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  1. Thread: Windows Defender vs. AVG? by DWFII
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 16 Views 5,652

    Thank you for taking the time. I appreciate it.

    Thank you for taking the time. I appreciate it.
  2. Thread: Windows Defender vs. AVG? by DWFII
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 16 Views 5,652

    I am not familiar with Git Hub. When I follow the...

    I am not familiar with Git Hub. When I follow the link I see a list of files that are presumably integral to configure defender. Mus t I download then one at a time or is there a link that give me...
  3. Thread: Windows Defender vs. AVG? by DWFII
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 16 Views 5,652

    Thank you . Where would I get the configure...

    Thank you . Where would I get the configure defender tool?
  4. Thread: Windows Defender vs. AVG? by DWFII
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 16 Views 5,652

    Windows Defender vs. AVG?

    I have been using AVG for some time. It's OK, but I have always been aware of and wondered about Windows Defender.

    I play games. some like Kingdom Come Deliverance seem esp. vulnerable to certain...
  5. Thread: turn off updates? by DWFII
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 6 Views 1,112

    Thank you for the thought. I am not sure that it...

    Thank you for the thought. I am not sure that it is the update process itself that is bugging the game or the version of windows that is installed/updated/changed which is the problem. The reports...
  6. Thread: turn off updates? by DWFII
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 6 Views 1,112

    Thanks for the answers. I've never really felt...

    Thanks for the answers.

    I've never really felt the need to limit or shut down updates. Still don't (knock on wood), but at least one game I play can be virtually ruined by updates.

    I was just...
  7. Thread: turn off updates? by DWFII
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 6 Views 1,112

    turn off updates?

    As per title--Is there a way to turn off windows updates?


    Winver 20H2 OS Build 19042.1348
  8. Thread: MSMpEng.exe by DWFII
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 1 Views 5,151

    MSMpEng.exe

    I have AVG. I use Firefox as my browser. Recently I have been getting these pop-ups from AVG that say" MsMpEng.exe is trying to access your login info in Firefox. The options are to "block app" or...
  9. Thread: Aomei Backup by DWFII
    Forum: Backup and Restore
    Replies 42 Views 14,872

    Sorry if this has already been addressed. I have...

    Sorry if this has already been addressed. I have had Aomei for sometime. I set up a system backup to run regularly and a data backup that does and incremental on a partition.

    For some reason...
  10. Thread: msgaming overlay? by DWFII
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 2 Views 906

    Thank you for taking the time...I did find this...

    Thank you for taking the time...I did find this soon after I posted.
  11. Thread: msgaming overlay? by DWFII
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 2 Views 906

    msgaming overlay?

    This morning I woke up to my computer updating to 1904.867.

    Now I can't open Kingdom Come:Deliverance without getting a notice that I need an app from the Microsoft store--msgaming link.

    This...
  12. Thread: Gaming mouse by DWFII
    Forum: Gaming
    Replies 6 Views 2,241

    Gaming mouse

    I am currently playing Kingdom Come with a Kensington Orbit trackball. It's OK--I haven't found anything that I couldn't do. But I think there is a small amount of lag in the primary buttons. So I'm...
  13. Thread: eliminating log in by DWFII
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 10 Views 16,023

    I know...I'm a dummy. But I haven't got this...

    I know...I'm a dummy. But I haven't got this figured out yet. I don't know my wife's password and since the computer is a bit old and she has replaced it, she doesn't either. And some of the screens...
  14. Thread: eliminating log in by DWFII
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 10 Views 16,023

    OK, just beginning to try some of this. when I...

    OK, just beginning to try some of this. when I try to sign on automatically using netplwiz it is already set up much like the screen shot in figure 2. If I uncheck "user must enter a username and...
  15. Thread: eliminating log in by DWFII
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 10 Views 16,023

    Thanks to both of you...I at the shop computer...

    Thanks to both of you...I at the shop computer right this moment and won't be able to check these tips out until later this afternoon. But I appreciate all help.

    PS...what is netplwiz?
  16. Thread: eliminating log in by DWFII
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 10 Views 16,023

    eliminating log in

    I have an old ASUS touch screen laptop/tablet running Win 10. I am using it for reading books in Kindle or Overdrive. It was originally my wife's laptop...she has another one now.

    I want to be...
  17. Replies 45 Views 185,034

    General Tips Thanks for taking the time. The build number was...

    Thanks for taking the time. The build number was right there in the first post!

    But why am I getting this pop-up now? As I said this upgrade is at least three months old (if not older) and today...
  18. Replies 45 Views 185,034

    General Tips Can I ask a question here? I saw this and...

    Can I ask a question here?
    I saw this and followed the instructions to get rid of this notification through the Settings process. But when I got to notifications and actions window the option to...
  19. Thread: Sending text from pc by DWFII
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 9 Views 9,457

    I asked this same question on an Android forum...

    I asked this same question on an Android forum some time ago--like a year or so...I could be wrong but it seems to me that the answer was some sort of special address in an email incorporating the...
  20. Thread: simple backup program by DWFII
    Forum: Backup and Restore
    Replies 9 Views 2,806

    Aye, there's the rub. - - - Updated - - - ...

    Aye, there's the rub.

    - - - Updated - - -



    I didn't really want to be on the cloud. Call me old fashioned but I don't trust the cloud.

    That said, is there a tutorial on how to do that?
  21. Thread: simple backup program by DWFII
    Forum: Backup and Restore
    Replies 9 Views 2,806

    simple backup program

    I have Win 10 and my system on an SDD. I also several partitions where I store user created data--photos, etc..

    I am looking for a simple to use backup program (preferably free) that will let me...
  22. Thread: Network not connecting or something by DWFII
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 4 Views 1,173

    Well, IIRC, I think you're right but it's Sunday...

    Well, IIRC, I think you're right but it's Sunday and my birthday (74) and I've got other fish to fry than go out in the shop and fire it all up.

    So, briefly, is there an app or utility to recover...
  23. Thread: Network not connecting or something by DWFII
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 4 Views 1,173

    Network not connecting or something

    So this is a complex question, mostly about network passwords( and I am a dummy about networks) :

    I had a 'professional' (owner of a computer shop) install a network between three computers--two...
  24. Thread: are they necessary by DWFII
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 4 Views 1,341

    Thank you. That's what I wanted to know.

    Thank you. That's what I wanted to know.
  25. Thread: are they necessary by DWFII
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 4 Views 1,341

    are they necessary

    After my upgrade to Win 10 (over Win 7) I have a lot of Microsoft Visual C++ files, some x86 some x64 going back as far as 2011. I also have some Visual Studios redistributables most x64 but one x86)...
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