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SecuPerts Anti-Spy for Windows 10 was available as a giveaway on January 4, 2021!
The Windows 10 Anti-Spy allows you to deactivate more than 80 annoying and, to some extent, very presumptuous spy features in the Windows 10 operating system, in browsers and media players.
You can deactivate more than 80 preset snooping features with just a single click –or you let the Anti-Spy generate a clear list and you decide on an individual basis which ones you want to deactivate.
Please note: the program includes 1 year license!
Windows 10
4.58 MB
1 year license
$19.99
Downloaded and installed - Windows 10 Pro (build 20H2). No issues but beware of the multiple settings. I'm also on the Windows Insider program so disabling some of the settings disables getting updates for the upcoming builds. Otherwise....system is still stable and disabled a few other "privacy" settings without any issues.
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Why am I getting "code invalid"? I have used two different email addresses and received two different key codes but both fail to register. I have tried putting the codes in several times using copy/paste and typing in the code by hand but I still get an invalid code error.
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Couldn't get SecuPerts Anti-Spy to install. Kept crashing - not responding. Would not accept serial code. I used control-alt-delete to force close it. I uninstalled it, then my browser forced opened up to a product called Simply Good Pictures.
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Here is a list of Windows 10 disablers, many Freeware. => https://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/sortdate/windows_10_fixes.html
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Installed it. Now I can't edit the information in my file (Properties). I uninstalled it. Still not able to edit, after re-starting the PC. No assistance/help found in website.
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Check out W10Privacy, freeware with a lot of features (can block M$ servers through firewall rules, among others things), regularly updated .
Note that Windows bypasses the host file rules to connect to their servers, so it's useless to use it.
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I had to remove Shut-up 10 because it randomly shut off my Internet and I had to reset my network connection and reboot twice a day.
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Does this software work with other programs that do basically the same thing or conflict?
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Sorry to disappoint you, but win 10 is made to spy on all of us, disabling certain feature will not disable the back door connections with MS servers. I ran a test before and after installation of anti-spy software, the disabling is just for your ego to think you are save from spying, the background communications are still active as if nothing has been installed. Just install IP activity monitoring software and look at the log, MS servers are always there and connected, they do not use the www for communications, they use built in proxy IP addresses and encrypted connections to musk the communications with them.
The built in disable-enable switches are made to comply with the regulations for privacy, but are irrelevant in practice, because there are many alternate routs for the OS to send the info to their own servers. Whether you consent or not, makes no difference.
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bob, You said it, there is not way to stop Windows 10 from spying on you or selling your data, just as you can't stop Google or Apple from doing the same.
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bob, because you should additionally block Microsoft servers in the hosts file...
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bob,
This is just one of the many big tech firms getting into your business, personal life and your finances. This is now the world we live in. If the government doesn't stop them, no one will.
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bob, In this world with hackers, when we all wouldn't like to read such things you've written. However, when we install such software and then someone like you tell us all the information. What about when something will be broken with MS servers? The hackers will get it even thought we have this software that is for money ?! Who now will know the answer who is responsible for all of this when a pursuer will ask me what did I do to prevent it. I can tell him that I got this software, so they can't have any information of myself that hackers could get. But off course Microsoft has such a good lawyers that noone of us will winn with them ?!
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Ben, and you still will not stop the Os selling everything off to who ever pay microsoft pictures sure, passwords the same.
You have no way of blocking MS, just as you can't block Apple or Google if you use their phones.
We all need to say not and move to software that is secure.
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Paweł, Because software like this is to give you false security saying you did something, that 100% does not stop MS just make it seems so.
Hackers who cares MS use your data to sell them to the right companies to earn money how you think Apple and Google earns money and how MS can keep Windows 10 free you pay with your data they sell.
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Ben, On 7/28/20 Microsoft changed Windows Defender to look at the hosts file, and treat the blocks you mention as malware. I don't know if a 3rd party Anti-Virus would be the answer to that. See:
https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/04/microsoft-defender-flags-hosts-files-with-microsoft-server-redirects-as-malicious/
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Thanks bob, for warning people. For those who don't understand, I recommend you watch this recent interview Edward Snowden gave to John Stossel: https://youtu.be/ZSu4rCizyUM
Microsoft is just one of several tech giants that are cart blanche spying on users and sharing the information with the NSA.
