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Tagged with privacy-protection windows
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What to check when a stranger uses your computer
My significant other is a lecturer in Social Sciences at a university and today one of their students did not manage to bring a laptop to her class in a class that needed one. She ended up offering ...
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Where do you find the file lists that Microsoft collects from your system?
System ->
Update & Security ->
Windows security (on the left) ->
Virus & threat protection (on the right) ->
Manage settings (under Virus & threat protection settings on the right)
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How restrict cloud storage PC applications to access other than "home" folders?
There is many cloud storage services like Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, iDrive, etc. which install own companion application on PC to easy access their services from computer desktop.
This ...
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How to prevent the operating system from accessing internet while still enabling web browsing?
What would be the best way to effectively isolate a computer from the internet so that especially the operating system cannot access the net, while still allowing the user to browse the web using some ...
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Protect file or folder from copy-paste
I want to make a folder on a local computer and prevent it from being copied to another machine.
For example, I have a folder with one file in it, so what should I adjust in order to prevent users of ...
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How are User files in Windows 7 protected?
I noticed that I cannot access user files from one account across another. However, if someone took my HDD, hooked it up to another computer, would they be able to see the files? Is there a way to ...
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Boot/unlock computer with a CD/Flash Drive?
For the sake of my privacy I'd like to boot my computer or windows only with the help of an external storage media.
Is this even possible? If so, then how?
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