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He is most likely saying that Windows 10 does not have a more significantly inherently secure design. That is, Win10 is not less likely to have security issues
by vintagedave 9y ago
He is most likely saying that Windows 10 does not have a more significantly inherently secure design. That is, Win10 is not less likely to have security issues than Win7.
Whereas what you are pointing out is that when issues are found, they are left unfixed in one of those OSes. That's a different thing.
- coverband 9y agoBut Win10 _does_ have an inherently more secure design[1], so much so that sometimes you have to turn them off in order to install stuff like VMWare. [1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/overview-of-threat-mitigations-in-windows-10 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/o...
- jrs95 9y agoBuilt-in anti-virus and Edge as the default instead of IE are pretty big improvements themselves, for the average user.
- gokvokbok 9y agoWith Microsoft, the anti-virus can give you more of an attackable surface [1]. Honestly the only approach I've found in light of Win10's telemetry and consumer-hostile approach is to finally bite the bullet and move to Linux. [1] https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/08/microsoft-windows-malware-protection-engine-rce/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/08/microsoft-windows-malwar...