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Hardentools: make Windows more secure


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Hardentools is a free open source program for the Microsoft Windows operating system that will harden the system by disabling features.

 

The Windows operating system ships with a broad range of features. Some of these features are enabled for compatibility reasons on all editions of Windows.

 

While these features have their uses in certain environments, Enterprise for instance, they may not be used by the majority of home users.

 

The main idea behind Hardentools is to turn off these features to make Windows more secure in the process.

 

Note: You need to make sure that you don't require the features that Hardentools disables on Windows, as you won't be able to use them afterwards anymore. [Please] Read on to find out which features get disabled when you run the tool.

 

 

 

 

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Note: You need to make sure that you don't require the features that Hardentools disables on Windows, as you won't be able to use them afterwards anymore. [PleaseRead on to find out which features get disabled when you run the tool.

caveat emptor

its an all or nothing solution...

 

 

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It would break a production system  and its not even meant for public use yet  only for testing

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WARNING: This is just an experiment, it is not meant for public distribution yet. Also, this tool disables a number of features, including of Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader, and Windows, that might cause malfunctions to certain applications. Use this at your own risk.

 

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