Unsure if this still works as well as it used to, but O&O ShutUp does a combination of things to limit all the Windows jank (telemetry, logging, ads, mandatory services) using a pretty easy to use interface, no registry diving or installation required.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
O&O ShutUp10++: Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
With this tool you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far.
www.oo-software.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Unsure if this still works as well as it used to, but O&O ShutUp does a combination of things to limit all the Windows jank (telemetry, logging, ads, mandatory services) using a pretty easy to use interface, no registry diving or installation required.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
I caved but only once I could verify that ShutUp10 was effective at disabling telemetry and other nonsense. My personal machine has been endlessly hacked and customized to a point where it is essentially Windows 10.
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I caved but only once I could verify that ShutUp10 was effective at disabling telemetry and other nonsense. My personal machine has been endlessly hacked and customized to a point where it is essentially Windows 10.
It's a mixed bag. Sure, you get useful improvements to some features. But the fine print promises "AI-powered camera enhancements."
I'll be keeping this KB update off my personal machine for as long as possible — ideally until ShutUp10 gains the capability to disable it.
I'll be keeping this KB update off my personal machine for as long as possible — ideally until ShutUp10 gains the capability to disable it.
Windows 11 KB5070311 update fixes File Explorer freezes, search issues
Windows 11 KB5070311 update fixes File Explorer freezes, search issues
Microsoft has released the KB5070311 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 systems, which includes 49 changes, including fixes for File Explorer freezes and search issues.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It's a mixed bag. Sure, you get useful improvements to some features. But the fine print promises "AI-powered camera enhancements."
I'll be keeping this KB update off my personal machine for as long as possible — ideally until ShutUp10 gains the capability to disable it.
I'll be keeping this KB update off my personal machine for as long as possible — ideally until ShutUp10 gains the capability to disable it.
Windows folks, you might want to grab the tool ShutUp10++ to help remove all that AI shit nobody asked for. www.pcgamer.com/software/win...
Microsoft says its new AI agent in Windows 11 hallucinates like every other chatbot
Buggy and insecure is the new normal.
www.pcgamer.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Windows folks, you might want to grab the tool ShutUp10++ to help remove all that AI shit nobody asked for. www.pcgamer.com/software/win...
@thomas Das hier hast du schon drüber laufen lassen?
https://www.oo-software.com/de/shutup10
Alternativ Eingabe an den Admin machen mit "bitte Fremdwerbung ausschalten!" ;)
https://www.oo-software.com/de/shutup10
Alternativ Eingabe an den Admin machen mit "bitte Fremdwerbung ausschalten!" ;)
O&O ShutUp10++ ermöglicht es Ihnen, selbst die Kontrolle darüber zu haben, welche Komfortfunktionen von Windows 10 und Windows 11 Sie nutzen möchten und welche Datenweitergabe Ihnen zu weit geht. In einer simplen Benutzeroberfläche können Sie bequem regeln, wie Windows 10 und Windows 11 Ihre Privatsphäre respektieren soll. Empfehlungen führen Sie dabei und geben Tipps, welche Funktionen sicher deaktiviert werden können.
O&O ShutUp10++ ist komplett kostenlos und muss nicht installiert werden, sondern ist direkt lauffähig. Es wird keine weitere – ungewollte und unnötige – Software nachgeladen oder mitinstalliert!
Erhalten Sie weitere Empfehlungen für den sicheren Einsatz von Windows 10 und Windows 11 auf den Seiten des deutschen Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI).
## Mehr Kontrolle über Ihr Betriebssystem
* Windows Copilot+ Recall deaktivieren
* Sicherheitseinstellungen anpassen
* Privatsphäre schützen
* Ortungsdienste kontrollieren
* Windows Update kontrollieren
* Diagnose und Nutzerdaten nicht weitergeben
* Telemetrie für Microsoft Office deaktivieren
## Weitere Informationen
* Portable Version – keine Installation notwendig
* **Kostenlos** für Privatanwender,
Unternehmen und Bildungseinrichtungen
* Betriebssystem: Unterstützt alle Windows 11 und Windows 10 -Versionen
* Verfügbar in Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch,
Spanisch, Russisch und Chinesisch (vereinfacht)
Windows möchte dem Benutzer einen möglichst einfachen täglichen Einsatz ermöglichen und ihn möglichst selten dazu zwingen, einen Sicherheitshinweis zu lesen und zu bestätigen. Leider führt diese als Vereinfachung gedachte Herangehensweise von Microsoft dazu, dass eventuell mehr Daten an Microsoft übertragen werden, als vielen Nutzern angenehm ist.
