RIP Windows 7

swarfega said:

Not everything in print is necessarily the true facts.

I appreciate that but as someone just getting into using W10 seriously I can only react to the stuff I've been able to look up in my limited free time. And let's face it, complaints about the "spying"/telemetry aspect of Win 10 is hardly isolated to a minute percentage of the relevant websites, so it did seem to have some credibility; on the face of it at least. Obviously Gurus/Gold Members like yourselves will have a much better idea, and you're the types I tend to pay attention to

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jimbo45 said:

Hi there
store media files on a "Non Windows NAS" -- also if you have long path and file names >266 chars Ms would only get a "garbled" list in any case !!!!

I'm not sure about typed text -- just think --that would give Ms every password to every online users bank accounts -- I'm sure if that were true it would have been out on the net long before now.

You have to really query where some of those magazines get their info from -- If Ms really did this -- apart from breaking almost every data protection act on the planet you could easily check by making a "freedom of Information" inquiry applicable in most democracies.

Excessive Paranoia IMO.

Cheers
jimbo

Cheers bud, as my other reply i'll be getting a better sense of things the longer I start hanging around here.

Everybody said their goodbyes?

Good! Now we can let this thread rest in peace!

swarfega said:

You can uninstall a lot of the apps now.

OK, thanks for that...

Care to tell me how (what with) and where?
What does one use to delete MS Apps... and thank you..

ROTARY said:

OK, thanks for that...

Care to tell me how (what with) and where?
What does one use to delete MS Apps... and thank you..

Uninstall Apps in Windows 10

Edwin said:

Uninstall Apps in Windows 10

Thank you Edwin, can't believe I missed this simplicity to remove...what a dunce I am...(do not answer )

wolfie138 said:

because I read this
Should You Disable Windows 10 Telemetry? - Smart Buyer
So what exactly does Microsoft capture and transmit, and how often? According to InvestmentWatch, Windows 10 transmits the following data back to the company:

• Typed text on keyboard sent every 30 minutes
• Transmits anything you say into a microphone
• Transcripts of things you say while using Cortana
• Index of all media files on your computer
• When your webcam is first enabled, 35mb of data
• Telemetry data

the red bits are what concern me.

In Windows 10, use Diagnostic data viewer to find what is sent. I didn't find any privacy infringing stuff getting sent to them. Also, read this: 5 popular Windows 10 settings tweaks you need to quit using | ZDNet

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CannonRebel said:

Windows 10 has made me feel like I'm simply renting my machine from ms. Anyways, I use this to help make their spying a bit more difficult.
O&O ShutUp10 -Free antispy tool for Windows 10

Have you ever got those problems like Start Screen error after an update?