mmotti

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.SYNOPSIS
Monitors Steam downloads and initiates a system shutdown when downloads have completed.

.DESCRIPTION
This script will check for active Steam downloads and monitor their progress. Other scripts rely on
network / disk activity however they are somewhat flawed as they don't accommodate for user intervention
or drop in network connectivity.

Providing Steam doesn't change how the registry settings work, this script should correctly identify when

joepie91

Don't use VPN services.

No, seriously, don't. You're probably reading this because you've asked what VPN service to use, and this is the answer.

Note: The content in this post does not apply to using VPN for their intended purpose; that is, as a virtual private (internal) network. It only applies to using it as a glorified proxy, which is what every third-party "VPN provider" does.

• A Russian translation of this article can be found here, contributed by Timur Demin.
• A Turkish translation can be found here, contributed by agyild.
• There's also this article about VPN services, which is honestly better written (and has more cat pictures!) than my article.