Semantics but I do agree that is the best clean install, however reset is an option that is often overlooked. For us purist deleting the drive and then installing is best.
Just stick with preinstalled and native Windows Defender. Almost all the rest of AV is just performance hog and/or unnecessary bloatware
None... I gave up AV software a long time ago...but then again I am not a casual user but a power user that keeps images of my installs as well back up USB sticks with the install ISOs. Including shutting off windows defender. It is not cause of performance hits...I just do not need them.
Considering the pratically zero performance impact of Defender, why not just leaving it alone? Even if an always smart "power user", it's a matter of seconds plugging an infected USB from average Todd, and blow up years of customization/optimization and data. So, considering how inobtrusive an light Defender is, there's no reason to touch it honestly
Thanks wanted to save space @mtrai & P40L0 CURIOUS! Any clues why the BuildLabEx string still shows 10240.16393.amd64fre.th1_st1.150717-1719 and only the UBR changed from 16393 to 16934 after the KB3074674 hotfix update installed with device up to date on both physical and VM? Nothing just curious cos Insiders and various confirmation including Gabriel Aul Twit points to only hotfix role on the build. Thanks curiosity might kill the cat but its good to know you are not alone in a situation LOL!
Well the only USB sticks I plug into my system are my own. No worries there. As I said, it is not for a performance hit...however with windows 10 and defender it does slow your boot up and start up program load times. For the average user I would recommend leaving it alone. For a user who does not need or want it...stop the damn thing...it is all about choice and customization for your needs.
Defender + Edge + AdGuard Desktop work wonderful for me on RTM 10240, I'm safe with no slowdowns at all for now (waiting for official Edge extensions, so I can put AdGuard there and uninstall the Desktop version)
lol Houston !! it seems that the signal is not good, users do not seem to hear the message clearly Houston !! L O L
Huh ... Edge. I won't ever use Browsers created by MS, Google or Apple (OK is abandoned by now for Windows). Started years ago with Firefox and will stay for a while. Although it might not be the fastes, non of the other can beat it when it comes to configuration/customization.
I really like Edge right now (and I hated IE with all of my strenghts). It's light on memory, blazing fast at rendering, (finally) standard-compliant, default 64-bit and perfectly integrated in Win10. It only misses Extensions for now, but thanks to AdGuard Desktop I will stick with till then, and never look back to any other browser
"Never" is a pretty powerful word when considering the rapid pace at which technology is changing and the strong chance that Windows 10 will not necessarily be a hit, therefore giving Edge a short-lived run. But who knows...only time will tell. And when I say "short lived", I'm talking about comparing its potential lifespan with something like IE.