Windows 10 is many things to many people but what it is to all of us is a privacy risk. It collects, collates and uploads a whole host of data about how you use Windows, browse the internet and generally work with your device on a daily basis. If you want to take back control of your computer, you’re going to want to disable the keylogger in Windows 10. You will also want to tweak a few more settings while you’re at it.
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Windows 10 was free for most of us so we can’t really blame Microsoft from wanting its money back. But, even if you bought a retail license you are still being monitored. That seems a little unfair to me. Regardless of that, our privacy is one of the few things we retain a semblance of control over so we should all exercise that control before we lose it completely.
Why is Windows spying on me?
The Microsoft blurb says: ‘We will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders) when we have a good-faith belief that doing so is necessary to.’
And: ‘When you interact with your Windows device by speaking, writing (handwriting), or typing, Microsoft collects speech, inking, and typing information—including information about your Calendar and People (also known as contacts).’
Windows will then upload this information to Microsoft for them to do with as they will. But why? Two reasons, one is to help make Windows better and the other is to make money.
Microsoft collects typing, writing and speaking data to improve how Windows 10 interprets our input. The more they know, the better they can tweak Windows 10 to work more to how we like it. That makes a kind of sense.
The other reason is to make money to help pay for Windows 10. As we got it for no financial cost, the actual cost is our data. Microsoft collects browsing information, user habits, app purchases and other data to help it market its own products to us and to help third parties market their products to us.
You can read the Windows Privacy Statement here if you have the time and patience.
If you don’t want to be tracked, followed and studied, you need to perform a few tweaks in Windows 10. Starting with the keylogger.
Disable the keylogger in Windows 10
First, let us disable that pesky keylogger. It is designed to study your typing habits so Windows 10 can refine how it works.
Don’t close Settings yet though as there are a few more privacy tweaks you can make to ensure much less data is captured by Microsoft.
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Some apps need to access your data to work, such as Mail but others like your webcam do not. Use your judgment to decide what permissions you allow.
Improve privacy further in Windows 10
There is more you can do to improve your privacy if you use Windows 10. Perform as few or as many of these as you like.
You can turn off Cortana to seriously upgrade your privacy.
Use Spybot Anti-Beacon to stop any telemetry not included in these tweaks. I regularly use Spybot Anti-Spyware and Anti-Beacon and it does what it says on the tin.
There are other apps available to stop Windows 10 spying and they all do much the same thing. I just prefer Spybot Anti-Beacon because it is low key and I have used Spybot products for over a decade and they haven’t let me down yet.
Finally, turn off open hotspot connection if you use a laptop or mobile device. By default and for some crazy reason Windows 10 defaults to automatically connecting to Wi-Fi hotspots. Even insecure ones. That’s something you are going to want to turn off right away.
That last setting is optional but if you regularly use hotspots, this prevents your being tracked while you do it.
The cost of privacy
Improving the privacy in Windows 10 will stop your data from being shared quite so readily but it will also affect how Windows 10 works. For example, if you turn off Cortana, Windows search doesn’t work properly. Turn off telemetry and Microsoft cannot use your data to help improve Windows 10.
Some of these privacy settings also affect how Windows Store and some apps work too. If you turn off ‘Let apps use my advertising ID…’ you will still see ads but they will be generic ones instead of ones tailored to your interests. In rare instances, Windows services can stop working properly too. Much depends on the system you’re running and how Windows 10 is set up.
Despite popular belief, Windows 10 isn’t designed to take away your identity or steal your personality. It is just there to make itself better and to make money off your data. There is no grand conspiracy and most of your data is anonymized anyway. That said, it is your data so it’s up to you to protect it.
Got any other tips to stop Windows 10 spying on users? Tell us about them below.
Try these Programs:
If necessary, do all the work inSafe Mode with Networking.
Alien vs predator game wiki full. To get intoSafe Mode with Networking, tap F8 right at Power On / Startup, and use UP arrow key to get toSafe Mode with Networking from list of options, then hit ENTER.
Read all info below before starting:
Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover!
Download the Free Version from the link above.
Download, install, update and scan once a fortnight.
How to use Malwarebytes after it is installed:
1. Open Malwarebytes > Click on the Update Tab across the top> get the latest updates. 2. On the Scanner tab, make sure thePerform full scan option is selected and then click on theScan button to start scanning your computer 3. MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while. 4. When the scan is finished a message box will appear 5. You should click on the OK button to close the message box and continue with the Malwareremoval process. 6. You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on theShow Results button. 7. A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown 8. You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When removing the files, MBAM may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot, please allow it to do so. Once your computer has rebooted, and you are logged in, please continue with the rest of the steps. 9. When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window. 10. You can now exit the MBAM program.
If neccesary, also scan with this Program
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Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2 is a very good, FREE Anti-Spyware Program.
Download, install and update it.
Once installed > Right-click on its Desktop Icon > Run as Admin
Then SCAN with it.
Update it, and scan your System once a fortnight.
Important re: Safe Mode
If you happen to find a problem that you can’t uninstall / delete, reboot the computer, and go into Safe Mode.
To get into Safe Mode, tap F8 right at Power On / Startup, and use UP arrow key to get to Safe Mode from list of options, then hit ENTER.
RESCAN your computer with your Anti-Virus, Malwarebytes and Spybot S & D while in Safe Mode.
If unable to install above Programs in Normal Mode:
Sometimes Trojans, Viruses, Malware, etc stop you installing and/or updating Programs to remove them.
If that happens, reboot into Safe Mode with Networking (from F8 list of Startup Options), and install, update and scan from there.
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Cheers.
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