Die meisten Daten nutzt Microsoft dazu, Ihnen personalisierte Informationen anzuzeigen, die Ihnen den Tagesablauf erleichtern sollen. Zum Beispiel kann Windows Sie daran erinnern, dass Sie 30 Minuten früher zum Flughafen aufbrechen sollten, da es auf Ihrem Weg einen Stau gibt. Um Ihnen diese Information liefern zu können, muss Windows z.B. auf Ihre Kalendereinträge, Ihre Nachrichten (die Buchungsbestätigungs-E-Mail mit der Abflugzeit), Ihren gegenwärtigen Standort und das Internet (Stauprognose) zugreifen.
* * * * *
Einige Dienste protokollieren alle Ihre Tastatureingaben, teilen Ihre WLAN-Zugangsdaten mit Ihren Facebook-Kontakten oder verbinden Ihren Rechner ungefragt mit einem öffentlichen – und potentiell ungeschützten – Netzwerk. Das verhindert zwar, dass Sie oder Ihre Kontakte mit komplizierten WLAN-Passwörtern hantieren müssen, stellt aber auch ein Sicherheitsrisiko dar.
Entscheiden Sie selbst, wie wichtig Ihnen Komfort ist und wo Sie Ihre Privatsphäre schützen wollen. O&O ShutUp10++ fasst alle wichtigen Einstellungen an einem Ort zusammen. Ohne Expertenwissen oder manuelle Änderungen an den Windows-Systemeinstellungen.
**O &O ShutUp10++ ist komplett kostenlos, muss nicht installiert werden, sondern ist direkt lauffähig. Es wird keine weitere – ungewollte und unnötige – Software nachgeladen oder mitinstalliert!**
### Viele zufriedene Nutzer haben uns gefragt, ob sie uns unterstützen können. Das finden wir unglaublich toll!
Wir werden immer wieder gefragt, ob man dafür nicht Geld bezahlen sollte oder kann. O&O ShutUp10++ ist Freeware, aber natürlich freuen wir uns über Ihre Aufmerksamkeiten. Wenn Sie möchten, können Sie gerne unserem Bürohund Frida einen Knochen kaufen. Sie freut sich fast noch ein bisschen mehr als wir darüber!
www.oo-software.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
@thomas Das hier hast du schon drüber laufen lassen?
https://www.oo-software.com/de/shutup10
Alternativ Eingabe an den Admin machen mit "bitte Fremdwerbung ausschalten!" ;)
https://www.oo-software.com/de/shutup10
Alternativ Eingabe an den Admin machen mit "bitte Fremdwerbung ausschalten!" ;)
At the risk of being a stereotypical linux evangelist, I'll freely admit that there are plenty of reasons to keep at least one Windows system around, but actually registering an online account like they try to force, and not using stuff like tiny11 and shutup10 and the debloat script is unthinkable.
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
At the risk of being a stereotypical linux evangelist, I'll freely admit that there are plenty of reasons to keep at least one Windows system around, but actually registering an online account like they try to force, and not using stuff like tiny11 and shutup10 and the debloat script is unthinkable.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
obligatory mention. disabling updates is one of the features
obligatory mention. disabling updates is one of the features
O&O ShutUp10++: Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
With this tool you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far.
www.oo-software.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
obligatory mention. disabling updates is one of the features
obligatory mention. disabling updates is one of the features
@blumlaut It's still quick and easy to cut out most of the online features using winutil and ShutUp10++. At this point I would expect anyone who knows how to install Windows to know to use those tools as well.
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
@blumlaut It's still quick and easy to cut out most of the online features using winutil and ShutUp10++. At this point I would expect anyone who knows how to install Windows to know to use those tools as well.
If you want something to throw at these people the free app “shutup10++” can do this with a lovely ui for them.
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
If you want something to throw at these people the free app “shutup10++” can do this with a lovely ui for them.
Ask Copilot and Agents on Windows Taskbar - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C37U...
사용자 비판이 제기된 윈도우 11 코파일럿 연동 이 영상에서 작동 방식 볼 수 있군요
별로 쓰고 싶지 않긴하군요. 검색은 Everything 으로 충분, LLM 은 제미나이로 충분. 하긴 이미 코파일럿 비활성화 해두긴 했습니다만 (그룹 정책 편집, O&O ShutUp10++)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C37U...
