Windows "Privacy"

A List of Various scripts and apps which enhance your privacy by tweaking the registry editor. Beware of conflicts. Closed-source software also falls under the recommended section but gets a "closed-source" tag. If you can't stand non-FOSS, switch to Linux.

Software is ranked from most recommended to least recommended, all of the programs outside of the abandonware section can be used safely. Remember to always use Entreprise LTSC

Windows 10 + 11

⭐ privacy.sexy

DIY Group Registry tweaker script. Easy to use and offers good documentation. does not detect the current windows presets

⭐ Shutup10

The most popular group registry tweaker, provides sane defaults and actually detects presets properly. GUI-Based and portable by default. closed-source

🔗 Private Secure Windows

A more advanced CLI group registry tweaker, requires you to setup extra stuff.

🔗 W10Privacy

Older tool with a solid reputation, detects presets. closed-source

🔗 MajorPrivacy

New advanced tool that goes beyond registry tweaking and offers various security-enhancing features.

🔗 Win11Debloat

Allows you to debloat both windows 10 and 11 and disable telemetry.

🔗 Sophia Powershell

Similar to privacy.sexy, DIY approach but less focused on privacy. Also does not detect presets

🔗 DoNotSpy 10/11

Closed-source, lesser-known debloater.

🔗 DoNotSpy 7/8

Closed-source, it's the only actively maintained registry tweaker for older windows versions.

📝 How to disable Telemetry manually (Guide)

Written guide that also explains how to check if telemetry is properly disabled.

Windows 11 Only

🔗 xd-Antispy

More recent fork of a recently abandoned windows 11 tool. Offers functionalities that are similar to shutup10.

Abandonware & Bad Software

Abandonware is kept here has a reference. TLDR : Use shutup10 if
you do not want to face any hassle, or try one of the more advanced
tools if you have time to spare.

🗑️ Windows Privacy Dashboard

Closed-source portable group registry tweaker which for some reason gained lots of popularity at some point. Also abandoned.

🗑️ WinPilot

Development recently stopped, bloated.

🗑️ Windows Spy Blocker

Open source, abandoned since 2022.

🗑️ PrivateZilla

Open source, also abandoned since 2022.

🗑️ ThisIsWin11

Abandonware, builtbybeltech. Win-11 debloater & tweaker.

🗑️ PrivateWinten / Win10

Older Windows 10 tweaking tools, abandoned.

🗑️ DisableWinTracking

Used to do what it says, abandoned.

🗑️ Destroy Win10 Spying

Old powershell script, abandoned, there are multiple forks of this.

🗑️ Blackbird

Featured on Majorgeeks but abandoned since 2022. Proprietary

🗑️ Privacy Repairer

New software from an unkown company. Website collects too much data for it to be trusted. Proprietary

🗑️ Ashampoo Antispy

Registry tweaker from an unknown for-profit company. Proprietary

🗑️ SpybotAntiBeacon

Proprietary and paid. Kek

If you're looking for more similar programs, just take a look at the alternativesto list https://alternativeto.net/software/shutup10/ consider all proprietary or older open-source programs to be trash tier.

Additional Info

As you can see, most of the registry and group policy tweakers are
either abandonware, stuff buildbybeltech decided to stop maintaining
or open-source software made proprietary by sketchy companies.

Learn about Registries and Group Policy here : tba
Windows 10 ISO customization tools : MSMG Toolkit, NTLite

LAST EDIT 9/25/24