what to do after a clean install of windows 10

Caledonia · 22 Apr 2017

what to do after a clean install of windows 10

Pray....?.

flybynite · 22 Apr 2017

SonicBlue said:

My rules for Winders=#1-Set connection as Metered Connection to halt any and all Update!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is just crazy. Updates are what protect you from malware. They patch Windows so you do not get infected.

Tsw88 · 22 Apr 2017

SonicBlue said:

My rules for Winders=#1-Set connection as Metered Connection to halt any and all Update!!!!!!!!!!!!!

winders=#1- ？？？？？

dalchina · 22 Apr 2017

SonicBlue said:

My rules for Winders=#1-Set connection as Metered Connection to halt any and all Update!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Which just isn't going to do what you would like if you install the Creator's upgrade, 'cos MS will deliver what it deems 'critical' updates.

Oh, but then of course you haven't got the Creator's upgrade...

swarfega · 22 Apr 2017

Set up your back up regimen which I'm sure you have.

Go to ninite.com and download the programs you use the most.

swarfega · 22 Apr 2017

dalchina said:

The first thing I do is create my first disk image. Protection against many forms of disaster, including self-inflicted.

E.g. Macrium Reflect (free) + its boot disk + external storage for disk images.

Against ransomware etc:
Cryptoprevent, Cybereason Ransomfree, Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware (all free)

Browser add-ons such as WOT indicate site trustworthiness. (Edge extensions are very limited - from Store only).

You might want to read this about WOT. I used to use it a lot until I read that.

SonicBlue · 22 Apr 2017

flybynite said:

That is just crazy. Updates are what protect you from malware. They patch Windows so you do not get infected.

I use to believe that. I also have a cure for malware. Actually to be honest W10 is not secure at all even with updates. This is only my opinion.

dalchina · 22 Apr 2017

Against ransomware etc:
Cryptoprevent, Cybereason Ransomfree, Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware (all free)

- which is why I mentioned those. Plus disk imaging when all else fails to restore an infected/corrupted/broken system.

Bastet · 22 Apr 2017

When I clean installed Windows 10 creators update I installed the drivers (from a disk) first then my programs with Norton & MBAM first, then my files.

JoeMcLutz · 22 Apr 2017

swarfega said:

You might want to read this about WOT. I used to use it a lot until I read that.

Yes, the same applies to me but, sometimes I visit their site too to get another point of view, of course after I visited unmaskparasites.com and sitecheck.sucuri.net (if you have more/better sites, every advice is welcome).

EDIT: by the way, I use Aomei Backupper Free for imaging, Avast Free, Malwarebytes Anti-rootkit and Anti-malware.