Windows Privacy Tweaker Alternatives

Windows Privacy Tweaker is described as 'Utility tool designed to disable the annoying and intrusive built-in windows 10 probes that collect data to improve user experience and ease of use' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows Privacy Tweaker for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best Windows Privacy Tweaker alternative is ShutUp10++, which is free. Other great apps like Windows Privacy Tweaker are privacy.sexy, WPD, Privatezilla and Winpilot.

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Windows Privacy Tweaker is an utility tool designed to disable the annoying and intrusive built-in windows 10 probes that...

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Windows Privacy Tweaker alternatives page was last updated Jul 20, 2023
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  1. ShutUp10++ icon
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    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...

    43 ShutUp10++ alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  System Tweaker
    4.  Data Protection
    5.  Controller Support
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Encrypted Backup
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Multiple languages

    ShutUp10++ VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
    • ShutUp10++ is the most popular Windows alternative to Windows Privacy Tweaker.

    • ShutUp10++ is the most popular free alternative to Windows Privacy Tweaker.

    • ShutUp10++ is Free and ProprietaryWindows Privacy Tweaker is also Free and Proprietary
    • ShutUp10++ is Privacy focused and LightweightWindows Privacy Tweaker is not according to our users
  2. privacy.sexy icon
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    Open-source tool to enforce privacy & security best-practices on Windows and macOS, because privacy is sexy 🍑🍆.

    40 privacy.sexy alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Block Trackers
    2.  Customize Windows
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable
    7.  No Logs

    privacy.sexy VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
    • privacy.sexy is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Windows Privacy Tweaker.

    • privacy.sexy is the most popular Open Source alternative to Windows Privacy Tweaker.

    • privacy.sexy is Free and Open SourceWindows Privacy Tweaker is Free and Proprietary
    • privacy.sexy is Privacy focused and LightweightWindows Privacy Tweaker is not according to our users
  3. WPD icon
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    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.

    37 WPD alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.5.2042 RC 1) is from October 2021.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Block Trackers
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Network Tools

    WPD VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
  4. Privatezilla icon
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    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.

    36 Privatezilla alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.60.0) is from June 2022.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Block Trackers

    Privatezilla VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
  5. Winpilot icon
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    Windows 11 has a gazillion toggles and settings options. And general users don’t know where to find most of these features, what to make of them, and which setting to enable or disable. BloatyNosy streamlines and houses all the essential settings under one app and allows you to...

    22 Winpilot alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived in August 2024.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Optimization

    Winpilot VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.39.0) is from May 2022.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Block Trackers
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Portable
    6.  Ad-free

    WindowsSpyBlocker VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
  7. ThisIsWin11 icon
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    ThisIsWin11 lets you customize Windows 11 all in one place. It is slowly expanded as a practical all-rounder for Windows 11, similar to Microsoft PowerToys.

    22 ThisIsWin11 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived by the owner on Dec 7, 2023. It is now read-only.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Customize Windows

    ThisIsWin11 VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
  8. W10Privacy icon
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    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...

    35 W10Privacy alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable

    W10Privacy VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
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    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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Spybot Anti-Beacon Features

    1.  Data Protection

    Spybot Anti-Beacon VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
    • Spybot Anti-Beacon is the most popular commercial alternative to Windows Privacy Tweaker.

    • Spybot Anti-Beacon is Paid and ProprietaryWindows Privacy Tweaker is Free and Proprietary
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    Private WinTen is an advanced Privacy tool for windows it provides a simple and comprehensive UI for tweaking privacy settings, as well as options to block system access to files and registry keys in order to enforce privacy whenever Windows does not provide a satisfying setting...

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    From the GitHub repository: "PrivateWin10 is no longer being developed, please use Major Privacy instead."

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Built-in Firewall

    Private WinTen VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
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    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).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last release was in April 2017 and the GitHub repository has been archived.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    DisableWinTracking VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
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    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.

    33 Destroy Windows Spying alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Warning

    The original developer has flagged version by newer developers as dangerous: https://twitter.com/nummerok/status/1007868805840850945

    Destroy Windows Spying Features

    1.  Portable

    Destroy Windows Spying VS Windows Privacy Tweaker

     
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