Microsoft hit hard for Enabling Windows 10 built-in keylogger feature

Extraordinary

2017-03-24 11:56

Thanks your right it is there but is set to on and greyed, guess i might clean install this weekend anyway, this install has gone through many upgrades now lol

Greyed out settings in Win 10 are usually due to anti spying programs, and changes to group policy

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H83

2017-03-24 12:09

That´s why Windows has auto updates that the user can´t control... So they can do everything that they want!... And then people are surprised so many don´t want to move to W10...

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Brit90

2017-03-24 12:17

After seeing a post on Reddit - who cares if M$ is trying to monitor you - According to a recent REDDIT post - Intel has it all built in to the CPU so you can't disable or firewall any monitoring out.

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Silva

2017-03-24 12:23

Windows 7 is the best OS right now (for windows users) and will remain to be until its EOL date. I will not use Windows 10 after, I can assure you all of that.

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chronek

2017-03-24 12:34

Lucky me i am on Win7 :banana:

Lucky only if you have not updated windows 7 sp1, when win10 was released windows 7 got keylogger updates too, just you do not have any fancy button in control panel... (besides that button do not stop keylogger, service is still on)

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Raplapla

2017-03-24 12:39

What’s really crazy is that there are still people using Windows after all that Microsoft has done.

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Turanis

2017-03-24 13:01

After seeing a post on Reddit - who cares if M$ is trying to monitor you - According to a recent REDDIT post - Intel has it all built in to the CPU so you can't disable or firewall any monitoring out.

Its true,Intel do that long long long time ago.Intel ME and Trusted Platform Module are build-in CPU,remote control is do it better when is build in hardware. https://twitter.com/trevortimm/statuses/436249875244531712

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Phill-7

2017-03-24 13:03

Just shmoogle for "O&O ShutUp 10". Use recommended preset to disable the feature and other similar spying features for good. :thumbup:

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Extraordinary

2017-03-24 13:06

Lucky me i am on Win7 :banana:

Win 7 got loaded with all the same spying features, along with 8.x and 10

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warlord

2017-03-24 13:29

So what? Every single one of you out there are using Google or Mozilla account and synchronize your browsers or emails everywhere any device, they are holding all your data and I ensure you there is no single aspect of privacy.

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sykozis

2017-03-24 13:49

After seeing a post on Reddit - who cares if M$ is trying to monitor you - According to a recent REDDIT post - Intel has it all built in to the CPU so you can't disable or firewall any monitoring out.

Having spying features built into a CPU, doesn't get around a proper firewall. CPU only affects the hardware it controls.

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Neo Cyrus

2017-03-24 13:53

I am fairly sure I disabled it, and when I checked this morning it was enabled. Likely that got enabled again after an update.

This has happened repeatedly. I've seem my privacy options reset at least 3 times since using Windows 10. It was probably more times than that but I never bothered check. Oh and as a heads up to anyone who think they have the forced reboot (the 15 minute timer of death) disabled in the Task Scheduler, it enables itself again after updates as well. Thanks Microsoft, I sure needed my PC shut down in the middle of work. For anyone wondering it's in Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > UpdatedOrchestrator

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mmicrosysm2

2017-03-24 14:17

Windows 10 does what it wants, user has no control of it.

Win 7 got loaded with all the same spying features, along with 8.x and 10

Not all the spying features Windows 10 has and will have. Plus you still have control of Windows 7. Linux is looking more and more appealing every day now.

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joe187

2017-03-24 14:27

From what i've seen, unless you're running Enterprise or maybe also Education edition, you really don't have as much control over this mess as you should. And even then there's more going on then meets the eye in any "settings" or gpedit areas. The windows 10 telemetry rabbit hole goes so deep, and is so dynamic, at some point you just want to say, screw it i just want to use my PC.

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cryohellinc

2017-03-24 14:30

Lucky me i am on Win7 :banana:

I would say "unlucky" :banana:

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TheDeeGee

2017-03-24 14:38

Windows 7 is the best OS right now (for windows users) and will remain to be until its EOL date. I will not use Windows 10 after, I can assure you all of that.

You mean you will be forced to use it in 2020. Unless you want go Linux and play the 1,5 Games that support it.

Windows 10 does what it wants, user has no control of it. Not all the spying features Windows 10 has and will have. Plus you still have control of Windows 7.

Good luck taking control of an EOL product, it's more like hackers will take control of you as time passes.

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