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Because "mostly just web browsers" isn't correct for a typical PC with decent collection of good software. Many applications need outbound access and whitelisti
by exodust 10y ago
Because "mostly just web browsers" isn't correct for a typical PC with decent collection of good software. Many applications need outbound access and whitelisting all of them would be painful. I would never attempt that on my PC and agree with those who downvoted you!
Not only that, but sometimes it's not obvious which .exe file needs the outbound access. Some programs use other modules to connect to remote servers for application update checks and other things. Besides, you want Windows security patches, so on many levels your idea tanks hard!
- CyberDildonics 10y agoI have quite a bit of software on my computer and it really didn't turn out to be necessary to whitelist very many of them. It really isn't a huge deal. There are added benefits that something like visual studio tries to access the internet for things that aren't really a benefit to someone who doesn't want to give 'smiley face feedback' or log into their locally installed IDE for some reason.