This link isn't directly about Linux. It's about Windows 10.

[KGIII]

The link is this:

This Windows 10 Setup Script turns off a bunch of unnecessary Windows 10 telemetery, bloatware, & privacy things. Not guaranteed to catch everything. Review and tweak before running. Reboot after running. Scripts for reversing are included and commen

This Windows 10 Setup Script turns off a bunch of unnecessary Windows 10 telemetery, bloatware, & privacy things. Not guaranteed to catch everything. Review and tweak before running. Reboot aft...

gist.github.com

That's what you "have to" do in order to gain some control over your Windows 10 system. Man, I am so grateful that Linux exists.

 

[Wixen]

Thankfully I managed to stop mine from automatically updating, does this remove the bloatware or just stop it reporting back to ms? My pc has recently started to open the default browser on start up and the landing page is a non existent ms help page.

 

[KGIII]

It looks like it stops both of those things - or at least reduces them. I'm not 100% certain because I have no idea how current Windows works. I haven't used Windows in well over a decade.

 

[Wixen]

Current windows doesn't work. Lol.

 

[LorenDB]

Wow.

Somebody put a lot of effort into that. I wouldn't want to disable every thing that it can, but it's worth remembering in case I ever have to use Windows again.

 

[KGIII]

Somebody put a lot of effort into that.

Indeed. If I had to put that much effort into making an OS usable, I'd probably find a different solution.

It does look rather intensive. I have no idea if I'd want to disable all that stuff. I have no idea if my old Windows knowledge would even do me any good. I suspect some of it is the same.

 

[MatsuShimizu]

Windows comes with lots of malware too

Windows 10 targeted by PuzzleMaker hackers using Chrome zero-days

Kaspersky security researchers discovered a new threat actor dubbed PuzzleMaker, who has used a chain of Google Chrome and Windows 10 zero-day exploits in highly-targeted attacks against multiple companies worldwide.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

PuzzleMaker attacks with Chrome zero-day exploit chain

We detected a wave of highly targeted attacks that exploited a chain of Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows zero-day exploits.

securelist.com