Especially If I Set Up Windows

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Especially If I Set Up Windows

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Every software company asking for telemetry data "to improve user experience" gets the same answer: a hard no. And if it's Windows? Double no. Triple no. The kind of no that comes from someone who's seen what happens when you click "yes" to all those helpful data collection prompts during setup.

Windows is basically a telemetry vacuum cleaner with an operating system attached. During installation, you get about 47 different screens asking permission to collect your data, track your usage, send diagnostic information, improve Cortana, enhance your experience, and probably monitor your dreams. The answer to all of them? No. Disable everything. Uncheck all boxes. Burn the telemetry to the ground.

Because we all know "additional data to improve" really means "we want to know everything you do so we can monetize it later." Hard pass.

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