사용자 비판이 제기된 윈도우 11 코파일럿 연동 이 영상에서 작동 방식 볼 수 있군요
별로 쓰고 싶지 않긴하군요. 검색은 Everything 으로 충분, LLM 은 제미나이로 충분. 하긴 이미 코파일럿 비활성화 해두긴 했습니다만 (그룹 정책 편집, O&O ShutUp10++)
Ask Copilot and Agents on Windows Taskbar
YouTube video by Windows
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Ask Copilot and Agents on Windows Taskbar - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C37U...
사용자 비판이 제기된 윈도우 11 코파일럿 연동 이 영상에서 작동 방식 볼 수 있군요
별로 쓰고 싶지 않긴하군요. 검색은 Everything 으로 충분, LLM 은 제미나이로 충분. 하긴 이미 코파일럿 비활성화 해두긴 했습니다만 (그룹 정책 편집, O&O ShutUp10++)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C37U...
사용자 비판이 제기된 윈도우 11 코파일럿 연동 이 영상에서 작동 방식 볼 수 있군요
별로 쓰고 싶지 않긴하군요. 검색은 Everything 으로 충분, LLM 은 제미나이로 충분. 하긴 이미 코파일럿 비활성화 해두긴 했습니다만 (그룹 정책 편집, O&O ShutUp10++)
Yep, when the program is re-run, it flags changes, and you can accept or revert them. Here's a screenshot of its documentation about it:
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Yep, when the program is re-run, it flags changes, and you can accept or revert them. Here's a screenshot of its documentation about it:
If editing the registry seems sketchy, I can recommend O&O ShutUp10++ (from O&O Software GmbH).
(recommending to download random proprietary programs is iffy to me, but in this case this company from Berlin has been around since 1998, it does more, and can compare settings between Windows updates)
(recommending to download random proprietary programs is iffy to me, but in this case this company from Berlin has been around since 1998, it does more, and can compare settings between Windows updates)
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
If editing the registry seems sketchy, I can recommend O&O ShutUp10++ (from O&O Software GmbH).
(recommending to download random proprietary programs is iffy to me, but in this case this company from Berlin has been around since 1998, it does more, and can compare settings between Windows updates)
(recommending to download random proprietary programs is iffy to me, but in this case this company from Berlin has been around since 1998, it does more, and can compare settings between Windows updates)
Alternatively, O&O offer a free app that can make all these fixes (and many more) for you: www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Alternatively, O&O offer a free app that can make all these fixes (and many more) for you: www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
E de quebra tem o ShutUp10++ que vc pode desativar um monte de telemetria
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
E de quebra tem o ShutUp10++ que vc pode desativar um monte de telemetria
The newest version of O&O Shutup has a tab with just the CoPilot/Recall settings. Works great! www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
O&O ShutUp10++: Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
With this tool you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far.
www.oo-software.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The newest version of O&O Shutup has a tab with just the CoPilot/Recall settings. Works great! www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
If you haven't heard already, ShutUp10/11++ has a way to silence Copilot and Recall (which is AI stuff.) If you're nervous to do it alone then get a tech nerd freind to help you!
Also it's freeeeeeeeee. Freeeeeeeeee.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
Also it's freeeeeeeeee. Freeeeeeeeee.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
If you haven't heard already, ShutUp10/11++ has a way to silence Copilot and Recall (which is AI stuff.) If you're nervous to do it alone then get a tech nerd freind to help you!
Also it's freeeeeeeeee. Freeeeeeeeee.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
Also it's freeeeeeeeee. Freeeeeeeeee.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
Yeah, Shutup10++ does a lot of the same stuff, but it's in a GUI form with toggle switches and recommendations as opposed to a powershell format that a lot of people find intimidating.
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Yeah, Shutup10++ does a lot of the same stuff, but it's in a GUI form with toggle switches and recommendations as opposed to a powershell format that a lot of people find intimidating.
