• Is turning off Dimdows Security a bad idea in 2026? A PC expert's bottom line

    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Sat Jan 10 00:59:30 2026
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    Why is this even a question <https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-turn-off-windows-security-and-why-2026/>??
    Of course itrCOs a bloody stupid idea!

    Unfortunately, that truth is a painful one to accept. The cost of all
    the necessary security checks does impose a massive resource-usage
    burden on a typical Dimdows PC. So users keep looking for excuses to
    disable those checks: some piece software is rCLperfectly saferCY (yeah,
    right) to run with malware detection disabled, isnrCOt it?

    IsnrCOt it? (Pretty please ...)

    You donrCOt think the crims know about the exceptions yourCOre likely to
    make?? Of course theyrCOre going to zero in on your obvious weak points
    like flies to rotting meat!
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