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That's not true. Install and run wireshark then dial all you want, there will always be traffic every other minute or so to one of Redmond's servers from just idling.
I did just that, cannot reproduce. Did you actually try this or is this based on one of those articles about the open beta of Windows 10 that had a lot more telemetry you couldn't disable?
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Spyware and telemetry are not the same. Do you really think they are exactly the same?
Unremoveable software that is using my computer in ways I don't want it used? Yeah, I'd call it the same thing.
If telemetry really bothers you, I think you'd be better off with a different OS
Which one? An essentially unsupported Linux distribution? Canonical does telemetry as well. Apple has been doing this for years an yet we still don't sweat wrathful spate of headlines over it. Oh and by the way, the logfiles from most package servers provide an accurate description of what you're doing with your machine and a weak concept of identity. So you'll need to avoid those. Browsers keep updating and the vast…
Also, if you use a browser that respects your privacy, and treats you like an adult, then you can turn that telemetry off.
I seriously doubt that Windows 10 is doing anything so grave as to require you to run some arbitrary PowerShell script you found on the Internet with elevated privileges. If you do not understand every single command in this thing, you should avoid it, and if you understand every single command in this, you don't need it.
Get-AppxPackage ** | Remove-AppxPackage
EDIT: A cursory glance of the script doesn't show anything dangerous. It may do thinks you don't want though but PowerShell's pretty decent to understand what's going on even if you don't know the commands specifically.
We shouldn't have to fight the OS, this is ridiculous. Before moving definitively to Linux I'm considering installing a proxy on my router, bloc all ports except one and just redirect Firefox and a few apps that need connectivity to this port. I'm not a network guy though, might be complicated.
I know what you mean, but as a Linux user, I feel like I'm spending a fair amount of time fighting the OS, too..
Careful, by default this disables the lock screen.
I've had a number of friends who have had to do reinstalls after running these kinds of scripts. Easy to break lots of subtle things.
Eventually I gave up, reformatted the drive it was installed on, and re-installed. Everything's been pretty much fine since then.
Rather than continuing to struggle against these features which will continue to be added, why not use an operating system that respects your freedom?
Careful, by default this disables the lock screen.
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My linux install does not have "telemetry" (which is really just a polite word for what people used to call "spyware").
My Ubuntu install has telemetry. It also defaults to sending information to Amazon.
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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.
If isn't opensource You can't trust it.