[dba-Tech] comical win10 security

[Gustav Brock]

Hi Peter

Well, sure, it not only can, it will - by intention and purpose - get in the way. 
But I would say, that if you have trouble opening a port in the Windows firewall - you will face big troubles in this business.

/gustav

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Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af peter.brawley at earthlink.net
Sendt: 11. januar 2016 12:14
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Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] comical wi n10 security

> I know of nobody that runs Windows from XP and up without the firewall. 

A NAT router protects as well as a Windows firewall, which can get in the way of database servers running on the machine.

PB


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From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
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Date: 01/11/16 4:55 AM
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Sub: Re: [dba-Tech] comical wi n10 security Hi Peter

Interesting, though I know of nobody that runs Windows from XP and up without the firewall.

/gustav

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Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Peter Brawley
Sendt: 10. januar 2016 18:43
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Emne: [dba-Tech] comical wi n10 security

Anybody tried to add fonts to win10? Once you successfully navigate the Orwellian security system to adjust all the required settings & permissions, win10 won't let you add a font until you enable the Windows
firewall: 
http://superuser.com/questions/957907/unable-to-install-fonts-on-windows-10

Is there no way to persuade the lunatics at Redmond to back off such insanity?

PB