Posted on 08/23/2022 11:12:33 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
I was running Notepad and the on-screen keyboard.
They are not demanding applications.
I dread turning my PC because it almost always wants to update and bogs down for hours.
WinOS must be so problematic it never stops getting fixed
Ive gone to IPads almost exclusively now
Microsoft has adopted the Facebook mantra. You get a free OS because you are the product, and as a result you get updated, willing or not.
next , the brain microchip going for stupid chicks and emasculated men who want the long nails intact and not to deal with reality…
Agreed. Patch or no patch, they get grief.
I think part of the problem (speaking from outside the environment), is that MS' method for patching is onerous and intrusive. Not to mention required, and forced reboots. I honestly don't mind frequent updates--I'd prefer more often than once per month--as they keep systems secure as problems arise.
I see some people need not the brainwashing microchip forced update in their brains to be happy about becoming a Microsoft just because they bought a tool
“In the title they say MS needs to end “noxious update nonsense,” but then in their screed, they say that Microsoft needs to patch their security vulnerabilities.
Which is it? You understand that MOST patches are for security purposes, esp. the ones that force a reboot. Microsoft’s been harangued for years for being “insecure,” and their fix for that is to force patching up-to-date, and now they take guff for that. Unreal.”
I suspect Microsoft knows its vulnerabilities and updates to prevent the latest attacks.
However, new attacks will be made as long as any vulnerability remains.
Any CC info retention would be a function of the browser (Edge/Chrome)
Yeah, so? So you want the OS to block all 16 digit numbers that happen hit the checksum? What if they application has broken up the entry into blocks so it’s not A 16 digit number? The fact of the matter is computers are for data processing. And a significant chunk of the data we process is financial, that what moves our world. Demanding the OS not allow the input of financial data is demanding the OS not be useful.
I have a Chromebook and it doesn’t have the constant update problems of a Windows PC.
I have an Android phone and it doesn’t have the constant update problems of a Windows PC.
I’ve been told Apple products don’t have the annoying update problems my Windows PC has.
My conclusion is that Microsoft could do better.
I have a separate hard with windows on just for games nothing else the other hard drives have Linux , I added a hot swap bay next to DVD burner
Can you translate that to English please?
Notepad in your case is running in the foreground - you interact with it and when not doing anything it’s in an idle state - not using CPU. You likely have tons of apps running in the background - not interactive as in you dont see or directly use them, but they are eating up CPU time. Pre-built computers are loaded with these apps which offer little to no benefit to you, but gather and send tons of data about your computer and how you use it to Google and other companies that use you as their product. These software makes pay lots of money to computer makers to have them preinstalled and auto-run at startup. You need to identify and remove those apps to regain control of your computer and get it to a calm and cooler state. Windows and every OS forbthat matter have tons of software running in the background which are required and in aggregate will consume a decent amount of CPU and RAM, but typically in negligible amounts so you dont notice any performance impact.
“So you want the OS to block all 16 digit numbers....”
They would not be blocked, only generating a pop-up.
They would be in a form.
The 16-digit strings you typed that were not for a credit or debit card are?
How to Install a Windows 10 Virtual Machine on Ubuntu Linux
also, get a new PC that uses an energy efficient AMD CPU, not a hot running Intel CPU.
Now to the fun part - how do you know which apps to kill and which to keep: Look online and you will find instructions or find someone you know who is a computer gamer. Gamers know how to clean up Windows to squeeze every ounce of performance they can yet make the OS stable and easy to use.
Windows 10 on Linux VM host runs terribly and you limit what you can do due to the hardware absraction of virtualization. Also getting virtualizatuon to work is an advanced concept outside the scope of most general computer users.
“...they are eating up CPU time”
It seems about half the time I get on the web my PC goes crazy.
And if I stay off the web, I start to get you need to update your anti-virus database messages after about a week.
My PC has become more usable since March, but it still gets big problems.
“Microsoft needs to force credit card (and other financial) account information off” That means BLOCKED. Not just generating a popup.
Who knows. It’s a big world. Lots of possible types of data.
Having gone through the process of making an application “secure” I know how many problems you run into trying to block data types. Like “proper” security would not allow you to use an apostrophe in a web form because that can be used in an escape sequence to force code to run on the server. Sounds good on the surface. All the way until some customer wants to use your software to send something to somebody names O’Brien.
It’s a straight up non-starter. Your demand would render the computer useless for basically every business. It’s unreasonable and silly.
“So you want the OS to block all 16 digit numbers that happen hit the checksum?”
No.
“List of Visa Issuing Banks...# of IINs”:
https://www.creditcardvalidator.org/visa
Unfortunately you have malware on your PC which is why your browser is behaving that way and why you are getting false antivirus update messages. This also explains why your PC is slow and running hot. You likely have a bitcoin miner running at all times, which is what those fake antivirus scams are installing these days. Best method to fix is to use your recovery CD/thumbdrive/process (some modern systems like Microsoft Surface have recovery built into the BIOS) and reinstall everything back to factory state, however you will lose any files you created on the system in the process. You will need to backup important documents, photos, videos and other files to a USB thumb drive or external disk before starting the recovery process.
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