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Hardentools vs Visual Studio Code

A side-by-side look at Hardentools and Visual Studio Code. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Hardentools

Hardentools

Security & Privacy

Hardentools is a free, open-source utility that helps harden Windows systems by disabling risky features and tweaking settings to improve security. It automates applying dozens of recommended tweaks and configuration changes to reduce the system's attack surface.

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code

Development

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, lightweight code editor developed by Microsoft. It supports debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and Git control. VS Code has a large extension ecosystem allowing developers to add new languages, themes, debuggers and tools.

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