Disable Windows 11 Telemetry, Internet Search, Data Collection, Cortana, etc.
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Windows works well... IF you disable all the nonsense. Microsoft has turned #Windows into spyware, but we can disable most of it. I'll teach you how to disable your advertising ID, telemetry, data collection, web search in your start menu, cortana, and a bunch of other stuff. We will learn how to do this multiple ways, so if one of the ways fails to work after a future update, the others might.
So, let's lock down Windows 11. I'm using the latest Windows 11 24H2 build that is still in beta, that way it will be somewhat future-proof. This also works with Windows 10.
TOC:
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Activate (or upgrade to Windows Pro)
02:47 - Use an Offline Account
03:27 - First, Create a Restore Point
05:00 - Disable Telemetry & Advertising Using the Settings Menu
05:45 - Disable Telemetry Using the Registry
06:44 - Disable Telemetry Using Group Policies
07:43 - Disable the Telemetry Service at Boot
08:26 - Disable Web Search in the Start Menu (Group Policy)
10:17 - Disable Web Search (Registry Editing)
11:34 - Easy Mode: Use O&O ShutUp10++ (I use this method)
13:24 - Troubleshooting
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