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Workplace is forcing me to switch back to Windows :( (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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After 4 years of using Fedora KDE as my main OS with 0 issues or drawbacks, my workplace is now requiring all computers to be on Windows 11. Any suggestions to make the transition back more bearable?

My dissapointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined :(

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[–] 105 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Do not, under any circumstances, conduct any private business on it. What isn't being logged by Microsoft and shared with your employer, advertisers, various governments will be screenshot'd every n seconds. Additionally, I highly suggest, if you haven't already, to setup a separate VLAN for this device if you ever bring it home and connect it to your home network. Defender absolutely does passive sniffing and active network scanning now. It will also be collecting and logging visible SSIDs as well. Enjoy!

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    One could hope for a hardware kill-switch on WiFi, but those are increasingly rare. I don't necessarily trust toggling the WiFi slider off actually stops the scanning.

    At home I have my PC behind a DMVPN router (being a former network engineer has its perks) and that DMVPN router's "external" link is further segmented on my home network.

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