COMPARISON OF WINDOWS 10 PRIVACY TOOLS 

 

Martin Brinkmann 

August 14, 2015 in Windows 

Last Update: September 14, 2015 

 


Windows 10 users can modify the operating system's privacy settings manually, for instance by disabling express setup during installation or upgrade, or by exploring the Privacy section of the new Settings application.

While it gives them full control over each setting, it requires prior knowledge of these settings and time to make the changes.

Privacy tools help users in this regard but may limit the control these users have over what is happening in the background depending on how the tool works.

The following comparison provides you with an overview of these privacy tools highlighting the good, the bad and the ugly for each of them.

Windows 10 Privacy Tools

The following programs are reviewed and compared against each other:

1. Destroy Windows 10 Spying
2. Disable Win Tracking
3. DoNotSpy 10
4. Windows 10 Privacy and Shit
5. Windows 10 Privacy Fixer
6. W10 Privacy
7. (new) Shut Up 10
8. (new) Spybot Anti-Beacon for Windows 10
9. (new) Ashampoo AntiSpy for Windows 10
10. (new) Windows Privacy Tweaker

Please note that you need to run all programs with elevated privileges as the majority of tweaks are not applied otherwise. You do that with a right-click on the program executable and the selection of "run as administrator" from the options.

Overview of Windows 10 Privacy Tools

For further information, please go to:   

http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/14/comparison-of-windows-10-privacy-tools/ 

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