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Works with Windows 10 and 11Works with Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 10, 11, and Windows Server 2008 or newer.
  • Multiple actionsThis page belongs to a category, containing some changes with similar goal.
  • Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
  • Impact: MinimumSystem Functionality Loss Risk: Low
    This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script.
  • Batch (batchfile)These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
  • 153 scripts
  • 32 categories
  • Fully reversible

    You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using this website.

    The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

Overview​

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Windows information privacy enforcement tip: disable OS data collection to stay ahead of cyber data privacy guardrail threats — this system preference opens the door to learning about how.. For added clarity, process to restore the prior settings is detailed below.

Individual freedoms are supported by online data privacy assurance in an increasingly connected world. Start with help of improvement for personal privacy guardrail settings: discover the right path and make progress now. Approach the instructions like you're assembling a puzzle. Every piece has its place, so don't skip any.

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Technical Details​

  1. In association with applying this browser controls, this action configures your system to achieve private browsing enforcement to be able to optimize important data privacy assurance. This helps efficient page rendering to help make the system more efficient.
  2. The change here handles system analytics behavior to achieve managing diagnostic data streams and this playbook can also help to be able to reinforce system data privacy assurance. It helps optimize your system, to realize reduced diagnostic overhead.
  3. To reduce data handling assurance risks, this adjustment refines core operating system settings to gain comprehensive protection. This instruction set helps improve system efficiency owing to efficient operations.
  4. This configuration modifies system access patterns to help strengthen privacy assurance in conjunction with directory protection. To accomplish reducing access overhead, this code can also help reduce the system's workload.
  5. To benefit from controlled background processes, this adjustment applies system service management to increase system data privacy. Leveraging accelerate the system, it can also help to reach enhanced system stability by refining service dependencies.
  6. Alongside applying this network connection management, this script implements your system to obtain minimized connection leakage to be able to maintain system data privacy handling. It aims to help enhanced bandwidth usage to help maintain better system performance.
  7. This instruction set controls modern functionality to be able to minimize secure privacy defenses risks and this helps to accomplish modern privacy controls. This can help use system resources more efficiently, to achieve efficient system processing.
  8. The playbook here changes protected operations to reach managing system access and this executable helps to maintain sensitive data handling.
  9. To be able to reinforce cyber privacy integration, this config modifies server access controls to gain granular access control. This would help make better use of system power via efficient request handling.
  10. To benefit from controlled file access, this action adjusts Windows Explorer (File Explorer) to help increase cyber privacy management. As part of streamlined file operations, it helps cut down on background tasks.
  11. Using applying this encryption settings, this customization manages your system to obtain implementing secure algorithms to reduce personal data assurance risks.
  12. The change here implements update parameters to realize granular update telemetry controls and it helps to improve system data privacy protection. It can also help reduced update overhead to help reduce unnecessary system tasks.
  13. This tweak orchestrates DNS entries to be able to strengthen sensitive data privacy management and this modification helps to benefit from controlling network access. With keep the system running well, this can help to gain optimizing DNS resolution.
  14. This adjustment refines application execution boundaries to help minimize personal data handling risks for the purpose of granular execution control. This config can also help manage system resources better in relation to smart resource allocation.
  15. To optimize personal data protection, this configuration applies AI features to obtain limited data exposure. To realize enhanced AI efficiency, this helps make the system handle more work.
  16. This playbook controls application blocking to be able to maintain stricter data privacy safeguard as result of launch prevention. This would help make the system more stable, to accomplish preventing unnecessary load.
  17. To reach secure OS optimization, this action configures Windows 10 features to be able to enhance personal data privacy security. As a result of optimized system features, it aims to help simplify system operations.
  18. To help maximize secure data privacy guardrail, this code handles installation settings to achieve controlled permissions. It helps stop the system from slowing down for enhanced app efficiency.
  19. The modification here orchestrates marketing controls to achieve controlled ad targeting and it can also help to enhance personal privacy protection. This customization can also help reduced memory consumption to make the system more effective.
  20. This executable applies telemetry settings to be able to improve digital data handling and this change helps to gain minimized data collection. To realize reduced system impact, this would help use energy more wisely.
  21. Toward applying this record sanitization, this instruction set manages your system to benefit from systematic data removal to help reinforce sensitive privacy. While improved system speed, this can help optimize system resource usage.
  22. This tweak modifies Windows scheduled task management to help maintain digital privacy management and it aims to help to reach scheduled monitoring. This helps use memory more effectively, to accomplish balanced execution.
  23. Amid applying this gaming data collection, this script adjusts your system to obtain granular game permissions to maintain stricter personal privacy control. In association with fix delays in the system, it helps to obtain optimized game resources.
  24. The customization here refines registry changes to benefit from precise privacy configurations and this helps to be able to strengthen secure data privacy measures. This can help reducing registry overhead to help help apps respond more quickly.
  25. To be able to minimize data handling integration risks, this code controls file system to realize data leakage prevention. Through improved disk performance, this adjustment can also help make the system work better.
  26. To reach enhanced threat protection, this tweak configures security protocols to reduce cyber privacy guardrail risks. It can also help make things happen faster, to gain optimized security processes.

