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Old 07-24-2019, 04:21 PM   #31
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I just took possession of a used laptop off ebay.

What are all the cool kids downloading from ninite these days for basic web surfing protection? I hate the old laptop because it takes for freaking ever to do anything, and I blame in part the virus protection and malware protection for that. I don't want to load this machine with unnecessary stuff. So what do I need?

It's a windows 10 machine.

Thanks!
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Old 07-24-2019, 04:39 PM   #32
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WIN10 comes with Windows Defender built in.

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Antivirus

Keep your PC safe with trusted antivirus protection built-in to Windows 10. Windows Defender Antivirus delivers comprehensive, ongoing and real-time protection against software threats like viruses, malware and spyware across email, apps, the cloud and the web.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wind...nsive-security
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Old 07-24-2019, 05:53 PM   #33
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Get a solid state disk first

The best thing you can do is get an SSD.

I bought one for $30 and it made an old laptop run like new!

Win10 will suck without one.
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Old 07-24-2019, 06:12 PM   #34
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Cool. It has an SSD.
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Old 07-24-2019, 08:27 PM   #35
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It's always a good day when mbpark pokes his head up!
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Old 07-24-2019, 09:27 PM   #36
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Old 07-24-2019, 11:18 PM   #37
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Mitch!!

glatt, remember this?

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.But the Truth about Windows 10 is that there's a lot of process that retrieve your personal data to "enhance the experience on the Windows OS". So how to block that ?

Go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc . You will find a file named hosts . Open the file with Notepad (You must execute Notepad as an administrator) and add this following lines:

127.0.0.1 local
127.0.0.1 vortex.data.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 vortex-win.data.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 choice.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 choice.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 df.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 reports.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 services.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 sqm.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 watson.ppe.telemetry.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 telemetry.appex.bing.net
127.0.0.1 telemetry.urs.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 telemetry.appex.bing.net:443
127.0.0.1 settings-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 vortex-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 survey.watson.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 watson.live.com
127.0.0.1 watson.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 corpext.msitadfs.glbdns2.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 compatexchange.cloudapp.net
127.0.0.1 cs1.wpc.v0cdn.net
127.0.0.1 a-0001.a-msedge.net
127.0.0.1 statsfe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
127.0.0.1 sls.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
127.0.0.1 fe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
127.0.0.1 diagnostics.support.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 corp.sts.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 statsfe1.ws.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 pre.footprintpredict.com
127.0.0.1 i1.services.social.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 i1.services.social.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
127.0.0.1 feedback.windows.com
127.0.0.1 feedback.microsoft-hohm.com
127.0.0.1 feedback.search.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 preview.msn.com
127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ads.msn.com
127.0.0.1 ads1.msads.net
127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com
127.0.0.1 a.ads1.msn.com
127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msn.com
127.0.0.1 adnexus.net
127.0.0.1 adnxs.com
127.0.0.1 aidps.atdmt.com
127.0.0.1 apps.skype.com
127.0.0.1 az361816.vo.msecnd.net
127.0.0.1 az512334.vo.msecnd.net
127.0.0.1 a.rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msads.net
127.0.0.1 ac3.msn.com
127.0.0.1 aka-cdn-ns.adtech.de
127.0.0.1 b.rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 b.ads2.msads.net
127.0.0.1 b.ads1.msn.com
127.0.0.1 bs.serving-sys.com
127.0.0.1 c.msn.com
127.0.0.1 cdn.atdmt.com
127.0.0.1 cds26.ams9.msecn.net
127.0.0.1 c.atdmt.com
127.0.0.1 db3aqu.atdmt.com
127.0.0.1 ec.atdmt.com
127.0.0.1 flex.msn.com
127.0.0.1 g.msn.com
127.0.0.1 h2.msn.com
127.0.0.1 h1.msn.com
127.0.0.1 live.rads.msn.com
127.0.0.1 msntest.serving-sys.com
127.0.0.1 m.adnxs.com
127.0.0.1 m.hotmail.com
127.0.0.1 preview.msn.com
127.0.0.1 pricelist.skype.com
127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com
127.0.0.1 rad.live.com
127.0.0.1 secure.flashtalking.com
127.0.0.1 static.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1 s.gateway.messenger.live.com
127.0.0.1 secure.adnxs.com
127.0.0.1 sO.2mdn.net
127.0.0.1 ui.skype.com
127.0.0.1 www.msftncsi.com
127.0.0.1 msftncsi.com
127.0.0.1 view.atdmt.com

When it's done, register and reboot your computer ! I hope this post is useful, and sorry if I make some English mistakes !
May be worth checking the list, I remember Happy Monkey objected to one on the list.
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Old 07-25-2019, 12:39 AM   #38
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You can put Alexa on your WIN10 laptop (free download from the Microsoft Store or Amazon). On fully compatible WIN10 models the most recent version of the app even works handsfree, like an Echo device, by using the wake word functionality. The battery in the laptop makes it a portable Alexa device.
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Old 07-25-2019, 07:39 AM   #39
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Long before trying to fix it, first discover where the bottleneck is. Is a bottleneck durnig power up? Or during operation?

Reasons for a slow bootup include the so many programs that load then even though they are not (yet) being used. Such as Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office. Microsoft's System Internals program called Autoruns can then identify and turn off that loading.

Bottlenecks during operation can be in CPU use, Page (memory) faults, IO faults, or so many TCP/IP connections during some internet access. Bottlenecks can be identified by Process Explorer. Too many Tcp/Ip connections by TCPview. All programs from Microsoft.

Some websites open connections to over 50 other URLs before the page fully loads. Closing or blocking those connections can massively increase execution speeds.

List of connections diverted to 127.0.0.1 attempts to divert many TCP/IP connections. Those can be closed by TCPview or can be eliminated by an IP blocker.

SSD is useful when the system has limited memory and is doing too many page faults to the hard drive. Doing those same page faults to the SSD is the equivalent of adding more memory. SSD solution works best when that is the bottleneck. But again, better is to identify the bottleneck long before implementing a solution.
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Old 07-25-2019, 10:26 AM   #40
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May be worth checking the list, I remember Happy Monkey objected to one on the list.
If you use Skype or Hotmail, you probably don't want to block them.
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Old 07-26-2019, 09:21 PM   #41
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Man... That guy is hard to read even when what he's sa is actually correct.
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