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Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how.
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They aren't talking about home users, enthusiasts, etc.
I realize this...
at present , they aren't talking about home users.
However, pretty much all the changes they made for corporations, have slowly been forced on home users as well.
OS
Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3775 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Motherboard
Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5002)
Memory
G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
Sound Card
Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell U3011 30"
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1600
Hard Drives
2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
PSU
PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
Case
Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
Cooling
CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
Keyboard
Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
Mouse
Logitech Optical M-100
Internet Speed
300/300
Browser
Firefox (latest)
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security
Other Info
Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
Operating System
Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Built by Ghot® (not in use)
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
Motherboard
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
Memory
TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
Graphics card(s)
EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
Screen Resolution
up to 2048 x 1536
Hard Drives
WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
PSU
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
Case
Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
Cooling
ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
Mouse
Logitech Optical M-BT96a
Keyboard
Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
Internet Speed
300/300
Browser
Firefox 3.x ??
Antivirus
Symantec (Norton)
Other Info
Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
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I realize this... at present , they aren't talking about home users.
To be fair, most of these changes for security measures that are necessary for corporations are often times advantageous for a home user to use as well.
But all too often, these measures are met with a response that it's going to be bad, shouldn't be done and people should be left to make up their own security and that Microsoft is just evil and inept at doing anything right. When presented with alternatives like Mac, (we get Apple is even worse and terrible and crazy expensive and not worth it at all) or Linux (it's garbage, it doesn't work, you gotta do everything at the terminal, none of the apps that I use are supported)....it makes me wonder if Microsoft is really that bad.
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Beelink SEI8
CPU
Intel Core i5-8279u
Motherboard
AZW SEI
Memory
32GB DDR4 2666Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Iris Plus 655
Sound Card
Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus ProArt PA278QV
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
512GB NVMe
PSU
NA
Case
NA
Cooling
NA
Keyboard
NA
Mouse
NA
Internet Speed
500/50
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
Mini PC used for testing Windows 11.
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard
Asus Rog Strix X570-E Gaming
Memory
64GB DDR4-3600
Graphics card(s)
EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ. ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV 27” WQHD
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
2TB WD SN850 PCI-E Gen 4 NVMe
PSU
Seasonic Focus 850
Case
Fractal Meshify S2 in White
Cooling
Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler, 3 x 140mm case fans
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Keyboard
Corsiar K65 RGB Lux
Internet Speed
500/50
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
Defender.
Well-known member
Guru
VIP
People should be left to make... their own choices.
Josey Wales: "I reckon so".
OS
Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3775 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Motherboard
Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5002)
Memory
G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
Sound Card
Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell U3011 30"
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1600
Hard Drives
2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
PSU
PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
Case
Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
Cooling
CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
Keyboard
Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
Mouse
Logitech Optical M-100
Internet Speed
300/300
Browser
Firefox (latest)
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security
Other Info
Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
Operating System
Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Built by Ghot® (not in use)
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
Motherboard
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
Memory
TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
Graphics card(s)
EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
Screen Resolution
up to 2048 x 1536
Hard Drives
WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
PSU
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
Case
Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
Cooling
ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
Mouse
Logitech Optical M-BT96a
Keyboard
Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
Internet Speed
300/300
Browser
Firefox 3.x ??
Antivirus
Symantec (Norton)
Other Info
Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
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VIP
Josey Wales: "I reckon so".
Nah, sometimes you have to make choices to force a change to keep egg of your face. Microsoft removed the standard practice of making everybody an admin without things like UAC because their security track record in 95/98/ME/XP wasn't exactly outstanding.
Based on everything i have read about the ZTDNS stuff, you have nothing to be concerned with at a home user level.
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Beelink SEI8
CPU
Intel Core i5-8279u
Motherboard
AZW SEI
Memory
32GB DDR4 2666Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Iris Plus 655
Sound Card
Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus ProArt PA278QV
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
512GB NVMe
PSU
NA
Case
NA
Cooling
NA
Keyboard
NA
Mouse
NA
Internet Speed
500/50
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
Mini PC used for testing Windows 11.
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard
Asus Rog Strix X570-E Gaming
Memory
64GB DDR4-3600
Graphics card(s)
EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ. ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV 27” WQHD
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
2TB WD SN850 PCI-E Gen 4 NVMe
PSU
Seasonic Focus 850
Case
Fractal Meshify S2 in White
Cooling
Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler, 3 x 140mm case fans
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Keyboard
Corsiar K65 RGB Lux
Internet Speed
500/50
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
Defender.
Like a rolling drone.
Guru
VIP
However, pretty much all the changes they made for corporations, have slowly been forced on home users as well.
Like what, for instance?
OS
Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Sin-built
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
Memory
32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
Screen Resolution
All over the place
Hard Drives
Too many to list.
PSU
Silverstone 1500
Case
NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
Cooling
Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
Keyboard
Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
Mouse
Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
Internet Speed
1000/400Mbps
Browser
All sorts
Antivirus
Kaspersky Premium
Other Info
I’m on a horse.
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
CPU
Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
Memory
16GB LPDDR5 RAM
Graphics card(s)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
Sound Card
Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
Screen Resolution
QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
Hard Drives
M.2 512GB
Antivirus
Defender / Malwarebytes
Other Info
…still on a horse.
