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I love it, but my work issued PC won't let me run any of the .bat files generated or install other FOSS apps such as freetubeapp.io. I wish I knew a way around

I love it, but my work issued PC won't let me run any of the .bat files generated or install other FOSS apps such as freetubeapp.io. I wish I knew a way around Windows Defender Smartscreen managed by my company.

blitzar 4y ago
privacy/security best-practices is to block the running of .bat files
hobs 4y ago
One of the quickest ways to get fired is to try and circumvent your work computer stuff, better to find another job where they dont lock you down so hard.
- kornhole 4y ago
  That depends on what you are doing and your position. IT must expect senior hackers will try to find ways to improve their setup. I wish more companies would recognize that it is not wise to have their workers surveilled by external companies and instead setup these machines with tight privacy by default.
- kaiviti 4y ago
  Better to give you less privileges than too many. And if you really need the freedom to things that you can’t. You could always use VMs, if needed.
  - hobs 4y ago
    If you can install and use virtual machines you can use hypervisor escapes - any company that lets you do that probably isn't in the list of super locked down envs (or if it is its probably for a great reason.)
richardwhiuk 4y ago
Use a non-work PC for non-work stuff?
- kornhole 4y ago
  I do use a Linux PC for all personal stuff. I still want to make my work life a bit more private since MS seems to have made a business of knowing everything they can about workers.
Karawebnetwork 4y ago
Creating the .bat file yourself and pasting the generated code manually should allow you to run the file as admin.
hddqsb 4y ago
I'm curious, does the company-issue PC also prevent you from opening CMD and PowerShell? (If not, you can probably paste the commands directly there; or create a .bat file yourself as suggested in a sibling comment. But as another comment points out, trying to circumvent company restrictions is risky. Ideally you'd just have to ask IT to do it for you, until they get tired of fulfilling your requests and give you access to your machine.)

blitzar 4y ago

privacy/security best-practices is to block the running of .bat files

hobs 4y ago

One of the quickest ways to get fired is to try and circumvent your work computer stuff, better to find another job where they dont lock you down so hard.

kornhole 4y ago
That depends on what you are doing and your position. IT must expect senior hackers will try to find ways to improve their setup. I wish more companies would recognize that it is not wise to have their workers surveilled by external companies and instead setup these machines with tight privacy by default.
kaiviti 4y ago
Better to give you less privileges than too many. And if you really need the freedom to things that you can’t. You could always use VMs, if needed.
- hobs 4y ago
  If you can install and use virtual machines you can use hypervisor escapes - any company that lets you do that probably isn't in the list of super locked down envs (or if it is its probably for a great reason.)

richardwhiuk 4y ago

Use a non-work PC for non-work stuff?

kornhole 4y ago
I do use a Linux PC for all personal stuff. I still want to make my work life a bit more private since MS seems to have made a business of knowing everything they can about workers.

Karawebnetwork 4y ago

Creating the .bat file yourself and pasting the generated code manually should allow you to run the file as admin.

hddqsb 4y ago

I'm curious, does the company-issue PC also prevent you from opening CMD and PowerShell? (If not, you can probably paste the commands directly there; or create a .bat file yourself as suggested in a sibling comment. But as another comment points out, trying to circumvent company restrictions is risky. Ideally you'd just have to ask IT to do it for you, until they get tired of fulfilling your requests and give you access to your machine.)