If someone naively believes that the surveillance of everyone everywhere has stopped even then, after Mr. Snowden's revelations, then he is cruelly mistaken. Moreover, these processes are embedded even deeper into our lives, violating the completely legitimate right to privacy.
It is no secret to anyone that Microsoft monitors everyone and captures our personal private data. How this happens, and how to disable snooping in Windows 10, we will consider in the article.
Microsoft Scale
The Americans are convinced that the revelations did not so much damage national security as they threaten to harm the economy of the whole country. Many representatives of public organizations and ordinary citizens insist that Microsoft make efforts to "improve" the situation. And it’s not without reason: voices are heard louder and louder, indicating that this company tirelessly and continuously monitors users through its product.
Naturally, such events affect far not only the territory of the United States of America. They spread to the whole world and all people. In addition, there is a considerable chance that, if necessary, a third party may gain access to any person’s personal information. And this means that personal correspondence, financial transactions, company activities and so on cease to be confidential actions and operations, since at any time they may become available to certain interested structures.
Naturally, the company completely denies the accusations against them, citing the fact that they would not commit such an “economic suicide”. However, evidence against the charges against the company is not given.
When everyone found out about surveillance
In 2007, a scandal occurred when millions of users found out that Microsoft was really monitoring its users. This was discovered when it was established that even if the user entered a ban on any updates, the system files continued the process.
Why does the company need this? We will reject the excuse of the same answers to all questions about the existence of a terrorist threat and the need to protect their citizens in this way. True interests have always been and continue to remain in the sphere of money and power. And now, the completely paranoid and abnormal version doesn’t seem anymore that all of a sudden the whole Internet will turn off from above on request.
User information is sent to Washington files regularly. And it is not necessary at all that this is done with the highest quality software. Data can be sent from a hard drive, video card, and so on, that is, from a conventional device located on your computer. Microsoft even admitted that they maintain contact with the servers on an ongoing basis.
It happens and will happen
On Windows Vista, changes to a number of files were committed. Then it was discovered on the XP version. Let's not forget that updates occur even when the WU function is disabled. And this is done without any notice, which until recently seemed completely unheard of. However, this is now the case everywhere.
"Windows 10"
Now it’s the turn of Windows 10. User tracking is by default here, the program is simply “wired” into the system. Therefore, the one who installed it for himself has nothing to worry about. It's too late to change anything. The official site of Windows explains the purpose of such a service by the fact that it collects information about problems in the system. So - dry, short and irresponsible.
Product Description Between the Lines
Before disabling Windows 10 tracking, let us turn to its description, from which we can draw the following conclusions.
- At the time when the user installs and applies the program, Microsoft collects data about him, namely his name, different addresses, interests, search queries, communication.
- When using a voice command, representatives of the organization say that they will collect data to improve the quality of service.
- When a file is opened, its name and the program through which it is recorded are recorded.
- When typing a text, a snooper can intercept it and send it to the same Microsoft.
- When using the technology of local networks "Windows 10" they try to help us upgrade to this version.
Already want to quickly disable Windows 10 tracking? Of course, all the information, a description of the product and so on is served under the “sauce” of user care and service improvement. But more and more people are trying to turn off Windows 10 tracking, despite the promised high-quality services. How to do it?
How to disable snooping in Windows 10
Before you begin to change and delete a service, you must first create a point to restore the system. In some computers, there may be malfunctions of the network type settings, which will cause problems with access to the network. If this happens, then by creating a point, you can easily restore the system to its level.
Next, you need to press the Windows key and enter the services. After that, start the system services console and find the desired system.
To disable Windows 10 tracking , right-click on this service. A special window will be called up. It has a Windows 10 setup. Turning off tracking is very simple. It is necessary to select the startup type “Disabled”, and then the status “Stop”. In the end, apply “OK”.
But is this enough to be sure that the action actually happened? Setting up Windows 10 can disable tracking, but it’s best to verify this with additional tools. To do this, open the command console. On behalf of the administrator, it will pop up by pressing Win + cmd. Inside you need to write the following command: sc delete diagtrack.
If the operation you completed has ended in victory, then on the command line you will see the word “success”. Now you can be congratulated, since you succeeded in removing surveillance in Windows 10. But this does not mean that it is worth relaxing and completely forgetting about this global problem. Better to be on the alert. After all, further “surprises” from Microsoft are almost inevitable.