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I recommend using Spybot Anti-Beacon [1], which is a safe way of disabling (or enabling) Windows 10 features. [1] https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-
by druska 10y ago
I recommend using Spybot Anti-Beacon [1], which is a safe way of disabling (or enabling) Windows 10 features.
[1] https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/ https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/
- maxt 10y agoNice haven't tried that. I use Shutup10 https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
- LeoPanthera 10y agoI also use Shutup10, which is essentially the same as the script only with a friendly GUI that lets you choose exactly what you want to do.
- wildrhythms 10y agoIs this open-source?
- maxt 10y agoNo that's the only caveat. I much prefer to use scripts, as these programs are a bit of a black box. But at least they're digitally signed and recommended by the wider Windows 'powertoy' community so you're allowed to trust them.
- jordic 10y agoIf isn't opensource You can't trust it.
- SippinLean 10y agoI can look at my network traffic though. It also tells you exactly what registry keys or HOSTS entries are being added, which you can verify.
- corobo 10y agoIn that case you wouldn't be using Windows at all then, issue resolved.
- jordic 10y agoSo clever... but how you know that this software is not some kind of adware... (Super Ugly things, on this kind of tools... )
- LeoPanthera 10y agoWindows 10 is not open source.
- jodrellblank 10y agoNonsense. If it is open source, that doesn't make it automatically trustworthy. If it isn't open source, you can trust it as much as you trust the author(s). Open source and trust are separate things.