“Remove Windows 10 Spying Features” tries to enhance privacy

Aug 10, 2015 12:41 GMT  ·  By

The arrival of Windows 10 led to another privacy saga for Microsoft (after Windows 10 preview, which was accused of acting as a keylogger that Redmond used to spy on its users), with some people launching similar accusations and pointing that the new operating system can be used to track user activities on a PC.

By default, Windows 10 comes with a number of features that are indeed collecting user data, but anyone can disable them from the settings screen with just a click. And apps like the so-called “Remove Windows 10 Spying Features” can do everything automatically.

Just like all the other apps that promise to enhance privacy in Windows 10, this new program can delete tracking, disable domains used for feedback, ban unwanted domains, block WAP push services, and disable unwanted scheduled tasks.

In other words, it blocks most of the services that Microsoft used to track user activities and collect data, so you might want to give it a try if privacy is one of your main concerns.

At the same time, this little tool also comes with some extra features to remove unwanted Windows 10 apps that come pre-installed in the operating system, but as an alternative, you can perform this task manually using PowerShell.

But overall, this is just one of the many apps that promise to enhance privacy in Windows 10, so go ahead and download Remove Windows 10 Spying Features to see if it helps.