If you can't switch to Linux (there are plenty of valid reasons why people can't - Linux dweebs in my mentions get hidden/blocked, fair warning), I highly recommend "Shut Up Win10++"
It lets you control a lot of settings that Windows 10/11 buries and obfuscates.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
It lets you control a lot of settings that Windows 10/11 buries and obfuscates.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
November 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If you can't switch to Linux (there are plenty of valid reasons why people can't - Linux dweebs in my mentions get hidden/blocked, fair warning), I highly recommend "Shut Up Win10++"
It lets you control a lot of settings that Windows 10/11 buries and obfuscates.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
It lets you control a lot of settings that Windows 10/11 buries and obfuscates.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
Ah, "comfort functions". If they're not going to get peeved at you installing it, this is great.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
O&O ShutUp10++: Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
With this tool you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far.
www.oo-software.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Ah, "comfort functions". If they're not going to get peeved at you installing it, this is great.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
it's probably-- and i use that term with emphasis-- easier to just run with whatever 11's version of LTSC is and disable updates afterwards via ShutUp10++. what the performance is like is beyond me but since it's stripped down of anything unimportant, it should be just as fine as standard
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
it's probably-- and i use that term with emphasis-- easier to just run with whatever 11's version of LTSC is and disable updates afterwards via ShutUp10++. what the performance is like is beyond me but since it's stripped down of anything unimportant, it should be just as fine as standard
- 마이크로소프트의 코파일럿 광고가 역효과를 냄
- AI 어시스턴트가 윈도우 11에서 텍스트 크기 변경을 제대로 안내하지 못하는 모습을 보여주며 AI의 결함을 부각시켰다는 비판을 받았음
전 윈도우 11 에서 O&O ShutUp10++ 으로 코파일럿 비활성화했습니다. 아직 굳이 쓰고 싶지 않더군요
Microsoft Copilot Windows 11 setting fails in new ad | Windows Central
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
- AI 어시스턴트가 윈도우 11에서 텍스트 크기 변경을 제대로 안내하지 못하는 모습을 보여주며 AI의 결함을 부각시켰다는 비판을 받았음
전 윈도우 11 에서 O&O ShutUp10++ 으로 코파일럿 비활성화했습니다. 아직 굳이 쓰고 싶지 않더군요
Microsoft Copilot Windows 11 setting fails in new ad | Windows Central
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
Did Microsoft's Copilot ad just prove AI isn't ready for your PC settings?
Gaffe: The new Microsoft Copilot ad for Win 11 shows the AI assistant suggesting an already-selected setting and failing to find the proper text-size option.
www.windowscentral.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
- 마이크로소프트의 코파일럿 광고가 역효과를 냄
- AI 어시스턴트가 윈도우 11에서 텍스트 크기 변경을 제대로 안내하지 못하는 모습을 보여주며 AI의 결함을 부각시켰다는 비판을 받았음
전 윈도우 11 에서 O&O ShutUp10++ 으로 코파일럿 비활성화했습니다. 아직 굳이 쓰고 싶지 않더군요
Microsoft Copilot Windows 11 setting fails in new ad | Windows Central
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
- AI 어시스턴트가 윈도우 11에서 텍스트 크기 변경을 제대로 안내하지 못하는 모습을 보여주며 AI의 결함을 부각시켰다는 비판을 받았음
전 윈도우 11 에서 O&O ShutUp10++ 으로 코파일럿 비활성화했습니다. 아직 굳이 쓰고 싶지 않더군요
Microsoft Copilot Windows 11 setting fails in new ad | Windows Central
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
Just now got my new laptop set up, so I remembered to disable the features with ShutUp10 so that Recall & Copilot should be not able to touch anything at all.
I'll be doing a test with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands shortly to see for myself. It's a good thing that a 144hz screen has VRR now.
I'll be doing a test with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands shortly to see for myself. It's a good thing that a 144hz screen has VRR now.
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Just now got my new laptop set up, so I remembered to disable the features with ShutUp10 so that Recall & Copilot should be not able to touch anything at all.
I'll be doing a test with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands shortly to see for myself. It's a good thing that a 144hz screen has VRR now.
I'll be doing a test with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands shortly to see for myself. It's a good thing that a 144hz screen has VRR now.
O&O ShutUp10++ (works on 11 too) did the trick for me. You've got to rerun it and check settings every time M$ pushes one of the updates that changes config, but I've turned off all their nonsense.
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
O&O ShutUp10++ (works on 11 too) did the trick for me. You've got to rerun it and check settings every time M$ pushes one of the updates that changes config, but I've turned off all their nonsense.
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 you can read about it here .
O&O ShutUp10++: Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
With this tool you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far.
www.oo-software.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 you can read about it here .