Software update: O&O ShutUp10 1.3.1359

A much-discussed aspect of Windows 10 is the amount of information sent to Microsoft. This is often useful, because many matters can be handled better that way. But not everything is equally useful, so there are certainly concerns about privacy. Fortunately, many of these ‘phone home’ options can be turned off, although they are not all that easy to find.

O&O Software, known for its defragmentation program, among other things, has made a free tool available that allows many of these options to be easily turned on or off. In addition, it offers the option to create a system restore point beforehand. ShutUp10 is just over 200kB in size and does not need to be installed to do its job. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Changes in version 1.3.1359

• Compatibility with Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607 Redstone 1)
  • Wi-Fi-Sense is no longer offered, so deactivating this function is now obsolete
  • Various group policies were changed according to their validity, which so far has had no impact on R&D ShutUp10
  • Cortana can no longer be deactivated over Windows settings: O&O ShutUp10 can still do this 😉
• Deactivation of OneDrive is no longer recommended with limitations, rather it is no longer recommended
  • Some customers use OneDrive for data images so that a deactivation means they no longer have access to important functions
  • To avoid deactivating in error, we have updated the recommendation level to “not recommended”
• Tooltips explain the meaning of the icons for recommendation levels
• The Info page now also displays the Windows 10 Version (Threshold 1, Threshold 2 and Redstone 1) to improve communication with our Support Team
• Various bug fixes