Most Secure - Router VPN vs Windows App

[brave]

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[dosborne]

I'm sure you will get lots of different opinions.

IMO, windows is not secure. Period. So anything has to be better.

It also depends on what you think a VPN is doing to "protect" you.

Running a VPN on your router gives you more control to ensure traffic is encrypted or else it doesn't make it to the outside world.

 

[L&LD]

A VPN offers no protection.

What are you trying to secure your Windows 10 PC against? Yourself? Your ISP? Your government?

• Remove the WiFi card (if one is installed).
• Weld the case shut.
• Take pliers to the USB ports that don't connect the keyboard and mouse and mangle them thoroughly.
• Do the same to the LAN port.
• Do not connect to the internet via any means.
• For maximum protection, remove the keyboard and mouse cables and destroy those ports too.

Even with all the above; your data can still be hacked. If someone wants what's on your computer bad enough.