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Posted on 08/15/2019 4:12:46 AM PDT by rarestia
Can’t we successfully turn off RDP?
Thanks, I downloaded the security updates while reading the article.
Folks, disable RDP and you should be okay.
Disable it, anyway, even if you plan to do the update.
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/disable-remote-desktop
Bfl
Every time Win 10 updates it does it several times, crashes and has to uninstall for whatever reason and I wait for the “updating” circle and % shxt then “uninstalling updates” which can take a couple hrs over all.
Then I search for some “unique” MS BS that will allow the upgrade if I’m having problems with the “latest” update. It’s endless......
My W10 Home says it doesn’t support RemoteDesktop. I always disable any program that would allow another PC to connect...
If your PC is connected to any network, wireless or wired, another PC can connect to it. More common protocols like RDP are just what the public understands. RPC, DCOM, and WMI are examples of other Microsoft protocols that allow access to your computer remotely, but they’re more secure than RDP in some ways.
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Which is fine, unless you need to use RDP. You'd be surprised...
Especially at any place of business.
Why not go proactive. ID the hackers and blow them away with a drone.
Yep... And the hits keep on coming. Only 89 patches for all versions going back 10 years.
This particular vulnerability is not exploited (yet). It was discovered by Microsoft while working through hardening of the RDP security layer.
Yep, mine woke up on it’s own a couple times even though RDP was off. I happened to hear the fan come on and the display light up and I jumped out of bed to hold down the power button before it could fully boot. Someone had power it up remotely. Haven’t trusted MS since.
Not necessarily. You have a task scheduler on your system, much like Linux cron, and certain tasks can be configured to wake the computer. Often enough your mouse and keyboard are configured to wake the computer from sleep, and if a cat, dog, or wayward critter hit a button or wiggle the mouse, it will wake your machine.
You can go into Windows event viewer > System log, and look for event ID 1 (Power-Troubleshooter) to show you the wake events and what kicked them off.
Just don’t open port 3389 on your router’s firewall.
Hmmmm...my version of WIN10 (Home) does not support remote desktop....yippee
I am fairly versed in how it works, been into it since the 80s and have NEVER allowed self driving configurations or tasks from any of my computers. When I am not on it I power down and it is down, and after those two events years ago I also make sure and disconnect all possible connections when I power down. I still practice these habits even now with Linux. The remote events were indeed in my logs as not local, someone came in a backdoor and powered it up, and they tried to do it twice before I started my habit of disconnecting everything when I’m not on it.
There is a PAUSE setting for updates under Settings, Advanced Options....mine is set for Aug 29...I DID NOT SET THIS....and I cannot reset it, except till Aug 16th....HELP
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