Autosave what you type with Emsa Save my work
Did you ever experience the loss of text that you have written because you did press the wrong button, accidentally closed a window or due to a program crash? I did and it really felt terribly to write the whole text from memory again. I recently stumbled upon a nice forum discussion about the subject at the Donation Coder blog where the thread starter was asking for a program that would log the text that he was writing to make sure that it would not get lost when disaster struck.
Some would say that this is the same principle that keyloggers use to record keys and they are basically right. Save my work saves every keystroke and everyone may access the date if they know where to look for them. While keyloggers try to disguise their program window and the fact that they are running on a system, the window of Save My Work is accessible at all times from the system tray.
I do however find it quite fascinating that Antivir did not object when I started save my work. The main feature of the program is to save text automatically so that you can copy and paste it again in times of need.
Since WordPress (the blog software I'm using) introduced a auto save feature some time ago I'm in no need of such a program anymore but it would have been handy before that. Another easier method would be to simply use CTRL + C to copy the text into the clipboard every now and then but that does not help you if the system crashes.
Save my work could be a security risk as well. It records all keystrokes which means that it also records usernames and passwords of sites that you visit. I would not recommend to start it with Windows, maybe only open it when you open your word processing program / email program and the like.
Update: The program has been discontinued by its author and pulled from the website. Autosaver is an alternative that you can still use.
The program saves text regularly and ships with an option to block the recording in apps that you specify. You can specify the save interval in the program interface. The default is about 5 minutes which you may want to decrease to limit the amount of work that you lose when something goes wrong. With 5 minutes 15, you can theoretically still lose more than 5 minutes of work if the crash or issue occurs at an inappropriate time.
You can also exclude applications or processes from being monitored by the program, or switch to a whitelist only system where only monitored programs are saved and no others.
Verdict
The application is best suited for users who have lost text before that they have been working on. Some applications support auto-save while others do not come with those options.
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Does it come back after every “moment” update?
Yeah right.. Like this is going to stop defender from running =) This is comedy gold right here.
no ‘about the author’ paragraph?
For permanent disable defender is if removed complete from system no just change permission folder.
Just this is joke.
simpler, load Autoruns (SysInternals)
– filter “Defender”
– untag all entries
– reboot
nothing has changed since my 1st modification years ago
I wouldn’t disable Defender imho, it has too many hidden roots inside Windows itself. One time I tried to uninstall it using brute force scripts and then the Onedrive feature stopped working definitely. A reinstallation was needed and since those times I prefer to maintain Defender untouched. It’s a better method to install another antivirus and it will disable Defender in a safer and easier mode (e.g., Avast is the best in this way, and also Panda Cloud Free is good too).
You can not stop defender from running in background or remove it without some penalty. All you can do is to limit telemetry.
@borts,
It’s probably Smartscreen which is preventing WD from being disabled. Get rid of that and the problem should be solved: https://thegeekpage.com/disable-windows-defender-smartscreen/#How_to_disable_the_Windows_Defender_SmartScreen_via_Local_Group_Policy_Editor
Remove Windows and go for Linux.
Linux sucks dude. Besides it’s not comparable to Windows, these OSes are in different classes entirely.
I use Linux as my daily driver. It’s far more stable than Windows. When’s the last time you used Linux, 2010?
@basingstoke
You’re right, dude. Bro, linux is just a bunch of code that starts before the OS, dude. Brobrodude, that shit ain’t even got emojis, dudebrodudeman! Dudebro, it’s no way near as cool as Windows with its hardcoded abilities to make money off the user, bro. Yo brodude man, you’re the coolest dude ever man, bro. Dude.
Lol what? Windows 7 doesn’t come with any Emojis
Download Autoruns and remove the checkmark from Windows Defender. It doesn’t remove it, but it will never run. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns
Just use “Defender Control”:
https://www.sordum.org/9480/defender-control-v2-1/comment-page-1/#comments
Per this video,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLIjr7FyxZ8
it also works on Windows 11 too…
Win Defender, is completly the most succesful free-built in antivirus of Microsoft. Really nice product. Saved my ass a lot of times. Has updated malware database, completly strong defence
from whatever smart screen disables. Or if you want better and more upgrated (paid) program,
you can go further. But defender is always on your side.
Why would one disable Windows (or Microsoft) Defender in the first place?. I consider this to be playing with fire big time. Everybody knows that if one is using another A-V, Defender will be disabled on its own and won’t be in one’s way.
Why would I want to disable Windows Defender in the first place? It’s a great anti virus in my opinion. Been using it since Windows 8 and and never had a problem or a virus. Why mess with a good thing, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
How a ridiculous article!
I am thoroughly stunned.
Why Should You Disable First-Party Windows Defender?
I can only think that it is “malice or perversely intention (want you to buy a third-party AV where you can expect a back margin)” to guide invalidation without showing the premise.
No sane company will use third-party closed source programs (such as AV).
As I thought, “Ghacks Technology News” seems to be coming to downfall.