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The by default very questionable set options regarding privacy and data protection in Windows 10 brought me to the idea of ​​the development of this little program. Microsoft generously allows everyone to change the relevant settings, but hides them in countless menus, where an ordinary user will not search for!

The program should therefore be a help, to show the available settings relatively clearly and to set desired options if necessary.

The main focus is on settings for Windows 10 and its apps (for example, the new “Edge” browser). The program will be gradually expanded, if possible and available, with equivalent Windows 8.1 features in the future.

W10Privacy is certainly no programming masterpiece, but fulfills my intended purpose. The software is still in an early development phase: suggestions and requests are welcome and considered if necessary in the further development.

What is new

• 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”). 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).
• 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).