Arnoxthe1 said:
Registry edits? I just now checked 3+ articles on disabling Windows 10's tracking. And in precisely NONE of them does it say you have to edit the registry. There was one article though to be fair that said there were 4 updates that were very sketchy. HOWEVER, they affect 7 and 8 as well and are purely optional, as in, you have to manually install them. Anyway, going right back to what I was saying. It doesn't matter what Windows OS you have, for the most part. If Microsoft wants to spy on you, they can do so, whether it's 7, 8.1, or 10.
And in terms of having to get third-party software, the only thing you needed 3rd party software for was if you wanted to selectively install and/or hide certain updates. And it's from Microsoft themselves funnily enough.
Look, is Windows 10's default privacy settings bad? Sure. Are they the end of the world? No. Can they be turned off easily by anyone with half a brain? YES. And that's really all there is to it.
Weird, I remember specifically reading about such. Maybe I am conflating the forced updates with the privacy settings that cannot be disabled through any setting in the O.S. itself.
Here it is time stamped:
I always forget about Spybot Anti Beacon.
But later in the video at 22:35 he shows you how to essentially kneecap the services themselves though through the CMD Prompt and not the registry. However, he shows you after the half hour mark how many invasive services and settings get turned back on immediately after an update. Not fun at all.
So in the end, even if you have half a brain you are still being actively undermined. And besides, doing nothing goes against my principles and more or less says that it is alright.