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Offline DavidR

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Re: Smart Scan - Data Execution Prevention recommendation
« Reply #15 on: September 03, 2023, 03:55:24 AM »
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That is a very old Article 03/24/2022
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Re: Smart Scan - Data Execution Prevention recommendation
« Reply #16 on: September 03, 2023, 04:47:28 AM »
That is a very old Article 03/24/2022

I doubt that the meaning and use of the DEP settings has changed in the interim.

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Re: Smart Scan - Data Execution Prevention recommendation
« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2024, 01:27:20 AM »
After agreeing to turn on this amazing option on Windows 11 now most of my applications just silently fail to run. I have to "Run as Administrator" to turn launch Wordpad. Please tell me in what world this is good UX and good security? I'd like to get an answer how can I roll back to my previous default settings. I'm in no mood to re-install windows, just because Avast thinks it knows better than Microsoft engineers. To say I'm livid is to say nothing.

And don't send me to some generic Microsoft article. I can google myself. I've seen 3 cmd windows opening upon reboot, so I'm pretty sure your """""""SMART"""""""" piece of software launched some commands. Go to your repository, look at what it did and post it here.
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