moon browser :p

Just because it's not officially supported doesn't mean it's inherently a security risk.

Plus, it's the latest OS that's going to get targeted the most :p. Reverse security is a thing just like reverse racism is?
 
earnolmartin said:
Heck yes! And my XP Atom netbook from 2009 still online too using New Moon browser :p

Just because it's not officially supported doesn't mean it's inherently a security risk.

Plus, it's the latest OS that's going to get targeted the most :p. Reverse security is a thing just like reverse racism is?
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Good lord, Windows XP is almost old enough to drink!
 
Stugots said:
Out of extended support for over 2 years now and people are still using Windows 7 on internet connected PC's?
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Surprised? You may not have been around or recall how people clung to 98se or XP. They had a million reason why those would stay superior. Whatever the new OS is, it is always evil.
 
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jmilcher said:
Surprised? You may not have been around or recall how people cling to 98se or XP. They had a million reason why those would stay superior. Whatever the new OS is, it is always evil.
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Oh I remember it very well.
 
Dan_D said:
You'd think 10 was a masterpiece after dealing with Windows 11.
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I haven't touched Windows 11 yet. The only thing I have that runs Windows right now is my company workstation and I don't think they're looking at 11 upgrades yet. I wrote it off after seeing that they're going to start requiring a Microsoft Account for all installations soon.

I'll stick with Mac OS or some BSD.
 
Windows XP had telemetry but it was called something different. Back in those days, I used XP-Antispy to turn off those items. https://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Antivirus---Antispyware/XP-Antispy-Portable.shtml

Other info on XP and Vista: https://msfn.org/board/topic/182557-have-winxpvista-any-kind-of-telemetry/

For Windows 7, I used an older install ISO dating back to 2014. I then went here to install just the security updates: https://www.askwoody.com/forums/top...-of-group-b-monthly-updates-for-win7-and-8-1/
 
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