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Processor | Intel Core i7-4790 Haswell Quad-Core 3.6GHz LGA 1150 84W |
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Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI |
Cooling | CPU - Cooler Master Hyper T4 / Case - cooler master 120mm rear case fan (Air cooling) |
Memory | 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) |
Video Card(s) | GTX1060 6GB |
Storage | Samsung 512 GB 840 PRO SSD Main Drive and Samsung 512 GB 840 EVO SSD Backup Drive |
Display(s) | ASUS 23" LED Monitor |
Case | COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 (silver & black) |
Audio Device(s) | (onboard audio) Realtek ALC892 |
Power Supply | CORSAIR SU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V |
Software | Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit Edition |
prevent others from taking control of your computer
Everyone should Disable Remote Assistance to protect themselves.
How to Disable Remote Assistance (Win XP)
Remote Assistance is a Windows XP feature that allows remote access to your computer, commonly for troubleshooting purposes. Remote Assistance is set up to be "enabled" as the default setting in windows xp so microsoft can access your computer remotely to help you fix problems but unfortunately it also leaves you wide open to be hacked as long as it is activated.
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How To Disable Remote Assistance:
Go to Start\ Settings\ Control Panel\ System.
On the System Properties window, select the Remote tab, then click Settings.
Make sure that the Allow users to connect remotely to this computer box is not selected, then click Apply, then OK. Remote Assistance is now turned off.
This method prevents Remote Assistance from being used, but it only disables it and doesn’t completely turn it off. I would say this gives you a medium level of protection because it can still start when disabled, if it's called properly by experienced hackers. It's better to completely turn it off rather than just disable it.
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The following info was supplied to me by "Wile E"
How To Turn Off Remote Assistance altogether rather than just Disable it:
Click Start\Run then type in services.msc and hit return.
Scroll down to Remote Desktop Help Session Manager and right click on it.
Select properties then select disabled in the drop-down menu.
Click stop then Click OK
This method prevents the service from starting up at all and gives you the highest level of protection from anyone remotely accessing your computer.
Everyone should Disable Remote Assistance to protect themselves.
How to Disable Remote Assistance (Win XP)
Remote Assistance is a Windows XP feature that allows remote access to your computer, commonly for troubleshooting purposes. Remote Assistance is set up to be "enabled" as the default setting in windows xp so microsoft can access your computer remotely to help you fix problems but unfortunately it also leaves you wide open to be hacked as long as it is activated.
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How To Disable Remote Assistance:
Go to Start\ Settings\ Control Panel\ System.
On the System Properties window, select the Remote tab, then click Settings.
Make sure that the Allow users to connect remotely to this computer box is not selected, then click Apply, then OK. Remote Assistance is now turned off.
This method prevents Remote Assistance from being used, but it only disables it and doesn’t completely turn it off. I would say this gives you a medium level of protection because it can still start when disabled, if it's called properly by experienced hackers. It's better to completely turn it off rather than just disable it.
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The following info was supplied to me by "Wile E"
How To Turn Off Remote Assistance altogether rather than just Disable it:
Click Start\Run then type in services.msc and hit return.
Scroll down to Remote Desktop Help Session Manager and right click on it.
Select properties then select disabled in the drop-down menu.
Click stop then Click OK
This method prevents the service from starting up at all and gives you the highest level of protection from anyone remotely accessing your computer.
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