Windows 10 gathers a large amount of personal data about you. You can stop Microsoft from collecting much of this data by changing Windows 10’s privacy controls. … It presents some of the most important privacy settings you might want to change and where to find them.

Does Windows 10 steal your data?

Windows 10 takes data collecting to a whole new level, and spreads its privacy settings in a confused array of menus that make it harder than ever to stay in control of what gets sent back to the corporate HQ. Find out what’s transmitted, and how to set up your privacy settings to keep Windows 10 from spying on you.

Does Windows 10 sell your information?

Starting today, Microsoft is updating its privacy statement and publishing information about the data it collects as part of Windows 10. “For the first time, we have published a complete list of the diagnostic data collected at the Basic level,” explains Windows chief Terry Myerson in a company blog post.