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You could just unplug your external drive.

cheers, Paul

Yeah I realize that, but the computer is in a location that is a pain, so that is why “Disable” is more convenient.

I guess I will have to be careful to not re-enable it before I can confirm the PC is clean. I imagine that it’s quite obvious when you have been infected with ransomware. Thank you for replying to my earlier question.

If I disable from Device Manager the external hard drive to which I backup my data, can ransomware attack that data? The drive is invisible from Explorer and Disk Manager. I only re-enable it when I make backups.

C’mon now, you don’t honestly think that W8 is the reason that PC sales are down, do you? Smartphones & tablets make the PC less used… maybe that’s why PC sales are down. Also when Mr. & Mrs Average are buying a new PC, do you honestly believe that they will say: Oh my God I can’t bring myself to buy this because it has Windows 8? It takes about 5 minutes to realize that W8 is 2 OS’s in one and that the touch-metro side doesn’t have to visited. This tune is really getting old.

Mr. Leonhard, Your article gave me a good chuckle, as did the other modern haters below. While not perfect, Windows 8 serves as an introduction to a new interface to get users accustomed to the ever-increasing universe of touch devices… using MSFT of course. When I encounter a customer with a new computer it takes about 5 minutes before they understand the 2 computers in 1 concept and that they do not have to go to the modern side if they do not wish to. I show them how to go back and forth from the modern and traditional sides, explain the differences between a modern and a traditional app, and show them that if they do not see what function they are looking for on the modern side – to right-click – and presto new functions appear. I expect that MSFT could have allowed greater configuration available so users can modify to suit their own needs and desires, especially for people who do not like change.