Windows 10

[Bus Stop Boxer 4,543]

With Windows 7 about to be mothballed in Jan, i'm, reluctantly, looking at a new OS.

I have a well specced PC, that i built myself, for music, that is sat unused most of the time. I'm guessing i can just get a new SSD, whack it in, and load 10 on that drive and leave the Win 7 environment alone.

So that being the case, and bearing in mind that i had Win 10 on a tablet and absolutely hated it, what are good tips to keep Microsoft snooping to a minimum?

 

Or i could buy a Mac Mini for £300?

[Harley 2,309]

2 hours ago, Bus Stop Boxer said:

With Windows 7 about to be mothballed in Jan, i'm, reluctantly, looking at a new OS.

I have a well specced PC, that i built myself, for music, that is sat unused most of the time. I'm guessing i can just get a new SSD, whack it in, and load 10 on that drive and leave the Win 7 environment alone.

So that being the case, and bearing in mind that i had Win 10 on a tablet and absolutely hated it, what are good tips to keep Microsoft snooping to a minimum?

 

Or i could buy a Mac Mini for £300?

https://www.privacytools.io/operating-systems/

Discusses operating systems.

Discusses W10, including their privacy tool download.

Plenty of links.

 

[Chewing Grass 7,111]

I'd stick Linux on it, unless you need specific software it may be worth expanding your mind and boundaries and taking the plunge.

[spunko 9,996]

I just use this:

https://www.henrypp.org/product/simplewall

It removes/blocks most of the telemetry from Windows 10.