Fixed a bug that prevented the “System Apps” tab from showing the cause of a blank tab being displayed (the tab just remained blank instead of showing the “Settings” notification).ĭownload: W10Privacy 4.1.2.2 Download | TechSpot Free Latest Version 2023.
In the run-up to running the module, the affected files are first unlocked using the “Unblock-File” call (this was also done with the previous W10Privacy versions and the old “PSWindowsUpdate” module, according to my tests it seemed that working with the new version is no longer necessary). On some systems, the files of the “PSWindowsUpdate” module were blocked when calling PowerShell, so it was not possible to check for updates on them (W10Privacy “froze”).The software is still in an early development phase: suggestions and requests are welcome and considered if necessary in the further development. If you're not quite sure what competing tools are doing, give this a try instead.W10Privacy is certainly no programming masterpiece, but fulfills my intended purpose. The interface needs work, but W10Privacy scores for the details it gives about every setting and tweak. There's not just a vague "block telemetry" option: instead you can choose to "block IP addresses of known Microsoft telemetry servers" through either a firewall rule or your HOSTS file, in both full-strength and lightweight versions.Įach action is colour-coded, too, as either green (safe to set), amber (check carefully) or red (don't do this unless you're really sure), reducing the chance that you'll cause some major problems.
W10Privacy gives you quite fine control over some areas. If that's not enough, hovering the mouse over that action displays a tooltip with more information. One immediate plus point is that most of these actions are very clearly described, like "Do not let apps use my camera" or "Do not let apps access my name, picture and other account into". Some of these are Windows 10-specific ("Disable the Delivery Optimization Service", the scheme where Windows updates can be obtained from other systems on your network), but others are general PC tweaks ("Show extensions for known file types in Explorer"). There are a lot of options to browse, but W10Privacy tries to make life easier by organising them in several tabs: Privacy, Telemetry, Search, Network, Explorer, Services, OneDrive, Tasks, Tweaks and more.Ĭlick any tab and a list of related actions appears. W10Privacy is a portable free tool which makes it easier to view and control Windows 10's many privacy-related settings.
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