Marie SWE
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Hi all 
I just installed Win8.1 on my laptop to buy me three more years before windows EOL.
on sevenforums I have a thread with windows updates to avoid if you do not want updates with telemetry etc.
So I wonder what is it for updates in windows 8 that one should avoid if I want maximum privacy?
I also wonder what security updates after December 2017 should be avoided to avoid the specter and meltdown patches
They affect my computer's performance too much.
So far I have only installed known security updates until December 2017
The computer is still offline (except when I download updates) until I have secured the integrity part
I have also noticed a lot of background traffic, but I'll take that in another thread soon.
I thank you all for answering in advance
Best regards. Marie
I just installed Win8.1 on my laptop to buy me three more years before windows EOL.
on sevenforums I have a thread with windows updates to avoid if you do not want updates with telemetry etc.
So I wonder what is it for updates in windows 8 that one should avoid if I want maximum privacy?
I also wonder what security updates after December 2017 should be avoided to avoid the specter and meltdown patches
They affect my computer's performance too much.
So far I have only installed known security updates until December 2017
The computer is still offline (except when I download updates) until I have secured the integrity part
I have also noticed a lot of background traffic, but I'll take that in another thread soon.
I thank you all for answering in advance
Best regards. Marie
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows: 3.11, 95, 98se, 2000, XP, 7, 8.1 //\\ Linux: LMDE, Fedora, Kodachi,
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Win8.1 computers: Acer Aspire E1-572 + Asus Zenbook UX32A