Windows 10 and 11 bring a lot of new features and aims to make your daily work as easy and hassle-free as possible. Microsoft does grant you some further rights in order that you can set your privacy the way you would like it. However, these new settings often only apply to programs that were installed after the Update, and some old settings are simply reset to “Standard“ automatically. Windows 10 and 11 quite freely shares your personal data with Microsoft and certain apps. Some services protocol your entire keyboard entries, share your WLAN access data with your Facebook contacts or connect your computer without asking permission to a public – and potentially unprotected – network. While this means that you and your contacts do not have to grapple with complicated WLAN passwords, it also poses a significant security risk.
Windows lets you manage some of the available privacy settings in a new easier to use dashboard. Unfortunately, it does not give you full control over your privacy on your very own PC. Without a deep understanding of Windows, it is very difficult to protect your privacy.
Protect your privacy under Windows 10 and Windows 11 – Free!
O&O Software’s freeware O&O ShutUp10++ means you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far. Using a very simple interface, you decide how Windows 10 and 11 should respect your privacy by making recommendations and giving tips for which unwanted functions should be deactivated. And should you change your mind later on, e.g. giving the personal assistant Cortana a try, all changes can be reverted with a single click.
Now also on the ARM Platform!
O&O ShutUp10++ now supports the new ARM platform, starting with Windows 11 version 24H2. O&O Software has thus made sure that you can continue protecting your privacy, free of charge, on all platforms.
New in Version 1.9.1440
- Added: Native support for the ARM platform starting with Windows 11 version 24H2
- Added: Disable access to mobile devices
- Added: Disable Phone Link app
- Added: Disable showing suggestions for using mobile devices with Windows
- Changed: Disable widgets display in Windows Explorer” is now set to recommended
- Changed: Deactivation of Windows Copilot + Recall now also under Windows 10
- Changed: Dynamic detection of the installed Microsoft Office version
- Changed: Disabled automatic text suggestions when composing emails
- Changed: Disabled logging by the Microsoft Office telemetry agent
- Changed: Disabled data submission by the Microsoft Office telemetry agent
- Changed: Obfuscating filenames when submitted via telemetry
- Changed: Disabled automatic updates
- Changed: Disabled Microsoft Office surveys
- Changed: Disabled feedback submission to Microsoft
- Changed: Disabled feedback tracking by Microsoft
- Changed: Disabled connected experiences in Office
- Changed: Disabled connected experiences with content analysis
- Changed: Disabled downloading online content for connected experiences
- Changed: Disabled optional connected experiences in Office
- Changed: Disabled participation in the user experience improvement program
- Changed: Disabled display of LinkedIn information
- Changed: Disabled tracking of feedback by Microsoft
- Changed: Disabled display of news and interests in the taskbar on this device
- Changed: Disabled display of news and interests in the taskbar for the current user
- Changed: Disabled widgets display in Windows Explorer
- Changed: Disabled automatic driver updates via Windows Update
- Changed: Reformulated translated texts
- Changed: Revised display of Windows versions
- Changed: Adjusted the layout of the main window
- Fixed:Microsoft Office telemetry settings were partially reset, now handled as a policy
Available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Chinese (simplified).
Download now – no install, no crapware!
Download O&O ShutUp10++ free from our Website. O&O ShutUp10++ is entirely free (freeware) and does not have to be installed – it can be simply run directly and immediately on your PC (portable). And it will not install or download retrospectively unwanted or unnecessary software, like so many other programs do these days!
Decide for yourself how important your “comfort” is when weighed up with your privacy and how to protect it. O&O ShutUp10++ presents you with all important settings in one location – you need no previous IT knowledge and there is no need to manually change the Windows 10 or 11 system settings.
