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Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 7:52 pm
by Watcher
https://fix10.isleaked.com/ has a good guide on the settings and locations that are available to protect your privacy.
What's this about?

Microsoft introduced a lot of new great features in Windows 10 such as Cortana. However, most of them are breaking your privacy. For example if you're using the default settings, each time you start typing in search box in taskbar (to open an application or search for a file on your computer), your local search terms and location are sent to Microsoft, some of which advertise to you.

Windows have to protect user privacy by default. Since it doesn't, you can follow these steps to disable the parts of Windows which are invasive to your privacy.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/03 ... _defaults/ refers to this subject and the guide above.

Re: Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:16 pm
by Watcher
O&O ShutUp10 is a new utility made by O&O Software GmbH ( The makers of O&O Defrag & O&O DiskImage ) have released a utility that makes it very simple to adjust the privacy settings in Windows 10.

You can fine more information about O&O ShutUp10 from these locations:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Syst ... Up10.shtml

http://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

Re: Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:19 am
by vasudev1
Spybot has come up with a way to disable telemetry. https://www.safer-networking.org/2015/s ... ction-tool

Re: Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:01 am
by imemilyalice
Good to know about it.

Re: Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:39 am
by ornarayne
Thanks for sharing this good news :)

Re: Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:59 am
by staceydonnar
It will be more secure than before.

Re: Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:39 am
by adisonalex
cortana is a great feature in windows 10. Thanks for updating us :)

Re: Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:54 am
by mullertravolta
I am glad to know about cortana. Thanks a lot!

Re: Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:41 am
by heathledger871
The privacy of Windows 10 you are discussing is looking great to see. But sometimes whenever I am doing this technique then the iTunes automatically get uninstalled. Then I need to go thorugh https://itunessupport.org/blog/why-cant-install-itunes-on-windows-10/ for the solution of this iTunes, Then I will go with the privacy setting and reset all the privacy as before it's there. So it's not properly working.

Re: Fix Windows 10 privacy

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:44 am
by Illegal Services
Hi, you can use my application and go forward to 'Illegal Services > Portable Apps > Windows Privacy/Telemetry' to see the best Windows Privacy applications tools :P

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