Windows 10 Privacy Guide
after another windows update i was searching for a way to disable gamedvr service and found this insanely useful, treasure-like article about manually disabling most of the crap that windows has. i hope you don't care about it, but for me it's just incessantly irritating.
Windows 10 has raised several concerns about privacy due to the fact that it has a lot of telemetry and online features. In response to these concerns, Microsoft released a document explaining exactly what data they collect, and now Windows 10 even has a Diagnostic Data Viewer. Most of it seems pretty legit stuff when telemetry is set to basic, but still, if you don't trust them, here's how to prevent Windows 10 from sending your data to Microsoft.
Last update: January 28, 2019
Important: This procedure cannot be reversed without reinstalling Windows. Do not follow this guide if:
You are not an experienced user
You need to use a Microsoft Account for any reason (outside of your web browser)
You need to download anything from the Windows Store (including distros for the Linux subsystem if you want to use it)
You need to add/remove user accounts to your PC (new accounts will not work properly)
You're doing this at your own risk, I am not responsible for any data loss or damage that may occur.
Let's start!