| ▲ | O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11(oo-software.com) |
| 46 points by embedding-shape 3 hours ago | 21 comments |
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| ▲ | TheAceOfHearts an hour ago | parent | next [-] |
| When your OS is pure spyware, maybe it's time to look into switch to a less abusive option. The more people that switch, the stronger signal it sends. This tool is equivalent to dating an alcoholic that beats you whenever they're drunk, so you keep trying to take away all the alcohol instead of dumping them and finding a new partner. The signs were always there and they just keep getting worse, it's time to move on. |
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| ▲ | VCFundedGenYer 4 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| FYI this seems to be an AI slop copy of Win11Debloat which is the original (+has all the same options). Support the original, not the copy: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat |
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| ▲ | xyst 2 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| An even better solution — don’t use windows. |
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| ▲ | afpx 40 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| No source code? No thanks but no thanks. There also seems to be a lot of ‘privacy’ tools popping up on github lately. It’s a good time to be wary of any if you don’t trust the author 100%. It’s like when HIV emerged in the 80s - the disco days of free love are over. Be wary of who you’re sleeping with, and always wear a condom. |
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| ▲ | nerdsniper 24 minutes ago | parent [-] | | > There also seems to be a lot of ‘privacy’ tools popping up on github lately. FWIW, O&O ShutUp10 dates back to 2015, with the launch of Windows 10. This isn't v10, it's "Shut Up, [Windows] 10!". O&O Defrag has been a trusted tool since 1998. That said, I largely agree with "No source code? No thanks." as I don't want to worry about a private equity group buying O&O Software and doing with it what they will. |
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| ▲ | flaburgan 39 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I removed my dual boot in 2009, so the last windows I used on a personal computer was Vista. I switched my close family (parents and even my grand mother) to Linux years ago, nevertheless I still am the tech-savyy go-to person for other people and I am completely disconnected from what's going on the Windows world. Is an antivirus still needed there? Are there some good tools that should always be installed on a computer?
The only thing I usually do is to put as many free software as I can (Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice, VLC, Gimp...) But then what ? |
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| ▲ | collabs 35 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Yes, antivirus is still required but as long as you have decent common sense, the built in antivirus and antimalware on Windows (sometimes known as Windows Defender or Windows Security) is good enough for most users (the only use case where I can see commercial AV solution being of any use is for compliance checklists).
Chocolatey, Winget, and Scoop are all good options for installing software. Oh and you will love Powershell 7 on Windows Terminal. It is a delight and a breath of fresh air if you ask me. |
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| ▲ | segfaltnh an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| My favorite anti-spyware tool for Windows is Linux. |
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| ▲ | nosioptar 15 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I can't read the page. There's a giant fucking sticky navigation panel that blocks over half the screen. |
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| ▲ | majorchord an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Ah yes, the closed-source proprietary black box antispy tool. |
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| ▲ | thenewnewguy 21 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | If you care about software being closed source or proprietary you probably aren't running Windows. | | |
| ▲ | DaSHacka 13 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Honestly, even as a Linux guy who doesn't use Windows (almost) at all anymore, I trust Microsoft to be generic and corporate in their spying. They'll spy on users usage habits, and likely backdoor their OS for the feds, but they won't individually exfil your browser cookies and steal money from your bank account. A random closed-source black-box "privacy" tool though? You have zero guarantees. |
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| ▲ | jjordan 14 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Closed source doesn't mean not trustworthy. O&O has been making tools like these for a long time. | | |
| ▲ | Toynbeeidea 4 minutes ago | parent [-] | | >Closed source doesn't mean not trustworthy Yes, it does. >O&O has been making tools like these for a long time. Microsoft has made Windows for a long time. Longer, even. |
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| ▲ | ryan_glass 37 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Any recommendations for a FOSS alternative? | | | |
| ▲ | voidfunc an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | Right? Im not touching that thing with a 10ft pole. | | |
| ▲ | speed_spread 22 minutes ago | parent [-] | | I get the sentiment. But for the record, O&O has been around for a long time, they were known for their excellent defragmentation tool, which isn't so much required nowadays. Their business model was never close to Adware (to my knowledge). ShutUp has also been around for a while and always seemed to me like a O&O side project by someone who got really pissed at Windows taking the spyware tangent. The distribution model is still that of shareware / freeware (no source), because that's what O&O does. But as far as closed software goes, that's _probably_ as clean as it gets. |
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| ▲ | ChoosesBarbecue 43 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Huge fan of this. I run it once on a fresh format, and then I never have to worry about Windows annoying me again. (And no, I simply do not like Linux or even macOS enough to switch over, despite being perfectly competent. That, and I play video games that will never be compatible.) |
