Windows 10: Security concerns for Windows 10 Pro

Discus and support Security concerns for Windows 10 Pro in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hello, I recently purchased a Lenovo E14 Laptop ThinkPad which came inbuilt with the Windows 10 Pro operating system. I did not get the box for the... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Ajinkya.Pandit, Dec 14, 2020.

  1. AJINKYA.PANDIT
    Ajinkya.Pandit Win User

    Security concerns for Windows 10 Pro


    Hello,


    I recently purchased a Lenovo E14 Laptop ThinkPad which came inbuilt with the Windows 10 Pro operating system. I did not get the box for the Windows 10 Pro costing ~£200, which I am told is a normal practise now. I have some security concerns for my system which I will list below:

    1. System logging out randomly while I am watching a video 1 time

    2. ThinkPad has a red LED to indicate the laptop is in use or not. It dims and brightens alternately when logged out. I notice the LED was bright red even when I had logged out 1 time

    3. Intermittent fan noise - this activates at high speed even when I am not doing anything very CPU intensive - the algorithm seems weird frequent

    4. Dimming of the screen - the adaptive battery settings are on but the algorithm seems very weird frequent

    5. I did a reset and a clean install of the computer which did not seem to solve anything 3 times - I did not need to activate my Windows 10 copy
    6. Bitdefender Premium is installed in the system during all the issues


    I have contact the customer service twice and they did some vulnerability checks which did not reveal anything. Am I being crazy?


    Kind regards,

    Ajinkya

    :)
     
    Ajinkya.Pandit, Dec 14, 2020
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  2. REMON ONT
    Remon Ont Win User

    Windows 10 pro edition

    Hello Raed,

    For us to better assist you with your concern about upgrading to Windows 10 pro edition and how to roll back to Windows 7, we would like to know some additional information first:

    • Did you get any error messages or error codes?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

    To help you on upgrading your Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro, we suggest that you check this

    article     for information and troubleshooting steps.

    You can follow the steps provided below to be able to downgrade to Windows 7:

    • Open Settings.
    • Select Update & security.
    • Click Recovery tab.
    • Look for the option to "Go back to Windows 7/8", and click on "Get Started" to begin the process.

    Hope it helps. Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Remon Ont, Dec 14, 2020
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  3. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User
    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Dec 14, 2020
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  4. NKIENITZ
    nkienitz Win User

    Security concerns for Windows 10 Pro

    Windows 10 Pro or Windows 8 Pro from Windows 7 Pro ?


    Just replaced motherboard on my old Dell D830 that I had upgraded to Windows 10 Pro from Windows 7 Pro last August.

    Went through steps on setting up new MOBO and it is up/working just fine.

    I happened to run Belarc Advisor just to get a snapshot of data for the file. What is interesting is that Belarc indicates the O/S is Windows 8 Pro (build 9200).

    I looked at another recent thread here at TenForums and also took some of the steps suggested and figured that maybe I needed to install or re-install Windows 10. I checked the Update/Security/Activation tab and it indicates that Windows 10 Pro is installed, activated with a digital entitlement.

    So ... why does Belarc seem to see only Windows 8 Pro? Maybe because of the "maturity" of the D830? I know that Dell has disclaimers at their site that says the D830 has not been certified for Windows 10.

    So, it is working, but the data from Belarc just has me scratching my head.

    Any suggestions or thoughts?
     
    nkienitz, Dec 14, 2020
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