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Application Reduction: Why You Should Slim It Down

This video explains why it is important to keep applications up to date and warns against neglecting updates for unused applications.

This video explains why it is important to keep all applications up to date to enhance security, and it warns against neglecting updates for unused applications.

In previous videos, we discussed the importance of patching and keeping all your applications up to date. You probably have several applications on your device that you either do not use or only use now and then. In this video, you will learn how these applications pose a security threat and why you should review all your current applications.

Over to you: Check your applications on your computer and see how many are unused and can be removed.

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