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If privacy is that important a concern, why not use built-in settings on Windows<\/a> itself to address the issue? There must be settings to stop Microsoft from collecting data on you, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, no. Windows exposes only a handful of privacy settings, mainly related to the sending of crash reports. For the most part, data collection toggles are buried deep within the Registry, inaccessible to normal users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While you can of course delve into the Registry Editor yourself and try to manually disable each of these settings, we would advise you against it. Not only is it tricky and time-consuming, but has a good chance of messing things up<\/a> due to a typo or a misclick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s much better to use a dedicated app like O&O ShutUp10, which does the same thing far more safely. You can toggle any privacy settings you want from a visual interface, easily deciding how much information the computer is allowed to send to Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you can see on the main screen of the app, you\u2019re given a list of settings that can be toggled on and off. You can see what each setting controls, along with whether it is recommended by O&O.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Generally, it isn\u2019t a good idea to enable any of the settings with the red or yellow icons, as they can hamper useful functions. These settings must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, depending on whether it will impact your Windows experience or not. For example, if you don\u2019t use Onedrive, you can flip the toggle to shut it down and prevent needless network usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGetting O&O ShutUp10 on Your Computer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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