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Windows 10, settings to remove/change
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:03 am
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:03 am
Good day all,
I'm thinking of either buying or building a new machine, and while I will probably dual boot, I will still need a windows partition for a few items, and it looks like Win 10 is now the default.
For those that have been using Win 10 for a bit, what settings do you typically disable (ie to stop telemetry info etc) and what tasks have you found that need to be performed in cleaning up a base install of win 10?
Thanks in advance!
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Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:04 am to AustinDawg
there's a little utility you run one-time to do this.
i cant think of the name; its on my win10 laptop at home.
the defaults in that app will disable all the 'nosy' parts of win10.
i cant think of the name; its on my win10 laptop at home.
the defaults in that app will disable all the 'nosy' parts of win10.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:06 am to CAD703X
Thanks, it is pcdecrapifier? I vaguely remember using that years ago for win7, not sure if that's still the thing to use tho.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:07 am to AustinDawg
something like that..when i get home i'll take a look. probably more than one utility out there that does this but it seemed to do the trick.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 1:41 pm to CAD703X
Turn off wudo. It uses your machine and your bandwidth to crowd source windows updates to others
Posted on 8/25/16 at 3:07 pm to AustinDawg
Posted on 8/25/16 at 3:38 pm to ATL-TIGER-732
quote:
13 separate privacy screens that you'll have to navigate through to shut off all information sharing.
LINK
Is Windows 10 really a privacy nightmare?
LINK
or just download a little utility to turn them off with a single click.
of course that would mean Slate would lose a little of the dramatic effect of their article...
Posted on 8/26/16 at 4:17 am to CAD703X
quote:
something like that..when i get home i'll take a look
You never posted the utility.
It doesn't seem to be PC Decrapifier.
The PC Decrapifier is a program designed to suggest and remove unwanted software. It can be used to clean off most of the annoying software that is typically shipped with new PCs.
Posted on 8/26/16 at 11:14 pm to CAD703X
Spybot Beacon...
Spybot Beacon
I would still go through all the privacy screens and turn shite off manually too. Also, beware that sometimes when Windows updates, they turn shite back on that you have turned off.
This video is pretty good talking about the software above and other things about privacy on Windows 10. Barnacules was an engineer at MS.
Disable Windows 10 Spying - Privacy & Security
You all may want to look at Glasswire Firewall as well. Everytime something pings the internet from your computer it will show you exactly which process it was that did it.
Glasswire Firewall
Spybot Beacon
I would still go through all the privacy screens and turn shite off manually too. Also, beware that sometimes when Windows updates, they turn shite back on that you have turned off.
This video is pretty good talking about the software above and other things about privacy on Windows 10. Barnacules was an engineer at MS.
Disable Windows 10 Spying - Privacy & Security
You all may want to look at Glasswire Firewall as well. Everytime something pings the internet from your computer it will show you exactly which process it was that did it.
Glasswire Firewall
This post was edited on 8/26/16 at 11:18 pm
Posted on 8/27/16 at 12:07 pm to CAD703X
name of utility? cad?
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