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I normally don't shitpost, but just look at this...
(programming.dev)
These are ALL the listening ports and live connections on a freshly installed Linux system, this being DietPi. I dare you to do a tcpdump or netstat or whatever on a fresh Windows installation.
The ssh connection I actively chose to enable and the dhclient is a must have for hosts to dynamically get an IP address allotted, unless you set yours statically.
If you are struggling with privacy invading connections on your Windows system but don't feel like you can or want to switch to Linux, may I suggest https://safing.io/download/
I like the idea of Portmaster, but it didn't work with dynamically assigned VPN IPs when I used it a couple years ago. It's also not easy to temporarily switch off; iirc, I had to uninstall everything to get my VPN to work again.
Unless they've figured out how to fix that issue, it's a caveat anyone with a VPN should know about.
Yeah it had some rough edges, which made me stop using it when I was still on Windows.
It's probably still a good option if you don't have a VPN, though.
...or they should just move to Linux, kill two birds and all that.
Penguins are birds too 🥹