This repository collects some scripts and registry files to improve the privacy using Windows 10.
Use it on your own liability!
The registry files Privacy_Group_Policy_Machine.reg and Privacy_Group_Policy_User.reg contain a collection of Windows Group Policy (GPO) entries improving the privacy using Windows 10. The file Privacy_Group_Policy_User.reg has to be installed for each Windows user separately.
The file Privacy_Group_Policy_Machine.reg configures the following policies (Computer Configuration):
- Turn off Active Help
- Turn On/Off Find My Device
- Turn off collection of InPrivate Filtering data
- Let Windows apps access diagnostic information about other apps
- Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences
- Turn off soft landing help tips
- Allow Telemetry
- Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
- Configure Windows Defender SmartScreen
- Disable Windows Error Reporting
- Don´t search the web or display web results in Search over metered connections
- Allow Cortana
- Allow Cortana above lock screen
- Allow search and Cortana to use location
- Prevent automatically adding shared folders to the Windows Search index
- Don´t search the web or display web results in Search
- Do not allow web search
- Prevent Windows Media DRM Internet Access
The file Privacy_Group_Policy_User.reg configures the following policies (User Configuration):
- Do not use diagnostic data for tailored experiences
- Do not suggest third-party content in Windows spotlight
- Turn off all Windows spotlight features
- Turn off storage and display of search history
In addition, the file Privacy_Group_Policy_User.reg configures the following settings at user level:
- It disables the device histroy for Cortana
- It disables the Bing Web Search (Cortana)
Both files have been tested using Windows 10 EDU 1903.
This file disables the Web Search of Cortana and device history. Tested using Windows 10 EDU 1903.
A PowerShell script to remove some often preinstalled apps that are potentially unwanted. To execute it follow the following steps:
- Run Windows PowerShell as administrator.
- Execute
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy ByPass - Confirm
- Change to the directory of the downloaded PowerShell script (e.g.
cd ~\Download\Privacy-for-Windows-10) - Execute the script:
.\removeApps.ps1