FOSS Alternative to O&O ShutUp10? (Windows 10 hardening)

• privacy.sexy

  122 3,511 9.4 TypeScript

  Open-source tool to enforce privacy & security best-practices on Windows, macOS and Linux, because privacy is sexy

I think Mint is better then Kubuntu, but after some privacy.sexy scripts I totally agree with you. EDIT: I mean Mint is better for a new user.

• Windows10Debloater

  459 17,293 0.0 PowerShell

  Discontinued Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware.

• InfluxDB

  www.influxdata.com sponsored

  Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

  

• Sophia-Script-for-Windows

  57 7,189 9.0 PowerShell

  :zap: The most powerful PowerShell module on GitHub for fine-tuning Windows 10 & Windows 11

There's also Sophia Script but the scope goes beyond just privacy. Plus some of the script defaults are different than Window defaults which you may not want. Everything can be changed though.

• simplewall

  166 2,120 9.3 C

  Discontinued Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.

Install Simplewall to configure your network activity. Github Simplewall

• Pi-Hole-for-WSL1

  48 321 3.4 Batchfile

  Ad-blocking DNS server for Windows • Unbound pre-configured • Deployment ready in minutes • Does not require hypervisor/docker

Can install Pi-hole Reddit Pi-hole or Github - Pi-Hole

• Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller

  210 9,489 6.5 C#

  Remove large amounts of unwanted applications quickly.

BCUninstaller to uninstall crap/leftover removal Github - Uninstaller

• priv10

  10 604 2.6 C#

  Privacy tool for windows with a built in firewall

Another alternative, Private Win10 Github priv10

• WorkOS

  workos.com sponsored

  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• WindowsSpyBlocker

  43 4,454 0.0 Go

  Block spying and tracking on Windows

Another good one, I also use this, WindowsSpyBlocker Github - WindowsSpyBlocker

• hosts

  306 25,463 9.5 Python

  🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

If you re using DNS client for Windows, here you can find host files Github StevenBlack/hosts

• dnscrypt-resolvers

  11 1,123 9.2 Python

  Lists of public DNSCrypt / DoH DNS servers and DNS relays

  

Github DNSCrypt/DNS Server

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