Windows Firewall Control is nice.
Browsing WFC for what is allowed to "phone home" I noticed that Remote Access is Allowed by default, I scratched my head as I have disabled "Allow Remote connections to my PC".
1). Is there any harm in blocking all the Remote Access which is allowed that WFC shows ?.
2). Is it necessary to do this if Remote Connections is disabled ?.
I don't trust Microsoft hence the reason for my "puzzled Alsatian look" with this Remote access disabled but allowed in firewall.
Is it really neccessary to ditch Windows 10 ?.
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Re: Is it really neccessary to ditch Windows 10 ?.
I can't speak authoritatively on this (I don't even have a rule for remote access!), so that may be a leftover rule from when you first installed windows and WFC is just integrating the old rules with the new. It's usually best to just start clean with recommended rules and turn on notifications so you can be pestered about every process until you surrender all hope 
or exhaust the supply of soiled street children who are always tugging on your robes asking for bread. 
I have RA disabled as well, so I probably just deleted the rule a long time ago as being superfluous, but you're always free to experimentally disable any rules you like at any time without having to actually delete them. It can get a bit tedious attempting to track down exactly which service is invoking yet another svhost instance, so it's easy to get caught up in the weeds. What's the worst thing that can happen if Windows can't phone home?
When in doubt, delete a rule (maybe export them first), and wait to see if any notifications pop up. If the service is disabled, odds are nothing will happen.
The dev keeps an active "help" thread on Wilder's Security Forums for any random questions/queries you may have, if necessary.
or exhaust the supply of soiled street children who are always tugging on your robes asking for bread. I have RA disabled as well, so I probably just deleted the rule a long time ago as being superfluous, but you're always free to experimentally disable any rules you like at any time without having to actually delete them. It can get a bit tedious attempting to track down exactly which service is invoking yet another svhost instance, so it's easy to get caught up in the weeds. What's the worst thing that can happen if Windows can't phone home?
When in doubt, delete a rule (maybe export them first), and wait to see if any notifications pop up. If the service is disabled, odds are nothing will happen.
The dev keeps an active "help" thread on Wilder's Security Forums for any random questions/queries you may have, if necessary.
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Re: Is it really neccessary to ditch Windows 10 ?.
so no more quick assist (remote desktop) for you, you're on your own 
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Re: Is it really neccessary to ditch Windows 10 ?.
And a thousand East Indian maidens sigh with relief that they no longer have to laugh politely at the silly Westerners with their first world PC problems which no amount of assistance could ever help anyway.
You've got to keep an eye on Windows... I also keep Restore Points disabled as they are unnecessary, but not only does Windows keep trying to create them (usually failing), but on larger "updates" the setting has been known to be turned back on, no doubt "for my own good". Untrustworthy bastards, are they.
You've got to keep an eye on Windows... I also keep Restore Points disabled as they are unnecessary, but not only does Windows keep trying to create them (usually failing), but on larger "updates" the setting has been known to be turned back on, no doubt "for my own good". Untrustworthy bastards, are they.