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Re: Windows Defender Security After October

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On 2025/8/13 7:48:8, Paul wrote:
> On Wed, 8/13/2025 2:34 AM, Chris wrote:
>> Bill Bradshaw <bradshaw@gci.net> wrote:

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>>> Microsoft accounts rather than local accounts.  Why not forget defender and 
>>> go to a commercial antivirus?  So I would have pay for a license but that I 
>>> am not concerned about that.
>>>
>>
>> Commercial vendors will quickly drop Win10 support. 
>>
> 
> Some in fact, already did. There were a number of computers
> with no drivers for Windows 10, and this is happening well before
> Windows 10 is done and dusted.
> 
> AV do not drop their support immediately. You can continue

Indeed. I can see (e. g.) driver manufacturers dropping support for
older OSs - they (or their paymasters) are in the business of selling
new hardware after all. But AV seem to maintain support _well_ after
EOS: I'm not using my Windows 7 machine at the moment, but that was
certainly getting AV updates until a year ago, and may still.

> to subscribe to third party ones, if you want. There are
> free ones of that nature you can use as well, but the bloat
> in them ("I include My Secure Browser") are a wee bit of
> an acquired taste. I can't stand that approach to software
> design, the throwing in of an unnecessary ice cube maker.

I agree the nagware/fakery is irritating, but - for something free - it
hasn't for me reached my threshold of making me remove it. By fakery, I
mean - I have AVG - the way it says something like "you have ten
security risks", and then _pretends_ to go through a process of finding
them.)>
> The practices then, are topic-related. Each area can have
> a different policy for you to discover.
> 
>    Paul
Yes, I wonder why AV vendors _do_ support older OSs; one presumes they
find they still get enough revenue (from people who take up the paid
version) to make it worth while (plus a smidgin of good PR). Of course,
if done properly rather than lazily, continuing to support older OSs
_shouldn't_ involve much overhead anyway.
-- 
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Windows Defender Security After October "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2025-08-11 08:37 -0800
  Re: Windows Defender Security After October VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-11 12:12 -0500
    Re: Windows Defender Security After October Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-11 19:17 +0000
      Re: Windows Defender Security After October Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2025-08-11 18:47 -0500
        Re: Windows Defender Security After October Joerg Walther <joerg.walther@magenta.de> - 2025-08-12 11:44 +0200
          Re: Windows Defender Security After October Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-12 16:58 +0000
            Re: Windows Defender Security After October Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-12 18:37 -0400
            Re: Windows Defender Security After October wasbit <wasbit@REMOVEhotmail.com> - 2025-08-13 09:15 +0100
              Re: Windows Defender Security After October Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-13 21:21 +0000
                Re: Windows Defender Security After October Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-08-13 19:14 -0500
      Re: Windows Defender Security After October "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-12 21:22 +0200
    Re: Windows Defender Security After October mick <nospam@junk.mail> - 2025-08-11 20:46 +0100
      Re: Windows Defender Security After October VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-11 19:47 -0500
      Re: Windows Defender Security After October wasbit <wasbit@REMOVEhotmail.com> - 2025-08-12 09:32 +0100
  Re: Windows Defender Security After October Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-11 17:24 -0400
    Re: Windows Defender Security After October VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-11 19:59 -0500
      Re: Windows Defender Security After October Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-12 01:39 -0400
        Re: Windows Defender Security After October wasbit <wasbit@REMOVEhotmail.com> - 2025-08-12 09:41 +0100
        Re: Windows Defender Security After October VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-12 12:49 -0500
      Re: Windows Defender Security After October Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-12 01:51 -0400
        Re: Windows Defender Security After October VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-08-12 13:08 -0500
  Re: Windows Defender Security After October Windows 11 User <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-12 00:01 +0000
  Re: Windows Defender Security After October knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-08-11 21:06 -0400
    Re: Windows Defender Security After October "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-08-12 02:15 +0100
    Re: Windows Defender Security After October Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-12 02:13 -0400
  Re: Windows Defender Security After October Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-13 06:34 +0000
    Re: Windows Defender Security After October Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-13 02:48 -0400
      Re: Windows Defender Security After October "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-08-13 12:04 +0100
  Re: Windows Defender Security After October dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2025-08-13 20:38 +0200
    Re: Windows Defender Security After October Bloody Microshit <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-14 00:33 +0100

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