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bob, When I want to block everything, I disconnect the ethernet cable, switch to a USB-connected Wifi dongle, then throttle most of the apps while just allowing the browser to operate. Works like a charm!
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Ben, first, you need to know the precise domain names used *only* for telemetary and some are directly accessed via IP numbers not using *any* domain name services like the hosts file, in addition some domains are used for legitimate purposes too so blocking an entire sub-domain could easily break something significant you might rely upon. And to add complication to it some of the telemetary is desirable for the *normal* user as it reports when things are going wrong and gives MS a heads-up that some doo doos is about to hit the fan.
Only time all the telemetary needs to be disabled is if you are a spy and need to be online but invisible to everyone except the services you must connect to via layers of strong VPNs. But really would any self respecting spy be using Windows 10 for covert operations? I think not... Otherwise just keep WIndows 10 away from any internet gateway router and you'll be safe from most malicious exploits and concerns over encrypted telemetary and therefore no need for any critical hotfixes for exposed back doors in windows any more.
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Paweł, look at it from the practical point of view, there is no escape from spying eyes when ever you use MSFT products. Win10 sends samples every few seconds back to them of your activities, like browsing, sending/receiving mail, typing DOC files and so on, including audio and video even if you do not have mike attached to your computer system. They have ability to listen to your conversations over your cell phone via the WI-FI network or wireless home network or through the smart appliances, TVs, laptops, iPad, security systems, refrigerators, microwave ovens an so on, near by or in your home. Any password you have on anything it is useless to you, because MSFT can just disable it when ever they want to engage in spying.
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AF Phantom2, Yes, there is solution to your big government protection. First do not count on it, the big government is on it too and they want control of your life and will even pay some companies to report on people's activities.
Second, become invisible, there are many ways to disappear and live happy life. Third, for communication do not use cell phones, wireless networks and Wi-Fi connections. Get read off the smart appliances, install land line, open fictitious name company and use imaginary names for the board meetings and communications with the rest of the world and assume an alias name for public events. It will be very difficult for the big brother to follow you around (not impossible) but they will lose interest if the data is not piling up under your identity in the central d-base computers. Changing few switches in Windows 10 is a joke, they will not protect you from spying.
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Bob, update your hosts file with the free hosts file editor and use Dan Pollocks Host File
https://hostsfileeditor.com/
https://www.someonewhocares.org/
This will stop the spying permanently.
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Othello86, Which does not work either but nice idea though.
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TK, But no matter what you do will you not block MS from selling your data, and have the rights to everything on your PC, anything you have is MS property.
MS will still get their information.
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Brent, No it won't you can't stop MS from spying unless you disconnect 100% from the internet and never connect anything to your PC and later to another PC with internet access.
Basically if you wan't to avoid Windows 10 from spying and selling everything you have to have it unplugged.
There is no way to block Microsoft, Apple or Google.
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Nimras186, so MS is like magic and can get access to a windows 10 machine that is 100% disconnected from any wide area network and they can crack any strength of any unknown to anoyone else encryption cypher... they own everything? oh come on why is the moderator allowing this conspiratorial nonsense through into the comments section but legitimate comments by regulars are often deleted and illegally edited?
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I use Ashampoo Anti-Spy For Windows. Does basically the same, its free with no time restraints.
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Maureen, https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/1004/security-software/antispy-for-windows-10
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Installed but I can't determine how to switch to English instead of German.
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Setting is in profile.
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This program today mentions having a 1 year license. Does this mean that in 1 year that it will revert the settings a user selects back to the default from Microsoft? If so, then this is more of a problem rather than a helpful app. If it just stops the user from using the app to make anti-spy changes then that would be fine since most of the time these items only need to be shutoff and forgotten about.
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What is the difference between your paid version and Shutup10 from O&O?
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Sebastin Williams, Thanks for mentioning Shutup10 from O&O. I just downloaded it and found a bunch of stuff my previous anti-spy type programs did not allow me to disable.
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Lee Foster, only problem is that after updating Windows a lot of these features are turned back on, so you'd have to run the program again. Better still use a VPN.
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