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My music computer is off-line except for updates and registrations. Thus when it is on-line I check for Win updates. So this computer is always up to date.
My Internet computer is on-line for 12-15 hours a day! I have it automatically update itself. Or at least I thought it was updating itself. Just for fun I clicked on winkey + R, typed in winver, and found out that it was version 1803! What! Windows can turn off my USB ports and rearrange how I have things set up but it can't tell me that it will not update! So I DLed Windows Media Creator and updated to 1909.
I thought that I should pass this on just in case it can help someone else.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up.
Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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The update feature associated with Win 10 is simply horrible. Two nights ago I was giving a presentation via a laptop and projector to large audience (the day job) and in the middle of my slide deck the slides froze! Took a look at the laptop and there was a message "Win 10 would like to perform an update NOW" OK? or Wait till later? I thought best to wait till later. 
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The update feature associated with Win 10 is simply horrible. Two nights ago I was giving a presentation via a laptop and projector to large audience (the day job) and in the middle of my slide deck the slides froze! Took a look at the laptop and there was a message "Win 10 would like to perform an update NOW" OK? or Wait till later? I thought best to wait till later. This is exactly why I turn off my Ethernet card and anti-virus and anti-malware programs while using BiaB and my DAW. I also have had things freeze and/or crash while recording do to Windows doing something in the background.
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Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up.
Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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My stage computers and the main music computer in my office never-ever go online and contain minimal apps. Nothing that doesn't contribute to the making and playing of music is on those computers. No AV, no office, no games, and that makes the machines more stable and quicker.
If anything gets passed from my up-to-date on-line computer it goes through an extra AV scan before copying to move.
The music computers are older versions of my Internet computer passed down as needed. I keep a disk image of the computers when they were new, so I can restore them to their out of the box state before I pass them down.
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Anything that passes from my on-line Internet computer to my music computer also gets extra AV and anti-malware scans also. My problem is that a lot of my software now demands on-line activation, sometimes more than once. Thus I need to stay updated on my OS, Defender and anti-malware bytes. Its not like the good ol' days when I could keep my music computer completely off-line.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up.
Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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I don't worry about going offline much anymore. I just have a scheduled task set up to turn off the network card overnight and my PC sits behind the AT&T DSL Modem/Router so I have a little firewall protection there.
I don't seem to run into many problems with Windows Updates. If I get a pop-up that Windows wants to update, I just postpone it if I'm in the middle of something.
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I don't worry about going offline much anymore. I just have a scheduled task set up to turn off the network card overnight and my PC sits behind the AT&T DSL Modem/Router so I have a little firewall protection there.
I don't seem to run into many problems with Windows Updates. If I get a pop-up that Windows wants to update, I just postpone it if I'm in the middle of something. My computers sit behind a Netgear router that has a firewall. I keep my music computer off-line most of the time but I just might try disabling the Ethernet card at night on my Internet computer. Thanx for that tip.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up.
Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Hey Mario,
Here's the commands I put in a .BAT file to turn it off and on:
netsh interface set interface "Ethernet 2" ENABLED
netsh interface set interface "Ethernet 2" DISABLED
Your network card may be another name than Ethernet 2.....
Then just create a Scheduled Task to run it every day. For the disable one, I use a sleep command of 5 minutes or so before the DISABLED in case I'm working on the PC and don't want to get knocked off the internet.
Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics.
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Mario, I'm with you on that.
Fortunately my stage computers never-ever have to go on-line. The minimal software I use stays activated.
My studio computer can go online, and I'll do that temporarily if it needs an additional activation but then it's off again. But my music software isn't subscription based, all my synths are hardware units, and I don't have any non-essential music apps on it, I haven't had to go on-line on that computer in years.
I also keep disk images of my computers and I keep older copies, once a month, for over a year. This protects me in case I get infected with one of those malware things that rear their ugly head sometime in the future. The data on my music computer is backed up separately and since it is MIDI, WAV and mp3 files it's resistant to malware.
The best malware protection is the proverbial ounce of prevention. Follow all the safe computing suggestions and minimize your chances. The bad-folks go after the easy targets first unless there is a ton of money to be made by breaking in. I don't have a ton of money for them to get (unfortunately).
Insights and incites by Notes
Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music
https://www.nortonmusic.com
100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove
& Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks
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