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Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection"

From "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection"
Date 2025-02-27 06:35 -0800
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On 25/02/25 08:37 AM, Newyana2 wrote:
> On 2/25/2025 8:14 AM, John C. wrote:
>> Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" is about as much of a PITA as
>> User Account Control.
>>
>> I have this protection on, but man, I really don't like the way it
>> blocks so many of the programs I have on my system from doing things.
>>
>> To allow an "app" (God I hate that corruption of the word APPLICATION),
>> here's what you do (in case you don't know):
>>
>> 1. Open Windows Security
>> 2. Click on "Virus & threat protection"
>> 3. Scroll down all the way so that you can see "Ransomware protection"
>> 4. Click on "Manage ransomware protection"
>> 5. Under "Controlled folder access" (which at this point should be in
>> the "On" position), click on "Allow an app through Controlled folder
>> access"
>> 6. Click on the "Add an allowed app" button
>> 7. Take it from there to add an application to the list.
>>
>> Does this PITA actually outweigh having Ransomware protection? That's a
>> question I'm asking myself. As long as Windows Security doesn't actually
>> remove a program before I have a chance to do this for a program, I can
>> probably live with it. However, if a program actually DOES get removed,
>> I will disable this protection.
>>
>> I've already turned UAC down to the lowest possible setting because it
>> was distracting me way too often.
>>
>> What do YOU think about Ransomware protection?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
> 
>     I have UAC and LUA both disabled. I don't know from
> ransomware protection. Win10 never bugs
> me. If anything does, I hunt it down and kill it without
> mercy. But I like to work without interruption. I don't like
> potholes in the road. You seem to prefer luxuriating in
> indignation. Given that, it seems to me that whatever
> you paid for Win10 was a bargain. If used properly, Win10
> can provide endless indignation fun for the whole family. :)

I'm blundering my way through all the W10 nonsense as best I can. This
morning, I finally gave up and turned off PFA just like I did UAC.

What gets me is that M$ seems to believe that those two clusterfucks are
acceptable and that everybody will put up with the inconveniences that
they impose. Instead, what's actually happening is that they M$ is
killing itself as usership of W11 is actually dropping off.

-- 
John C.

Take back Microsoft from India.

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Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-25 05:14 -0800
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-25 13:52 +0000
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-25 15:23 +0000
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-25 13:35 -0500
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-25 19:02 +0000
          Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-25 16:09 -0500
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-02-25 21:27 +0000
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-25 10:08 -0600
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:32 -0800
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-28 09:37 +0000
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-25 11:37 -0500
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:35 -0800
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-27 10:20 -0500
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 07:31 -0800
          Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-27 12:11 -0500
            Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-28 05:17 -0800
              Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-28 11:21 -0500
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-02-28 15:39 -0600
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-28 22:29 -0500
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 05:59 -0800
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 05:55 -0800
              Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-28 11:55 -0600
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 06:03 -0800
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-03-03 00:46 +0000
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-03-02 19:19 -0600
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-27 16:12 +0000
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-27 14:03 -0600
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-25 11:57 -0700
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:38 -0800
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-28 10:56 -0700
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 06:05 -0800

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