July 2018
Intermediate to advanced
960 pages
24h 50m
English
Content preview from Windows 10 All-In-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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Chapter 1
Spies, Spams, and Scams Are Out to Get You
IN THIS CHAPTER
Determining which hazards and hoaxes to look out for
Keeping up to date with reliable sources
Figuring out whether your system is infected
Protecting yourself
Windows XP had more security holes than a prairie-dog field. Vista was built on top of Windows XP, and the holes were hidden better. Windows 7 included truly innovative security capabilities; it represented the first really significant break from XP’s lethargic approach to security. Windows 8 included marginal security improvements to Windows itself, as well as better safety nets to keep you from shooting yourself in the foot and a fully functional, very capable antivirus program.
Windows 10’s biggest contribution to your security? Microsoft finally, finally got rid of Internet Explorer. “Got rid of” is a bit of an overstatement; IE is still around, sitting in a formaldehyde jar, ready to be used if you really need it for compatibility. Alas, Microsoft Edge has inherited some IE deficiencies and now receives security fixes by the bushel. Win10 also has ...
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