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Questions tagged [windows-11]

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Does only having Microsoft Office installed make you vulnerable to the CVE-2022-30190 RCE or having Windows as your OS is enough?

I was wondering whether you need to have Microsoft Office installed to be vulnerable to CVE-2022-30190 RCE. As far as I understand, MSDT is the issue here (the attack vector so to say) and as shown here…
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What is the point of an OS (Win11) requiring a TPM (or vTPM) beyond a layer of DRM?

Windows 11 requiring a TPM of some sort seems more like a DRM preventing me from duplicating a W11 Virtual Machine on multiple systems and distributing it versus any tangible benefit to the end-user. What benefits does the TPM bring to the end-user,…
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Is it safe to run Android apps natively on Windows 11

Are Android apps run in isolated sandbox/virtual machine on Windows 11 (like apps running in Bluestacks)? I'm interested in terms of security to make sure even malware android apps will not get sensitive data from host?
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How can I add secure DNS (DoH) to Windows settings before Windows makes any connections to the Internet during installation?

Is there a way I can add DNS over HTTPS details to Windows settings before it makes the first connection to the Internet during installation? I'm using the latest version of Windows 11. Either by pressing Shift + F10 during boot process when…
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Is RDP wrapper any more or less secure than the built-in RDP?

I have read several sources indicating that RDP may have some vulnerabilities. Without delving into that, is RDP wrapper any more or less secure than the built-in RDP, when it is enabled? I read several sources, including (see below) 1) this, 2)…
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How to get rid of TrustedStreams.life malware?

I have a Windows 11 PC, and several members of my family who aren't terribly savvy about what notifications they click "OK" on. Result: I now have some kind of malware called "trustedstreams.life" that regularly pops up notifications ranging from…
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Is there a way to find out which certificates came preinstalled with Windows and which ones installed afterwards?

I'm looking for a way to find out which certificates, whether machine level or user level, came preinstalled with Windows (when using official Microsoft ISO file to clean install the OS) and which certificates were installed afterwards, by 3rd party…
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How do you secure a Windows 11 PC connected directly to modem without a router?

I saw this post but it focused more on Linux. It sounds to me that the main thing that makes using a router more secure is the fact that it blocks any inbound stuff, which sounds simple enough to set up on the PC itself, but I don't know how to do…
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Is Windows 10 Insider Build usable within SOC 2 compliance?

Or Windows 11 pre-release, just cause I'm curious? (By employees if that wasn't implicit.)
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