Windows 10: O&O ShutUp10 updated with new privacy features

Discus and support O&O ShutUp10 updated with new privacy features in Windows 10 News to solve the problem; O&O, the developers behind the privacy tool O&O ShutUp10 for Windows 10, released a new version of the program yesterday. O&O ShutUp10 1.7 introduces... Discussion in 'Windows 10 News' started by GHacks, Dec 5, 2019.

  1. GHacks
    GHacks New Member

    O&O ShutUp10 updated with new privacy features


    O&O, the developers behind the privacy tool O&O ShutUp10 for Windows 10, released a new version of the program yesterday.

    O&O ShutUp10 1.7 introduces the new Activity History and Clipboard group to the program to provide its users with activity and clipboard privacy controls.

    The application is a privacy tool for Windows 10 that users of the operating system may run to modify privacy-related features and functionality.

    O&O ShutUp10 displays a long list of privacy options in its interface on start. The program does not need to be installed but requires elevated privileges.

    O&O ShutUp10 updated with new privacy features oo-shutup10.png

    Options are sorted into categories such as app privacy, Microsoft Edge, or synchronization of Windows Settings.

    Each setting may be expanded with a click to display its description; this description provides additional information about the feature and potential consequences if it is changed. Another useful feature of O&O ShutUp10 is that it displays recommendations for each setting.

    Items with "yes" are usually safe to turn off whereas items that read "limited" or "no" may have consequences when they are disabled.

    The program supports creating system restore points before changes are made to the system; it is highly recommended to create these restore points before changes are made.

    O&O ShutUp10 1.7 introduces the new Activity History and Clipboard category. Microsoft introduces clipboard and activity sharing functionality in recent versions of Windows 10 and these controls manage the functionality.

    The following options are provided:

    • Disable recordings of user activity.
    • Disable storing user's activity history on this device.
    • Disable the submission of user activities to Microsoft.
    • Disable storage of clipboard history.
    • Disable the transfer of the clipboard to other devices via the cloud.

    O&O recommends to turn these all off. Users who make use of the functionality should not turn these off whereas everyone else may want to do so immediately.

    Note that many of the options that O&O ShutUp10 provides are also available elsewhere. If you search for Clipboard in the Settings app, you find options to turn the feature and its synchronization functionality off.

    The two main benefits of the program are that it makes numerous settings available in a single interface, and that it makes options available that are not as easy to turn off (as they may require Registry editing).

    O&O ShutUp10 1.7 fixes the display of menus on touchscreen devices and makes adjustments to High Contrast modes. Additionally, it is now available in several languages including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Chinese Simplified.

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    GHacks, Dec 5, 2019
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  2. f14tomcat Win User

    O&O ShutUp10 & Malwarebytes Premium Updates


    @Dugly

    Wild guess, because I'm not familiar with ShutUp10, if the setting below is on in MBAM, there may be a conflict.


    O&O ShutUp10 updated with new privacy features [​IMG]
     
    f14tomcat, Dec 5, 2019
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  3. RickC Win User
    O&O Shutup10 - privacy freeware


    I don't think ShutUp10 is the cause of your 'download completed' chime issue. There's just no setting in ShutUp10 that affects sounds (as they don't pertain to data leakage).

    The file you've quoted from (i.e. "Initial State=S001 -|S002 -|S003 -|S004 -|S005 -|S008 -|S009 -|S0............... ") is the OOSU10.INI file used to save the status of settings.

    To get ShutUp10 settings back to "initial state" you can use ShutUp10's Actions > Undo all changes ("factory settings") option.

    If this doesn't work then you can make changes using a .CFG file (not the .INI file), by doing the following:

    1. Right-click on ShutUp10 and choose Run as administrator.
    2. Use File > Export settings... to create a ShutUp10 .CFG file.

    If you open the .CFG file in Notepad you will see that each of the settings (shown as a) ends with either a - or + sign (shown as b and c) to indicate the toggle state :


    O&O ShutUp10 updated with new privacy features [​IMG]


    A - sign means that the setting is at its default state whilst a + sign shows that the setting has been changed.

    3. Make a copy of this .CFG file, name it something like shutup10default.cfg and, for ease of use, save it in the same folder as ShutUp10.
    4. Open the new .CFG file in Notepad then, in the Edit menu (d), choose Replace... .
    5. In the Replace dialog, enter + in the top text box, - in the bottom text box then click on the Replace All button (e).
    6. Save the change.
    7. Use File > Import settings... to import the newly-changed ShutUp10 .CFG file.

    The change is dynamic and you should now be back at the initial state you wanted. You can close ShutUp10 now... but be aware that some changes do not take effect until the system is restarted. Don't be surprised if you see the following:

    O&O ShutUp10 updated with new privacy features [​IMG]


    Hope this helps...
     
    RickC, Dec 5, 2019
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  4. SIW2 Win User

    O&O ShutUp10 updated with new privacy features

    O&O ShutUp10 & Malwarebytes Premium Updates


    Could be what tomcat suggested

    Otherwise, you could just try each setting at a time to find out.
     
    SIW2, Dec 5, 2019
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