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| From | Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" |
| Date | 2025-02-28 11:21 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <vpsnpc$3o6go$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 2/28/2025 8:17 AM, John C. wrote:
> Newyana2 wrote:
>> John C. wrote:
>>> Newyana2 wrote:
>>>> John C. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> PFA?
>>>
>>> "Protected Folder Access". I meant CFA (Controlled Folder Access.)
>>>
>>> I turned off Ransomware Protection completely, as seems to be the
>>> default now with a fresh W10 or W11 install. This, in turn, disabled CFA.
>>>
>>> Sorry about the confusion.
>>>
>>
>> I'd never heard of that. I'd never heard of ransomware
>> protection. I recently set up a new computer with dual boot
>> of Win10 and 11, but never noticed anything about RP. Odd.
>> But when I install a system I imediately set about cleaning it
>> up, so maybe that's why.
>>
>> Looking now at my 1 year old Win10 22H2, there's no mention
>> of RP in the lower catacombs of the ridiculous Settings app.
>> I guess it must be new. A page online says it should be listed
>> there.
>>
>> These convoluted settings, intertwined with control panel,
>> are even more confusing with Win11, since MS have shuffled
>> everything around.
>>
>> Settings -> Udates and Security -> Windows Security ->
>> Open Windows Security. If I had MP that would be yet
>> another step. Why? MS don't make a cellphone OS, yet they
>> seem to be trying to design Windows GUI for a cellphone. Big,
>> gaint, empty windows with little functionality, and lots of
>> slide controls. Maybe there's something they're not telling us.
>
> Ransomware Protection has been in Windows Security since 2017. It was
> added when Windows 10 was updated to Version 1703.
>
> Settings
> Update & Security
> Windows Security
> Virus & threat protection
> Scroll down and click on "Manage ransomware protection
> Either turn off or on the Controlled Folder Access button.
>
> If you turn it on, then you'll see "Allow an app through Controlled
> folder access", when you can do what it describes.
>
Ah. I see. Boy is that buried! I have it turned off.
I have most all of that stuff turned off. Windows Defender
seems to be trying to look busy. I haven't bothered to
figure out how to stop it. Maybe there's some value there.
But in general it seems pretty much useless. It thinks I have
all kinds of malware because I left a HOSTS file copy
on the Desktop at one point.
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