Win10 Spy Disabler

Even before its release, we all read or heard that Windows 10 would use active services to track user activity and collect all sort of data. While Microsoft's official stand is that it uses data collection services to improve user experience, some users do not like this idea one bit.

A quick Google search will bring up a massive number of articles on how to limit and, in some cases, disable the aforementioned services altogether, but that does require quite a bit of patience and time.

If you want to turn-off all the tracking services, then Win10 Spy Disabler promises a simple and fast solution to all your so-called problems.

The app undergoes a typical wizard-based installation process and you might want to turn off all other running apps, to minimize the risk of unwanted compatibility issues.

While we did not encounter any kind of problems during our tests, we strongly recommend that you back-up your data before using this app, just in case something unexpected happens.

Upon launching the system utility, you are greeted by its single window that encompasses all the app's features.

You can disable services by simply clicking the designated check-boxes. Note that you must restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

We are not sure if “spying” is the correct term in this situation, but the program enables you to disable all the tracking services as well as the scheduled tasks. You can also disable the telemetry and data collection, as well as block Microsoft telemetry hosts.

Win10 Spy Disabler enables you to remove the default Windows apps (Bing, Money, Calendar and Mail, juts to name a few), uninstall OneDrive, disable recent file history, disable Office 2016 telemetry and optimize NTFS partition settings.

If you dislike the foundation and principles of Microsoft's privacy statement and you want to make sure that your activities remain as untraceable as possible, then Win10 Spy Disabler is worth a shot.

What really happens with all the collected data, we cannot know for sure, just as we cannot be sure that Win10 Spy Disabler actually manages to fully disable all the services responsible.