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Safe for General Use
This script has Normal protection level option. This is recommended for all users to improve without any noticeable impact on the system functionality.

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  • Easy-to-apply
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Normal — Functional Privacy​

  • Recommended for all
  • Safe for daily use
  • No impact on system stability

Read more about Normal and other protection levels

Help

How to apply or restore "Disable OS data collection" using script​

  • ≈ 2 min to complete
  • Tools: Web Browser
  • Difficulty: Simple
  • ≈ 6 instructions
  1. 1

    Choose protection

    Choose one of the options with different impact levels:

    • Normal​

      Some safe scripts minimal system impact.

    • High​

      Some advanced scripts with high system impact.

    • Maximum​

      Some not recommended scripts with very high system impact.

    Learn more about protection levels

  2. 2

    Download

    Download the script file by clicking on the   Apply protection  button above.
    Use   Undo protection button above to restore changes.
  3. 3

    Keep the file

    If warned by your browser, keep the file.
  4. 4

    Open

    Open the downloaded file.
  5. 5

    Exit

    Once it's done, press any key to exit the window.
  6. 6

    Restart

    Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.

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How to apply or restore "Disable OS data collection" using privacy.sexy​

  • ≈ 3 min to complete
  • Tools: privacy.sexy
  • Difficulty: Simple
  • ≈ 4 instructions
privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily with more advanced options.
  1. 1

    Open or download

    Open or download the desktop application
  2. 2

    Choose script

    1. Search for the category name: Disable OS data collection
    2. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.

    Applying Normal to limit the impact.

  3. 3

    Run

    Click on ▶️ Run button at the bottom of the page.

    This button only appears on desktop version (recommended). On browser, use 💾 Save button.

Explore This Guide​

  • 153 Privacy settings
  • 13 Main categories
    • These settings are organized into 13 main categories for easy navigation.
    • Main categories may contain subcategories, further organizing related functionality.
  • 32 Total categories

Choose what to protect based on your needs:This script already includes these options.
You can review, apply or reverse each option individually.
Click any option to learn more about what it does.

  • Some settings and commands may require technical knowledge to apply correctly.
  • Most users find the Normal protection above sufficient.

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This guide has undergone comprehensive auditing and peer review:

  • Expert review by undergroundwires​

    • Verified technical accuracy and editorial standards
    • Assessed system impact and user privacy risks
    • Audited and verified using automated security tests

  • Public review by large community​

    • Privacy enthusiasts and professionals peer-reviewed
    • Millions of end-users tested across different environments
    • Audited and verified using third-party security software

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We continually monitor our guides, their impact and other potential privacy options. We update our guides when new information becomes available. On every update, we publicly store who made the change, what has been changed, why the change was made and when the change was made.

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