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Control over privacy and convenience in Windows 10 & 11:
O&O ShutUp10 lets you decide for yourself which convenience features of Windows 10 and Windows 11 you want to use and which data sharing goes too far for you. In a simple user interface, you can easily control how Windows 10 and Windows 11 should respect your privacy. Recommendations guide you and provide tips on which functions can be safely disabled.

Freeware without installation – ready to use immediately:
O&O ShutUp10 is completely free and does not need to be installed; it runs immediately. No additional, unwanted or unnecessary software is downloaded or installed!
Get further recommendations for the secure use of Windows 10 and Windows 11 on the pages of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

Why Windows collects so much data:
Windows aims to make everyday use as simple as possible for users and to require them to read and confirm security notices as rarely as possible. Unfortunately, this approach by Microsoft, intended as a simplification, can result in more data being transmitted to Microsoft than many users are comfortable with.

Personalization through telemetry: Which data is used and for what purpose:
Microsoft uses most of this data to show you personalized information designed to make your daily routine easier. For example, Windows can remind you to leave for the airport 30 minutes earlier because there is a traffic jam on your route. To provide you with this information, Windows may need to access your calendar entries, your messages, the booking confirmation email with your departure time, your current location, and the internet, such as traffic forecasts.

Convenience features with risks: When comfort becomes a security vulnerability:
Some services log all your keystrokes, share your Wi-Fi access data with your Facebook contacts, or connect your computer to a public and potentially unsecured network without asking. While this means that you or your contacts do not have to deal with complicated Wi-Fi passwords, it also represents a security risk.

All important privacy settings in one place:
Decide for yourself how important convenience is to you and where you want to protect your privacy. O&O ShutUp10 brings all important settings together in one place. No expert knowledge or manual changes to Windows system settings required.

3.4.1124 – released on 08/18/2026

Added
Disable the Office first run movie (F020)
Disable signing in to Office (F021)
Disable cloud consumer account state content (P095)
Limit crash dump collection (P096)
Disable Microsoft consumer features (P097)
Disable location override (P098)
Disable display of office.com files in Explorer (P099)
Resetting to factory settings is recorded in the undo history and can be undone like any other session

Improved
Description of “Disable WiFi Direct” (S119) lists affected features
Profile names limited to 64, notes to 1,000 characters; over-long names are shortened
Icons use consistent 1-pixel line weight in menus and profile management
Message when switching automatic protection distinguishes service error from change error
Background service errors recorded in Windows event log and diagnostics log
Corrupted configuration files reported at startup; undo history is retried if saving failed
“Check online for new version” removed from Premium Edition (automatic checks with notifications there)

Fixed
“Disable automatic driver updates through Windows Update” (W010): Home Edition uses edition-independent policy
“Disable automatic driver updates through Windows Update” (W010) uses durable policy value (not overwritable)
“Do not show this message again” option reliably suppresses dialogs
Notice for disabled system restore points no longer repeats for each change
Long profile names no longer hide the edit button
Message boxes with long text are height-limited and scrollable
Icons align exactly to pixel grid (not offset/blurry)
Automatic protection activates even when service is busy; communication failures are retried
Failed automatic protection toggle no longer changes state
“App access to device location” no longer contains double space
Non-existent settings (for installed Windows version) no longer monitored; empty codes don’t appear
Undo with unreachable service: error reported, session retained
Error cause correctly reported (not falsely “blocked by Windows”)
“Reset all settings” with unreachable service shows error (not success)
“Restore initial settings” reports error with unreachable service
Service failure: write access is re-evaluated and failure is reported
Undo runs in background (non-blocking) with unresponsive service
Automatic protection without Hybrid Mode: logon enforcement applies only once; ongoing drift rate-limited
After factory reset: leftover policy subkeys cleaned by service
About dialog shows actual result of last update check
Program window opens in foreground (not minimized) from tray icon
Dialogs use normal window background (not gray)
Language directories installed in new directory during update

Info
Compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10; x86, x64, and ARM architectures
Available in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese

Voor informatie: https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10