SharpApp AlternativesPrivacy Tools and other similar apps like SharpApp

SharpApp is described as 'Free and portable tool building upon a PowerShell engine and community powered script files for disabling telemetry functions in Windows 10, uninstalling preinstalled apps, installing software packages and automating Windows tasks' and is a Privacy Tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SharpApp for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best SharpApp alternative is ShutUp10++, which is free. Other great apps like SharpApp are privacy.sexy, WPD, Privatezilla and WindowsSpyBlocker.

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  1. ShutUp10++ icon
     152 likes

    O&O ShutUp10++ means you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far. Using a very simple interface, you decide how Windows 10 and Windows 11 should respect your...

    49 ShutUp10++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. WPD icon
     37 likes

    A small but powerful portable tool that works through the Windows API. WPD is the most convenient way to configure various privacy settings in Windows.

    42 WPD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Privatezilla icon
     26 likes

    Privatezilla integrates the most critical Windows 10 privacy settings and allows you to quickly perform a privacy check against these settings. Active settings are marked with the status "Configured" and indicates that your privacy is protected.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. WindowsSpyBlocker is an application written in Go and delivered as a single executable to block spying and tracking on Windows systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. W10Privacy icon
     44 likes

    The by default highly questionable set options concerning privacy and data protection in Windows 10 brought me to the idea for the development of this little program. Microsoft generously enables everybody to change the concerning settings, but hides them in countless menus...

    40 W10Privacy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Spybot Anti-Beacon is a standalone tool which was designed to block and stop the various tracking (telemetry) issues present in Windows 10. Also blocks similar tracking functionality in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Even though Windows 10 did bring many of the features users expected of it, such as a Start Menu and revamped icons, it also came with several issues and a very important one is related to its tracking behavior.

    37 Destroy Windows Spying alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. A tool to use some of the known methods of disabling tracking in Windows 10. (Telemetry, DiagTrack Log, Services, hosts-file, IP blocking, Windows Defender / WifiSense, OneDrive).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. WinPurify icon
     8 likes

    WinPurify is a useful application designed to help you tweak various OS settings, remove unnecessary files and improve your computer’s general performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Blackbird icon
     7 likes

    Don't want Windows spying on your every move? Don't feel like spending hours messing with privacy settings that ultimately still result in data collection? Think your private information belongs to you and no one else?

    34 Blackbird alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. PowerShell script for automation of routine tasks done after fresh installations of Windows 10 / Server 2016 / Server 2019.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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