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Strengthening Windows trust and security through User Transparency and Consent (blogs.windows.com)
submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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With Windows Baseline Security Mode, Windows will move toward operating with runtime integrity safeguards enabled by default. These safeguards ensure that only properly signed apps, services and drivers are allowed to run, helping to protect the system from tampering or unauthorized changes.

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/02/12/microsoft-wants-windows-11-secure-by-default-could-allow-only-properly-signed-apps-and-drivers-by-default/

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[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 19 points 20 hours ago

“Windows must both remain an open platform and be secure by default”, says Microsoft in its Windows Experience Blog

....but it isn't either and will be neither. It will just be even more closed down, like android. It's so tiring reading shit like that.

No thanks. Good I finally ditched win for Linux. Should've done this earlier.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago

Transparency and Consent are definitely two words that come to mind when I think about Windows /s

[–] db2@lemmy.world 14 points 20 hours ago

Glad I don't use Windows.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 9 points 19 hours ago

You want trust? Maybe stop pushing all your first party products and subscriptions and stop lying about imperative security features for the next 10 years and I'll think about it.

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 19 hours ago

Lemme know when I can either properly update or remove Edge and we’ll talk

[–] Hond@piefed.social 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Lmao

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 hours ago

Lol even