Security improvements

Overview

About this category

This category contains privacy scripts for Windows.

These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.

This category encompasses a range of scripts designed to improve the security of your system by enforcing security best practices. These scripts help protect your system against various types of cyber threats and unauthorized access.

Caution: Mixed Risk Levels

Be careful running these scripts. This category includes scripts with high impact:

🔴 Some not recommended scripts. They should only be used by advanced users. They may break important functionality.
🟡 Some recommended scripts only if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this this category.
🟢 Some safely recommended scripts. Safe-to use for any user.

Implementation Details

Language: batch
Scripts Count: 49 scripts
Subcategories: 11
Required Privileges: Administrator rights
Compatibility: Windows only
Reversibility: All changes can be reverted

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These scripts are written using Batch (batchfile) scripting language.

Choose one of two ways to apply:

Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.

Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy

privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.

Open privacy.sexy

It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application. Additionally, you can apply only the recommended scripts, instead of applying all of the scripts.

privacy.sexy instructions

Open or download the desktop application
Search for the category name: Security improvements.
Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

Alternative 2. Download

You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:

Standard

Recommended for all users. It helps to improve privacy without affecting stability.

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Strict

Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.

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All

Not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. It provides military-grade privacy, for special use-cases. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.

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Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.

Reversible

This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.

Standard

This script includes only Standard recommendation level.

Safe for General Use

Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.

Download only standard scripts by clicking on the button:

Download script

Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

Download restore script

Strict

This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.

Use with Caution

This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.

Download Strict scripts:

Download script

Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

Download restore script

All

This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.

Not Advised

This script should only be used by advanced users. Some of these changes are NOT recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.

Download all scripts:

Download script

Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

Download restore script

Explore further

This category includes total of 49 scripts and 11 subcategories.

Explore its 8 subscripts and 3 subcategories:

Improve network security

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Disable clipboard data collection

This category includes scripts that focus on disabling various aspects of clipboard data collection in Windows. The clipboard is a critical component of the operating system, often containing sensitive data such as usernames, passwords, and other personal information. However, features such as clipboard history and device synchronization can significantly increase privacy and security risks. By default, Windows tends to store clipboard data in an unencrypted format, making it easily accessible t...