3. First build

First build

Things to remove/disable in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Edit: Toned down a bit address strictly privacy issues. Why Windows 10 is a privacy nightmare. I've searched to index only quality sources including cross-references.

1. Get Windows 10

Upgrade to Windows 10

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade

Anniversary Update

Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant

Clean install

Windows 10 Media Creation Tool

Windows 7/8 keys can activate Windows 10.

Privacy settings

https://fix10.isleaked.com/

Remove previous Windows installation files

Disk Cleanup>C:>OK>Clean up system files>Previous Windows installation(s)

 

2. Remove/disable updates, shovelware, telemetry

Remove all Windows apps using PowerShell with admin rights

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage

Disable updates

Edit group policy>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>Windows Update>Configure Automatic Updates>Disabled

Tools to remove/disable updates, shovelware, telemetry

http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/14/comparison-of-windows-10-privacy-tools/

Kaspersky PC Cleaner

win10privacy by /u/AeroXbird

reclaimWindows10

CCleaner

MSMG Toolkit

 

3. Disable Startup programs, Scheduled tasks, Cortana, HomeGroup, UAC, SmartScreen, Metered connection, Log in w/o password

Disable Startup programs

Ctrl+Shift+Esc>Startup

Disable Scheduled tasks

Windows Key+X>Computer Management>Task Scheduler

Disable Cortana

Edit group policy>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>Search>Allow Cortana>Disabled

Disable OneDrive

Edit group policy>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>OneDrive>Edit Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage>Enabled

Disable HomeGroup

Services>HomeGroup Listener/Provider>Properties>Startup type>Disabled

Disable UAC/SmartScreen

Control Panel>Security and Maintenance>Change User Account Control settings/Change Windows SmartScreen settings>Never notify/Don't do anything

Set ethernet connection to metered

Registry Editor>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost>Ethernet>2

Must be disabled to update Windows.

Log in w/o password

netplwiz>Users must enter a user name...>Uncheck

 

4. Links

Software

http://alternativeto.net/

Privacy

https://www.privacytools.io/

EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense

Anti-Malware

AV test results from April 2016

Real-World Protection test results from June 2016

 

5. Alternative course of action: install Linux Q_Q

DistroWatch

Linux Distribution Timeline

 

6. Additional Info

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/wiki/index

FSF's Email Self-Defense

PRISM Break

BestVPN's Ultimate Privacy Guide

IVPN's Privacy Guides

Fried's Privacy Guide

This thread on PCMR is a good one if you want to disable some of the more annoying features in W10

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/4xm0nj/things_to_removedisable_in_windows_10_anniversary/

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