I'm reinstalling Windows 10 on my desktop pc and have a few questions -
- is there a reason not to use the builtin Defender as AV? I've tried using the free Avast etc before, the nagware was too much and it didn't catch anything Defender didn't
- I'm not one of the paranoid types who shut off all services. But I do want to disable things like Cortana speech input (no microphone) and similar stuff. What's recommended?
- do visual styles still work? I remember there used to be a patched Uxstyle a long time ago, but I haven't used that in a while.
- do I need anything special if using an ssd. This is why I'm reinstalling btw, just bought an ssd and instead of cloning a fresh start is better. I think Windows by default disables defrag and enables TRIM right?
Any other tips?
- is there a reason not to use the builtin Defender as AV? I've tried using the free Avast etc before, the nagware was too much and it didn't catch anything Defender didn't
- I'm not one of the paranoid types who shut off all services. But I do want to disable things like Cortana speech input (no microphone) and similar stuff. What's recommended?
- do visual styles still work? I remember there used to be a patched Uxstyle a long time ago, but I haven't used that in a while.
- do I need anything special if using an ssd. This is why I'm reinstalling btw, just bought an ssd and instead of cloning a fresh start is better. I think Windows by default disables defrag and enables TRIM right?
Any other tips?