Thanks dalchina: For the nice explanation.
You certainly make it easy for me to understand!
The average PC user don't need to "clean the registry" because it's complicated. Going into the PC in...

I never implied that the "registry cleaner" on Revo did anything except the uninstalled program. I'm not interested in "cleaning my entire registry. Just getting rid of the files associated with the...

The problem for me is that I can't "get it started and go do something else". The darn thing keeps asking me to reboot before it downloads all. I wind up "download,install,reboot" and do that all...

So, now I am confused. I've used Revo Uninstaller free using: create restore point, advanced & delete all registry - for years. Always clean the registry for each uninstall. Now you are saying that...

And just to add to this confusion. Yesterday, I updated the laptop again. This time, the only two updates were both KB2267602, different versions. So it looks as though if I want to stay up to date,...

MisterEd: Thanks. I must ask. On the laptop you use once a month, and update once a month. Does it take 3 to 4 days to get all those updates? In all honesty, that sounds like a lot of work just to...

By newer, I mean. The laptop shows it can be upgraded to Windows 11. The old desktop was not up-gradable. So I bought a new PC and that is Windows 11. But for purposes of the discussion. What...

It don't matter to me how old a thread is. If it's a subject that can be applied today, it's worth reading.
Everyone has an opinion. I gave mine. You gave yours. Whether we use Linux or Windows or a...

3nd: First of all. Common sense is not very common. And there are more people with a PC that need an A/V than those who rely only on common sense.
Second of all. Hackers or thieves are far more...

I quit using Chrome last year. Microsoft Edge is about the same and is my back up now. Firefox is default. And those 2 are all I need. Just MHO.

The only thing I can add is: I've tried every kind of A/V, malware remover, etc. And in 20 years have had nothing but trouble. The first A/V was Norton and when that let a problem in, I dropped it....

May I ask a question? There isn't a dumb question, only dumb answers. LOL
But. If I leave Edge on the PC, but never use it. Only for an emergency when Firefox won't access a web site. That only Edge...

Mr Ed: That's what I have to do with the laptop. Those exact same steps. This last time, it took 3 days to get all those updates. 4. The first one updated and said restart. It wouldn't update...

Wow! All I can say is how much I appreciate all the help.
I still contend that if I can update a desktop once a month and it works, and it is simple to do. Why don't the laptop act similarly?
To...

I can not be absolutely sure, because I'm a novice with PC's. But since I've been using ESET, I have had no malware. I don't have Malwarebytes, so apparently ESET takes care of malware too. My...

I have made some adjustments. I deleted Chrome. And Microsoft Edge is not easy to delete. So, I now use Firefox as default and ME for the rare instance where a web site don't like FX. As for having...

That don't make sense. On the desktop, I only update when MS tells me. And that's once a month on the second Tuesday. That's the only time I update the desktop. And it never takes more than a few...

I loaded up Speccy and put some of that info into my profile. Is that sufficient?

Hello. I am registered with my desktop. But I also have a Dell laptop. Windows 10, have the capability to get W 11. I use the laptop 99% offline, going online only to update/MS and Dell.
OK. So when...

The only thing that convinced me to use Firefox/that I have used forever. And like. Is that all: Internet Explorer is the base. Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and others use the same base as IE....

I had been using various A/V. Including Windows Defender. I preferred free. However, I did get a major PC shutdown from ? some sort of virus? So I bit the bullet and paid for ESET. That did it. Virus...

I tend to look at it this way. Most of the free ones have some idiosyncrasies of their own. Windows Defender is an excellent choice of free ones. As for paying for premium Avast, AVG, or any; isn't...

I can agree with all of you. I am still going to do what I think best. Based upon what I believe. All of this is just opinion and we all do what we all want to. So whether Edge is a clone or not, I...

IMHO there is a reason to uninstall it. Edge is a clone of Chrome. What do I need with more than 2 browsers? If Edge and most of the others are all clones of Chrome, then Chrome is the only one I...

From what I read, Windows 11 has Microsoft Edge "built right in" and "hard to remove/uninstall" or "impossible to uninstall". If any of this is true, it just proves what I said about "MS shoving it...