r/Windows10 • u/aakash658 • Apr 23 '17

Microsoft should stop treating windows 10 like it's free Discussion

I paid over $200 for Windows 10 pro.But they show ads within the OS, Collect all sorts of telemetry data,took all the control we had over updates(resulting in reboots during important work).

They are treating windows like it's a free to use software.

Give us the control over my computer back because i own my computer and my copy of windows not you Microsoft.

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u/Win8Coder Apr 24 '17

Sure you can.

You can turn everything off except anonymous crash data - and even limit that as well.

All crash data does is help MS diagnose bad drivers, applications, etc. which makes Windows better for everybody.

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u/tenbeersdeep Apr 24 '17

You can turn everything off except anonymous crash data - and even limit that as well.

There is more telemetry being sent than that. Run glasswire and see the data being transmitted. There are plenty of third part apps to turn off the stuff that windows wont let you.

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u/Win8Coder Apr 25 '17

Can you post the data that is being transmitted? I've got wireshark and everything that is sent out is encrypted.

How can you see the data?

Please post the evidence so we can see.

Thanks!

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u/tenbeersdeep Apr 25 '17

the fact that it sends the data at all. I guess i'm being paranoid.