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by Erlich_Bachman 2312 days ago
What version of Windows do people need to buy for it to (right after the installation, with no additional tweaking) have the telemetry keylogger turned off and no ads in start menu and no adware or links to other Microsoft's products there? I've been looking for such a version for a long time.
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The version with least telemetry is Enterprise Version. It's not sold to individuals.

Only way is torrent. Although some once wrote here that he got his off eBay.

In no version do you have a "keylogger".
Ok sure they call it "telemetry". It still sends the keys I press to some remote server for "analysis". What difference does the name make?
It sends the keys you type in Cortana search, AFAIK. Thinking it logs all your keys is another kind of tinfoil hat crazy.