UI for privacy

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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.
• 24 scripts
• 3 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 online privacy measures documentation: UI for privacy to manage device system data management effectively. In a parallel sense, this script code provides guidance on the procedure to undo any applied settings.

Trust in digital technologies is strengthened by secure data privacy integration. Ready to enhance secure privacy security with parameters? Simply, update your privacy settings with this guide. Approach this process calmly and carefully. Skipping or rushing might create unnecessary issues.

References

• Companies are tracking your personal data without your consent, what you need to know
• Windows 10 (Wikipedia)
• Best Practices for Security and Privacy Settings
• App tracking: Why it's bad and how to stop it

Technical Details

• The adjustment here configures advanced configurations to gain secured feature access and this playbook can also help to help improve online privacy protection. It helps optimized modern features to keep the system running well.
• In the process of applying this Edge security, this modification controls your system to obtain protected user data to help maximize online data privacy enforcement. As a result of make the system handle more work, it aims to help to benefit from reduced memory usage.
• This executable orchestrates historical data to be able to increase personal data privacy management in association with protected activity records. To reach efficient data cleanup, this configuration can also help make processing faster.
• In relation to applying this anti-spy measures, this script implements your system to realize intelligent prevention to help enhance important data privacy maintenance. Through the use of selective prevention, this can help streamline system processes.
• To maintain stricter digital data privacy maintenance, this config manages File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) to reach protected navigation. Using speed up everyday tasks, it can also help to benefit from optimized browsing.
• This code modifies registry configurations to be able to reduce personal data privacy maintenance risks and this helps to realize deep system-level privacy modifications. This would help optimize hardware utilization, to achieve streamlined registry access.
• The change here handles Windows 10 services to gain controlled feature access and this customization helps to optimize important privacy assurance. This action helps enhanced responsiveness to help make the system respond faster.
• To obtain granular security control, this instruction set adjusts essential system settings to be able to reinforce data handling protection. This can help reduce the system's workload subsequent to enhanced resource management.
• This tweak refines execution environment integrity to be able to maintain personal data privacy enforcement amid advanced activity tracking. This would help keep the system dependable, to accomplish reducing process overhead.
• This change changes file operations to minimize digital privacy safeguard risks and it can also help to accomplish data privacy protection. Through improve system efficiency, it helps to reach streamlined access patterns.

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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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Choose one of two ways to apply:

Download script

Download and run the script directly

• No app needed
• Offline usage
• Easy-to-apply
• Free
• Open-source

Normal

Normal — Functional Privacy

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

Read more about Normal and other protection levels

Apply protection

Undo protection

High

High — Advanced Privacy

• For advanced privacy-conscious users
• May affect some features

Read more about High and other protection levels

Apply protection

Undo protection

Maximum

Maximum — Strongest Possible Privacy

• Military-grade privacy protection
• Major system impact
• Consider having system restore point.

Read more about Maximum and other protection levels

Apply protection

Undo protection

Help

How to apply or restore "UI for privacy" 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 "UI for privacy" using privacy.sexy

• ≈ 3 min to complete
• Tools: privacy.sexy
• Difficulty: Simple
• ≈ 4 instructions

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1. 1

   Open or download

   Open or download the desktop application
2. 2

   Choose script

   1. Search for the category name: UI for privacy
   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

• 24 Privacy settings
• 3 Main categories
  • These settings are organized into 3 main categories for easy navigation.
  • Main categories may contain subcategories, further organizing related functionality.
• 3 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.

• Disable online content in File Explorer

• Secure recent document lists

• Remove folders from This PC in File Explorer

  This category includes scripts to hide specific folders from This PC in File Explorer and other file selection dialogs on Windows syste...

• Disable lock screen app notifications

• Disable Live Tiles push notifications

• Disable the "Look For An App In The Store" option

• Disable the display of recently used files in Quick Access

• Disable sync provider notifications

• Disable hibernation for faster startup and to avoid sensitive data storage

  This script commands your system to deactivate the hibernation feature. Hibernate is a power-saving state that saves your current work and turn...

• Enable camera on/off OSD notifications

• Disable app usage tracking

• Disable recent apps

• Disable backtracking

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About the Creators

These people have authored this documentation and written its scripts:

• 

  undergroundwires

  • Certified security professional
  • 7+ years experience securing banks
  • Open-source developer since 2005
  • EU advisor, Public Speaker, Moderator
• Open-Source Contributors

  • Hundreds across the globe
  • Testers, reviewers, developers
  • Companies, military agencies
  • Community since 2017

About Us

Reviewed By

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

History

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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