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In this post I will be discussing about some of the merits and demerits of windows 10 after the anniversary update.
Well you must be thinking that why am I writing this under the cyber forensics column, and the reason is that a cyber security or cyber forensics personnal should be aware about the latest whereabouts in the world of softwares, security etc.
As you all know windows 10 had hit the software world like a tornado and many believe that it is the finest creation of microsoft , but many really don't (:P).
Many good things happened with windows 10 after the anniversary update but along with good things ,bad things came too..
Let us discuss about the demerits first
The anniversary update of windows 10 suffers from freeze and various bugs.It has regular tap on the user data. It acquire various user data even during the process of update.For this reason a case was filed against microsoft in France.Each and every pre-installed apps in windows 10 are required to collect some fragments of user data in one way or the other.This creates a void in the user privacy that microsoft is suppose to provide to it's users. And there are still people like you and me who value there privacy a lot.
By default these setting and turned ON .Just go click on the start button ,then go to settings and go to privacy settings. There you shall find that every thing is in "ON".The pics below shows some of the important things that you shall find in privacy settings, I have kept every thing off here due to security reasons .
Next important thing is that as you all know windows 10 comes with the intelligent personal assistant created by microsoft which is named as CORTANA and you may find it like a normal search box in your taskbar,but believe me its more than that .
Cortana being an intelligent personal assistant every one that uses windows will be eager to see how it assists and you may find it amazing once you start using it .It will slowly start behaving like close friend to you .
Now let me take you to the scary part of this ...
Cortana monitors each and every task that you do online like your search results,URLs,location ,the pattern in which you move from one location to another in order to provide you with optimum results.The user activity monitoring of Cortana is so intense that a time will come that it will address you using your nickname.
Now let us discuss about the merits
It is very user friendly if you don't pay attention to the demerits that I mentioned above (paying attention is very important if you love your privacy :P). The next thing that I loved about windows 10 is that it comes with linux subsystem .Using this subsystem you can run any linux command in command prompt.
If you have anniversary update with you then follow the steps mentioned below to open the ubuntu bash in your command prompt.
start button-->settings-->update and security-->For developers
In this change the setting from "Windows store apps" to "Developer mode"
Then go to
Control panel-->program and features-->turn Windows features on or off
In this check on "Windows subsystem for linux (beta)"
After this go to command prompt and write "bash" and press enter there you will find ways to download the ubuntu bash .Download it and enjoy running linux commands
Now if you really want to take the experience of using windows 10 then please go to privacy settings and turn every thing "OFF" and being a linux lover I would never recommend you to use windows 10 ,but afterall it is just my opinion:-).
Hope you really enjoyed reading about windows 10..
Untill my next post stay tuned and
SAYONARA..
In this post I will be discussing about some of the merits and demerits of windows 10 after the anniversary update.
Well you must be thinking that why am I writing this under the cyber forensics column, and the reason is that a cyber security or cyber forensics personnal should be aware about the latest whereabouts in the world of softwares, security etc.
As you all know windows 10 had hit the software world like a tornado and many believe that it is the finest creation of microsoft , but many really don't (:P).
Many good things happened with windows 10 after the anniversary update but along with good things ,bad things came too..
Let us discuss about the demerits first
The anniversary update of windows 10 suffers from freeze and various bugs.It has regular tap on the user data. It acquire various user data even during the process of update.For this reason a case was filed against microsoft in France.Each and every pre-installed apps in windows 10 are required to collect some fragments of user data in one way or the other.This creates a void in the user privacy that microsoft is suppose to provide to it's users. And there are still people like you and me who value there privacy a lot.
By default these setting and turned ON .Just go click on the start button ,then go to settings and go to privacy settings. There you shall find that every thing is in "ON".The pics below shows some of the important things that you shall find in privacy settings, I have kept every thing off here due to security reasons .
Next important thing is that as you all know windows 10 comes with the intelligent personal assistant created by microsoft which is named as CORTANA and you may find it like a normal search box in your taskbar,but believe me its more than that .
Cortana being an intelligent personal assistant every one that uses windows will be eager to see how it assists and you may find it amazing once you start using it .It will slowly start behaving like close friend to you .
Now let me take you to the scary part of this ...
Cortana monitors each and every task that you do online like your search results,URLs,location ,the pattern in which you move from one location to another in order to provide you with optimum results.The user activity monitoring of Cortana is so intense that a time will come that it will address you using your nickname.
Now let us discuss about the merits
It is very user friendly if you don't pay attention to the demerits that I mentioned above (paying attention is very important if you love your privacy :P). The next thing that I loved about windows 10 is that it comes with linux subsystem .Using this subsystem you can run any linux command in command prompt.
If you have anniversary update with you then follow the steps mentioned below to open the ubuntu bash in your command prompt.
start button-->settings-->update and security-->For developers
In this change the setting from "Windows store apps" to "Developer mode"
Then go to
Control panel-->program and features-->turn Windows features on or off
In this check on "Windows subsystem for linux (beta)"
After this go to command prompt and write "bash" and press enter there you will find ways to download the ubuntu bash .Download it and enjoy running linux commands
Now if you really want to take the experience of using windows 10 then please go to privacy settings and turn every thing "OFF" and being a linux lover I would never recommend you to use windows 10 ,but afterall it is just my opinion:-).
Hope you really enjoyed reading about windows 10..
Untill my next post stay tuned and
SAYONARA..
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