• iopq@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I spent 1-2 hours debloating Windows and it turns out Windows update doesn’t work unless you turn back on the Windows firewall service.

    I forgot how I disabled it in the first place, so I gave up and installed Linux

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      2 days ago

      Why the hell would you even want to disable the firewall?

      Do you like insecure devices? Do you also never update? Are you also still on Windows XP or something?

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        2 days ago

        Why the hell would you even want to disable the firewall?

        I’m behind a firewall on my router, why the hell do I want to enable it?

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          19 hours ago

          To protect you from infected devices on your network.

          Like your mom’s phone full of bloatware and suspicious apps that connects to your wifi.

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            14 hours ago

            I don’t have infected devices on my network because I don’t run Windows and I don’t live with my mom