Ashampoo AntiSpy for Windows 10 lets you Control Privacy

Windows 10 is one of the best operating systems ever made, but Microsoft collects a huge amount of data from your computer. The firm is collecting data for services like ‘Cortana’ to work efficiently on your computer and provide you suggestions and solutions based on your computer usage. Most of us don’t want to share personal and private data, but Windows 10 collects data from your PC by default. You can manually disable them by making changes in settings, registry, group policy editor, etc.

Ashampoo AntiSpy for Windows 10 brings all such settings in one place that lets you change the Windows 10 Privacy settings in a few mouse clicks. With the help of this freeware tool, you can configure some privacy settings and prevent Windows 10 from collecting and sending diagnostics and other data. This program is exclusively designed for Windows 10 and will not work on any older Windows versions like Win 7 / XP / Vista / Win 8.

When you run Ashampoo AntiSpy for Windows 10, it offers you to create a system restore point.

It would be best if you always created a system restore point before making any Windows PC changes.

With the help of Ashampoo AntiSpy, you can disable/enable the following settings in Windows 10:

General

1. Let apps use my advertising ID for experiences across apps.
2. Turn on SmartScreen Filter to check web content (URLs)
3. Let the website provide locally relevant content by accessing my language list.
4. Send Microsoft info about how I write to help us improve typing and writing in the future.
5. WiFi Sense
6. Enable Notifications
7. Automatic driver update
8. Biometrics

Location

1. Location of this device
2. Global location features are enabled.

Camera

1. Let apps use my camera.
2. App connector is allowed to use your camera.
3. Microsoft Edge is allowed to use your camera.
4. One Note is allowed to use your camera.

Microphone

1. Let apps use my microphone.
2. Microsoft Edge is allowed to use the microphone.
3. Windows Voice Recorder is allowed to use the microphone.
4. Xbox apps are allowed to use the microphone.

Windows and Cortana

1. Speech, inking, and typing (Windows and Cortana)
2. Cortana
3. Microsoft Application Telemetry
4. Microsoft Inventory Service

Account Info

Let apps access my name, picture, and other account info.

Contacts

1. The App Connector is allowed to access your contacts.
2. The Mail and Calendar app is allowed to access your contacts.
3. Windows Shell Experience is allowed to access your contacts.

Calendar

1. Let apps access my calendar.
2. App Connector can access my calendar.
3. Mail and calendar app can access my calendar.

Message

Let apps read or send messages (text or MMS)

Radios

Let apps use radios (i.e., Bluetooth) to send and receive data.

Others

1. Let your apps automatically share and sync info with wireless devices.
2. Let apps use Cruzer Force.
3. Cruzer Force apps – Microsoft Phone Companion
4. Lock screen camera
5. Handwriting data sharing
6. Microsoft One Drive
7. Sensors
8. Microsoft steps recorder for error reporting
9. Windows Customer Experience Improvement program logging
10. Windows update sharing
11. “Do Not Track” in Microsoft Edge browser.

As you can see, many modifications can be done through AntiSpy freeware software. You have to toggle the settings, and it will be applied to your Windows 10.

Win.Privacy, O&O ShutUP10, Win10 Privacy, Win10 SpyStop, Win10 Security Plus, Windows Privacy Tweaker, Ultimate Windows Tweaker, and Win10 Wizard are other freeware that is focused on Windows 10 privacy & security. You can download AntiSpy from here.