Microsoft hit hard for Enabling Windows 10 built-in keylogger feature
There is a bit of an uproar on the web about Microsoft, it seems they introduced a feature in the privacy settings that acts and behaves like a key-logger, and they enabled it by default, for everybody.
The privacy setting “Send Microsoft info about how I write to help us improve typing and writing in the future” is reportedly enabled by default and users now fear Windows 10 has become one big keylogger reports myce:
It’s not the first time there are concerns about Windows 10’s data collections methods. Microsoft therefore announced it would give users more control over their privacy in the upcoming Creators Update. Microsoft states in a FAQ that keystrokes are collected to improve handwriting and pronunciation recognition and that it can be turned off by going to
Start -> Settings > Privacy > General and then disable “Send Microsoft info about how I write to help us improve typing and writing in the future”.
Some users report that they turned the setting off to find it automatically enabled again. Meanwhile Reddit has labeled the story as ‘Misleading’. Nevertheless more than 15,200 Redditors upvoted the story and the story received more than 1,800 comments.
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I am fairly sure I disabled it, and when I checked this morning it was enabled. Likely that got enabled again after an update.
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I've always been upset with them because of Win Update - automatic restarts and aggressive behavior.
Worse is the fact that: yes, some updates seem to reset settings and policies set in the past.
Automatic restarts and these "security" settings included - mine were all enabled - disabled on install.
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I do not seem to have that option in privacy settings, I am on the 15063 RS2 release
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I'm not personally concerned about keylogging but as mentioned, the way windows takes over your settings is my biggest gripe with Windows 10. Disable something, it will get re-enabled by windows. Want to roll back a driver? Too bad, windows is going to update it. There needs to be some kind of power user setting so people who want to tweak can do so without all these windows roadblocks for the PC illiterate. That way, fun Microsoft easter eggs like the "we had the best intentions" keylogger can just be turned off for good.
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There is a bit of an uproar on the web about Microsoft, it seems they introduced a feature in the privacy settings that acts and behaves like a key-logger, and they enabled it by default, for everybod...
Microsoft hit hard for Enabling Windows 10 built-in keylogger feature
Erm...hasn't this been there for a couple of updates? I seem to remember disabling it and it's still disabled. On the other hand, they keep changing little tid bits like this, and they are hard to keep track of.