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Back up each machine to at least its own external hard drive, i.e., a system backup. Set it in auto-maintenance, with one scheduled full backup and several scheduled differential or incremental backups, after which a back up set is automatically deleted and a new set made before the drive...

Looking at only RAM is not enough for performance tests. Here's a sample of what's done with the latter: https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/performance-test-september-2024/

I'm addressing the point that it won't counter malware still operating silently. Even if it did, it won't reverse data theft.

Check performance test results in various sites, like https://www.av-comparatives.org/comparison/ Don't forget to check malware and real-time protection, too. The lightest free versions with best protect are for me, in order of features available, Avast, AVG, Kaspersky, Bitdefender, and...

I decided not to use it so that I could access the BIOS easily if needed.

I use Optimizer by Hellzerg: https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer

Also, Windows Automatic Updates Manager.

Hello. There are some details here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sync-files-with-onedrive-in-windows-615391c4-2bd3-4aae-a42a-858262e42a49

It used to load slowly, like the free version of Paragon. I tried it recently and I don't know if it does well in terms of backup speed.

Aomei given lifetime promos, and Hasleo once it becomes faster.

From 2020: https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-year-of-dissatisfaction.html 2022: https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-moving-away-sw-checklist.html

See if Hasleo has speeded up. There's also Aomei, which sometimes has a promo for lifetime use.

Keep in mind that if you don't want to update, etc., then avoid going online if your machine contains important information for you, and avoid inserting any external drive that belongs to others.

Maybe Optimizer https://github.com/hellzerg/optimizer and Appbuster https://www.oo-software.com/en/ooappbuster

To recap and add to my previous points: There may now be malware that don't require user intervention. That means you don't need to do anything for it to attack. More are attacking what you think are legitimate sites, legitimate software, and legitimate servers used by legitiminate sites. The...