[druska]

I recommend using Spybot Anti-Beacon [1], which is a safe way of disabling (or enabling) Windows 10 features.

[1] https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/

[maxt]

Nice haven't tried that. I use Shutup10 https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

[LeoPanthera]

I also use Shutup10, which is essentially the same as the script only with a friendly GUI that lets you choose exactly what you want to do.

[wildrhythms]

Is this open-source?

[maxt]

No that's the only caveat. I much prefer to use scripts, as these programs are a bit of a black box. But at least they're digitally signed and recommended by the wider Windows 'powertoy' community so you're allowed to trust them.

[jordic]

If isn't opensource You can't trust it.

[corobo]

In that case you wouldn't be using Windows at all then, issue resolved.

[jordic]

So clever... but how you know that this software is not some kind of adware... (Super Ugly things, on this kind of tools... )

[SippinLean]

I can look at my network traffic though. It also tells you exactly what registry keys or HOSTS entries are being added, which you can verify.

[jodrellblank]

Nonsense.

If it is open source, that doesn't make it automatically trustworthy. If it isn't open source, you can trust it as much as you trust the author(s). Open source and trust are separate things.

[LeoPanthera]

Windows 10 is not open source.