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My Dell Latitude laptop is running suddenly very fast!

Posted on 05/06/2020 3:55:14 PM PDT by entropy12

My computer was running like a tired old man. This Dell laptop is my surfing computer with nothing involving money or business. Windows 10 by default installs Defender firewall in real-time mode and I finally decided to get rid of it to see if the computer would act like a young person again.


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KEYWORDS: dude; fast; linux; microsoft; slow; ubuntu; virus; windows; windows10
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So I made a few simple changes to the Registry, and this laptop is now running like an Olympics 100 meters winner. All it did was disable the real-time running of Windows Defender. I can still use it for a virus scan.
1 posted on 05/06/2020 3:55:14 PM PDT by entropy12
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To: entropy12
But you won't be protected from the Corona Virus anymore.
2 posted on 05/06/2020 3:58:38 PM PDT by McGruff (Biden's still Hidin)
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To: entropy12

You have no security software at all keeping track of real time threats?


3 posted on 05/06/2020 3:58:54 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: entropy12
Did you ask Nancy Pelosi about Tara Reade?

-PJ

4 posted on 05/06/2020 4:00:57 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: entropy12

#BillGatesVirusProtection

He’ll do to your body what he did to your computer

and he wants exemption from lawsuits for his mandatory vaccine


5 posted on 05/06/2020 4:02:48 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- “First thing I’d do is repeal those Trump tax cuts.” (May 4th, 2019))
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To: entropy12

“My computer was running like a tired old man.”

Sometimes I run like a tired old man. Gotta tweak my registry, I guess.


6 posted on 05/06/2020 4:06:07 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: entropy12

You better catch it before it gets away.


7 posted on 05/06/2020 4:07:22 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: entropy12

“Don’t look, Ethel!”


8 posted on 05/06/2020 4:09:31 PM PDT by moovova
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To: entropy12

Did you like wipe it with a cloth?


9 posted on 05/06/2020 4:11:04 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: entropy12

My Chromebook always runs like a top!

No firewall or antivirus software necessary.


10 posted on 05/06/2020 4:16:32 PM PDT by AnalogReigns (Real life is ANALOG!!!)
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To: entropy12
Specifically what register changes did you make.

Details please. Thank you.

11 posted on 05/06/2020 4:23:19 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: LouieFisk

I run Ubuntu and haven’t given security a second thought for a decade. No special software installed. It just runs and stays clean all on it’s own. Does Mac get bugs or is it just a windows thing?


12 posted on 05/06/2020 4:24:02 PM PDT by Pollard (shadowbanned)
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You have no security software at all keeping track of real time threats?

Life is more interesting that way.


13 posted on 05/06/2020 4:24:23 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Die-ggl,TWT,FCBK,NYT,WPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antf,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP,MSNBC)
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To: McGruff

The REAL danger is the Smith-Corona virus.


14 posted on 05/06/2020 4:25:58 PM PDT by sevlex
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To: Right Wing Assault

:Life is more interesting that way.”

Yup, heh. As long as you don’t store passwords or use it for anything important, the worst that can happen is it gets totally owned by ransomeware. Then you reinstall windows and hope it’s clean (unless you got hundreds to fork over to have your PC and files unlocked - that’s if they’re trustworthy extortionists.)


15 posted on 05/06/2020 4:28:48 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: entropy12

What’s your bios date?


16 posted on 05/06/2020 4:29:40 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: Pollard

Hey Pollard.

I’ve been using Linux for a couple of years now. Never needed a virus program either. Best decision I ever made was switching to Linux.

Using Linux Mint with Mate desktop.

Might try out the new Manjaro KDE for about a month.


17 posted on 05/06/2020 4:36:51 PM PDT by Linux Rules (Linux - Resistance Is Futile)
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To: entropy12

I guess you’re no longer ‘logged in’ then.


18 posted on 05/06/2020 4:38:13 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network)
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To: Pollard

Xubuntu is my LInux distro, though I use Windows most the time. I assume you know Linux can have security issues also - when you sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade, you are getting some security fixes. But there are dos and don’t in general, also.
I often run Ubuntu in dual boot so I have to be more careful to make sure I don’t export anything into Win by accident. Eset Nod 32 for Linux is an excellent tool that stops malware in realtime, though you have to pay for it. (The free Linux security programs aren’t realtime).
I think Mac has less bugs than Windows, for the same reason as Linux - both are not as big payoff targets for malware-makers. Linux servers are often targets, but not so much home LInux users.
Android is another huge target to get malware into - lots of users in phones & tablets.


19 posted on 05/06/2020 4:39:43 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: moovova

Too Late! She’d done been INSENSED!


20 posted on 05/06/2020 4:41:31 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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