I've used Shutup10 on my Windows partitions for years. Surprised I didn't see it mentioned here.
Good control over copilot and any other Wndows nastiness.
Run it after every Windows update. MS loves sneakily re-enabling some settings.
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2025
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Many years ago, when I was repairing computers for a living, spyware like this was highly frowned upon.
I haven't touched Windows in a few years, but I'm still somewhat saddened to see how normalized this has become. Why did society stop valuing privacy?
@Pro Do not trust Microsoft under any circumstances, they support Genocide. Go for a Linux setup and be happy again.
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