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Getting started with Windows 10 -- download the essential guide

Publié: juillet 11, 2015, 10:41pm CEST par Mark Wilson

The Windows 10 launch date is now little more than two and a half weeks away. While a lot of people have tried out the various preview builds that have been made available, the majority of people upgrading will be doing so with little to no knowledge of what to expect. Ahead of Microsoft's most important operating system launch for years, Lenovo has published a user guide that will help bring you up to speed.

Quite a lot has changed or been added since Windows 8.1, so there's much to learn. For those people who decided to stick with Windows 7 -- and there are many, many such people -- the jump is even bigger. Lenovo's guide serves as an excellent starting point for learning about what's new, how things work, and what's different. Think Windows 10 101: introducing the Start menu, Action Center, and more.

The 'Starting to use Windows 10' guide is for Lenovo customers, but the 23 page PDF can be downloaded by anyone who's looking for a quick introduction to the operating system. As Windows 10 is still to reach RTM stage, Lenovo has worked with one of the preview builds -- it's possible to make out the desktop watermark in the screenshots -- but everything should still be accurate. (Somewhat more up to date, by the way, is the image at the top of this post. This is a Windows 10 retail boxshot as revealed by WinFuture).

Divided up into six chapters, this is certainly not Windows 10: The Missing Manual, but it's not supposed to be. It's a quick-start guide that covers the essentials so those who have not yet tried Windows 10 do not feel completely lost.

Grab your free copy of the PDF from the Lenovo website.

Image credit: WinFuture
Microsoft's 'feeble' enterprise security and virus protection is the worst

Publié: juillet 11, 2015, 2:34pm CEST par Mark Wilson

Tests carried out by independent security labs AV-Test show that Microsoft is at the bottom of the league when it comes to enterprise security and virus protection. The tests pitted 11 security solutions against each other, and Microsoft's Endpoint Protection 2012 from the Microsoft Management Suite System Center 2012 was found to offer the weakest protection.

In both enterprise network security tests and virus detection tests, Microsoft trailed behind the competition in eleventh place. What's particularly concerning is that as the tool tested is bundled software, it's likely that it is precisely what many businesses are relying on for protection.

The efficacy of Microsoft's security software for home users has long been questioned, but security is of even greater concern to business and enterprise customers. The antivirus tests carried out by AV-Test showed that Endpoint Protection picked up just 73 percent of infections, compared to between 95 and 100 percent for the ten opponents. It is ultimately labelled as being "much too feeble in the detection of malware". Products from Bitdefender, F-Secure, Trend Micro, Kaspersky Labs, and Symantec all received flawless scores.

AV-Test's focus on enterprise security throws up Windows 7, which is still very widely used -- over 60 percent of businesses use the operating system. The labs report that just 22 percent of businesses have upgraded to Windows 8.1, and 18 percent are still on Windows XP. But whatever version of Windows is in use, the tests make it clear that switching to an alternative to Microsoft is a very good idea when it comes to security. As the AV-Test puts it:

An economical option for protecting a corporate network is the use of the endpoint module, bundled in the Microsoft Management Suite System Center 2012. The test revealed, however, that this is not to be recommended. The solution was awarded 0 points by the testers in terms of its protection function, and it achieved only 11 out of 18 possible points.

The report says that there is now an excellent range of affordable security suites to choose from -- hit the site to check out the results in full.

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Chrome blocks access to torrent sites

Publié: juillet 11, 2015, 11:41am CEST par Mark Wilson

Chrome users who download torrents may be thinking about switching to a different browser. Google's web browser is now blocking access to a number of big name torrent sites. This is not a case of Google taking the moral high ground about the rights and wrongs of torrenting, but part of the search giant's security program to protect users from "harmful programs".

Starting yesterday, downloaders found that access was blocked to ExtraTorrent and KickassTorrents, although the block was later lifted. The block remains in place for other torrent sites including kat.cr. Upon attempting to visit an affected site, would-be torrenters are greeted by a red, full-screen security warning that advises of the potential danger of the site in question.

As reported by TorrentFreak, Chrome users started to discover that their favorite sites were no longer accessible. ExtraTorrent found that Google had incorrectly labelled something as malware, and after contacting the company, the block was lifted. But for kar.cr visitors and users of some other torrent sites, access is not guaranteed. Try to visit a site that Google has taken objection to and the following warning appears:

The site ahead contains harmful programs

Attackers on kat.cr might attempt to trick you into installing programs that harm your browsing experience (for example, by changing your homepage or showing extra ads on sites you visit).

While it is possible to click through and ignore the warning, the option to do so is slightly obfuscated. A small and easily-missed Details link needs to be clicked followed by another link that indicates your willingness to take the risk and continue to your intended destination. Another option is to disable Chrome's built-in malware protection.

Google has not said that it is particularly targeting torrent sites at the moment, and it seems that the blocks are just part of an on-going security program. It does, however, seem that the blocks are contagious. TorrentFreak reports that some Firefox users are now complaining of similar problems getting to certain torrent sites.

Have you been prevented from accessing any of your favorite sites?

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