But no matter how I tried I could not get rid of unnecessasry Microsoft core apps. So, I went to Settings, Apps, Apps and Features and uninstalled everything I would never use. I don’t want to go into those settings in this article because its focus is on O&O ShutUp10 that will do it all for you. But that is just the tip of a very big iceberg to uncover other privacy settings. That does not impact the fundamental operation of Windows 10. When you set up Microsoft Windows the first time, you can turn-off several features and even set up an anonymous off-line login – not using a Microsoft Account. Good old helpful Microsoft!īut if you don’t need Microsoft’s help (and Android probably does it better in the above case) you can ‘privatise’ Windows 10.
#Oo shutup10 windows 10#
For example, Windows 10 (Cortana) can remind you to set off to the airport (Calendar/Mail) 30 minutes earlier due to traffic (Maps/Location/Internet – Traffic news). Microsoft says the company uses most data to display personalised information to make your computer life easier. Advertisers throw rivers of gold at Microsoft (et al.) to send highly targeted advertisements to users. While I somewhat trust Microsoft to do no evil (Sorry, that is Google’s old mantra), I know that that data is collected under EULA (end user licence agreements) that few ever read. In its default mode Microsoft Windows 10 and its core apps collect personal data. Is not enough – the rest of this article relates to Windows 10. I use both Windows and Android devices and laboriously shutĭown all app permissions and lock the operating systems down very tightly. It took a damned long time to change all my passwords and clear history to feel safe again.
To recap a lot of my personal data was stolen from the Starwood breach and hackers were able to get into my disused web-mail and other accounts.
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