Is anyone actually watching this? Edit: In response to feedback, I have retitled the video to avoid misinterpretation. It is not my intent to mislead or confuse anyone.
Windows has a way to spread the update delivery similar to torrent downloads. This is to reach faster downloads. There is an option to allow this behaviour. The IPs are then probably other windows installations in your area.
Windows sends some data to 3rd parties that do ad tracking and fingerprinting out of the box. You can check that out for yourselves, using a tool like wireshark or fiddler everywhere. So privacy wise, it's a nightmare. If you want to prevent Windows from spying or sharing your data to 3rd parties, you can use a tool like O&O Shutup or Portmaster. If you don't really need Windows and don't want the headache, just use Linux. It will cover most of your needs.
Bruhh you should do a video on how to configure and customize the hyde dots. I cant get icons to switch on dolphin and some other shit like having nvim follow the themes
Also, when you installed HyDE, did you use github.com/hyde-project/hyde or the deprecated hyprdots repo? This appears to be a known bug with the hyprdots repo (which is unfortunately the one linked on the Hyprland Wiki). I also installed with the hyprdots repo, and I experience the same issue. I'm testing now, and I'll let you know if I figure it out.
Confirmed. This issue is resolved for me after installing using the HyDE repo here: github.com/hyde-project/hyde I am so sorry for the inconvenience, I noticed I used the old repo by mistake in the video.
@@super4nonymous your good bro yea I used the orginal repo at first but removed it I then cloned the new one but I think its messed up like. It says no origin on some things, I added wallpapers just by right clicking on them in dolphin and setting as wallpaper surprisingly it added them even after reboot. ..sigh I should prolly just reinstall everything tbh but I get so sick of configuring stuff
@@comosaycomosah Yea, I'm still working through reconfiguring mine after reinstalling with HyDE🙃 Hopefully that fixes it -- after reinstalling and rebooting, the Dolphin icons change with the themes 🤷♂
Yes windows opens more ports by default, only the 0.0.0.0:portnumber listings are actually open ports. Normal linux distros like debian opens 0 ports by default. You are confusing connections with open ports, either intentionally or not.
He literally said those open ports that are listening are probably nothing to be concerned about, as they're services used to maintain the system. The issue here is with the outgoing connections, the ones marked as ESTABLISHED and TIME_WAIT. Those are connections made to outside IP addresses sending or receiving undisclosed information, even though the user never asked for it.
@@RudyBleeker im critiquing the video being misleading because the focus is not on open ports, its on connections. The connections marked ESTABLISHED and TIME_WAIT are not open ports. I was annoyed it said open ports in the title and then in the video talks about how open ports on Windows are harmless because they are there for administration purposes, and then about general connections not actually open ports. Regarding open ports: If this is a fresh install and windows was set to open ports, that is a major security concern. You might say it's fine on your home LAN, but if you bring it to a cafe on public wifi that's a entrypoint for hackers. ANY open ports is not good security and should be disabled (for general PC users). Regarding the other connections: Windows is spying on you, there's no privacy on windows. We all know that. I've not had windows on my own personal hardware since I've had my own laptop (nixos btw). I'm not shilling for microsoft, I'm annoyed that this video is misleading especially for something presented as something educational. Btw if you are really curious what it's doing I suggest using wireshark on windows and seeing what's up. It's probably encrypted but it's good education
Thanks for the info. I respectfully disagree, the video title asks which OS opens more ports on boot; and not only is this answered in the video, additional information is also provided 🤷♂️
Is anyone actually watching this?
Edit: In response to feedback, I have retitled the video to avoid misinterpretation. It is not my intent to mislead or confuse anyone.
Yee
Yessir :)
Been enjoying the videos!
Ye bro
always brah
I am... recently recommended channel from YT and a new subscriber
Gigachad: Why, yes. How did you know I use Arch Linux?
Windows has a way to spread the update delivery similar to torrent downloads. This is to reach faster downloads. There is an option to allow this behaviour. The IPs are then probably other windows installations in your area.
Those mystery connections are mostly to data brokers who work for MS.
Mmm; I don't think we can draw any conclusions based on this statistic yet.
No conclusions have been drawn, but Windows definitely has more ports open and more network communication by default 🙂
Windows sends some data to 3rd parties that do ad tracking and fingerprinting out of the box. You can check that out for yourselves, using a tool like wireshark or fiddler everywhere. So privacy wise, it's a nightmare. If you want to prevent Windows from spying or sharing your data to 3rd parties, you can use a tool like O&O Shutup or Portmaster. If you don't really need Windows and don't want the headache, just use Linux. It will cover most of your needs.
Microsoft windows is a bloatware anyway.
Watching ..but not so tech minded ..us to run redhat back in the day so have some idea
Thanks!
Bruhh you should do a video on how to configure and customize the hyde dots. I cant get icons to switch on dolphin and some other shit like having nvim follow the themes
Thanks for the idea. How are you trying to switch icons, and where'd the other set of icons come from?
Also, when you installed HyDE, did you use github.com/hyde-project/hyde or the deprecated hyprdots repo?
This appears to be a known bug with the hyprdots repo (which is unfortunately the one linked on the Hyprland Wiki).
I also installed with the hyprdots repo, and I experience the same issue. I'm testing now, and I'll let you know if I figure it out.
Confirmed. This issue is resolved for me after installing using the HyDE repo here:
github.com/hyde-project/hyde
I am so sorry for the inconvenience, I noticed I used the old repo by mistake in the video.
@@super4nonymous your good bro yea I used the orginal repo at first but removed it I then cloned the new one but I think its messed up like. It says no origin on some things, I added wallpapers just by right clicking on them in dolphin and setting as wallpaper surprisingly it added them even after reboot. ..sigh I should prolly just reinstall everything tbh but I get so sick of configuring stuff
@@comosaycomosah Yea, I'm still working through reconfiguring mine after reinstalling with HyDE🙃
Hopefully that fixes it -- after reinstalling and rebooting, the Dolphin icons change with the themes
🤷♂
Hmm.
Yes windows opens more ports by default, only the 0.0.0.0:portnumber listings are actually open ports. Normal linux distros like debian opens 0 ports by default. You are confusing connections with open ports, either intentionally or not.
He literally said those open ports that are listening are probably nothing to be concerned about, as they're services used to maintain the system. The issue here is with the outgoing connections, the ones marked as ESTABLISHED and TIME_WAIT. Those are connections made to outside IP addresses sending or receiving undisclosed information, even though the user never asked for it.
@@RudyBleeker im critiquing the video being misleading because the focus is not on open ports, its on connections. The connections marked ESTABLISHED and TIME_WAIT are not open ports. I was annoyed it said open ports in the title and then in the video talks about how open ports on Windows are harmless because they are there for administration purposes, and then about general connections not actually open ports.
Regarding open ports:
If this is a fresh install and windows was set to open ports, that is a major security concern. You might say it's fine on your home LAN, but if you bring it to a cafe on public wifi that's a entrypoint for hackers. ANY open ports is not good security and should be disabled (for general PC users).
Regarding the other connections:
Windows is spying on you, there's no privacy on windows. We all know that. I've not had windows on my own personal hardware since I've had my own laptop (nixos btw). I'm not shilling for microsoft, I'm annoyed that this video is misleading especially for something presented as something educational.
Btw if you are really curious what it's doing I suggest using wireshark on windows and seeing what's up. It's probably encrypted but it's good education
Thanks for the info. I respectfully disagree, the video title asks which OS opens more ports on boot; and not only is this answered in the video, additional information is also provided 🤷♂️