Windows 10 is just about to lose support. At this point, your backup system should probably be Windows 11 unless you can manage to make your boss fork over money for updates. Otherwise, you’ll be stuck in the same situation in just a year and a few months even if you manage to replace the system.
Make sure you go full CYA mode when your company eventually gets hacked because of your boss. Leave a paper trail that’s not too hard to discover for any auditor in case your company ever tries to get some kind it certification. If you have a ticketing system, leave an open ticket. Put any further requests in writing, possibly referencing company poollicht about this stuff if you have any.
Next time you take an inventory it outdated and vulnerable software and hardware under your control, make sure to add your boss’ computer to the list and send it around to everyone that should be reading the report. Preferably, more than just your boss and you, but that depends on how your company works.
Your just boss isn’t going to update willingly. If you can’t make him update, the second best thing is to leave behind evidence that you tried to avoid the disaster your boss is brewing, so he can’t blame IT when his laptop gets hacked or if he loses data. Because when your company is getting sued for a data breach, you’ll be one of the first people they’ll try to put the blame on.
There’s also a simple toggle to turn Rewind off in the settings menu.
People are really going bonkers over Rewind, it’s almost a sort of mass hysteria at this point. Yes, it appears to be a very insecure and risky feature at this point. So just turn it off. There’s lots of features in any OS that you can set up in ways that will make your system insecure, this is just a particular one of those. Microsoft isn’t going to force it to be enabled, the ensuing legal shitstorm would be epic. I doubt they’ll roll it out to a large audience in its current state.
At the time I posted, Microsoft had officially planned on having it enabled by default on supported hardware, which was dumb as hell. They’ve since flipped on that, thank goodness.
Windows 10 is just about to lose support. At this point, your backup system should probably be Windows 11 unless you can manage to make your boss fork over money for updates. Otherwise, you’ll be stuck in the same situation in just a year and a few months even if you manage to replace the system.
Make sure you go full CYA mode when your company eventually gets hacked because of your boss. Leave a paper trail that’s not too hard to discover for any auditor in case your company ever tries to get some kind it certification. If you have a ticketing system, leave an open ticket. Put any further requests in writing, possibly referencing company poollicht about this stuff if you have any.
Next time you take an inventory it outdated and vulnerable software and hardware under your control, make sure to add your boss’ computer to the list and send it around to everyone that should be reading the report. Preferably, more than just your boss and you, but that depends on how your company works.
Your just boss isn’t going to update willingly. If you can’t make him update, the second best thing is to leave behind evidence that you tried to avoid the disaster your boss is brewing, so he can’t blame IT when his laptop gets hacked or if he loses data. Because when your company is getting sued for a data breach, you’ll be one of the first people they’ll try to put the blame on.
Do not for the love of God put your system on 11. There has already been too much hacking proof of concepts for the rewind feature.
Hold 10, pay for the updates if need be.
The rewind feature is only available officially on specialized hardware that has not hit the market yet. “Copilot ready” is the term.
The PoCs are using multiple workarounds to get it running. It is also entirely disable-able using standard Windows adminstration tools.
There’s also a simple toggle to turn Rewind off in the settings menu.
People are really going bonkers over Rewind, it’s almost a sort of mass hysteria at this point. Yes, it appears to be a very insecure and risky feature at this point. So just turn it off. There’s lots of features in any OS that you can set up in ways that will make your system insecure, this is just a particular one of those. Microsoft isn’t going to force it to be enabled, the ensuing legal shitstorm would be epic. I doubt they’ll roll it out to a large audience in its current state.
At the time I posted, Microsoft had officially planned on having it enabled by default on supported hardware, which was dumb as hell. They’ve since flipped on that, thank goodness.