To disable Cortana from running in the background on Windows 10 or 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named AllowCortana, and set…
To disable Activity History on Windows 10 and 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System, and create three DWORD (32-bit) values: EnableActivityFeed, PublishUserActivities, and UploadUserActivities — all set to 0….
To disable hibernation on Windows 10 or 11 using the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power, create a DWORD 32-bit value called HibernateEnabled and set it to 0. Then go to…
To disable location tracking in Windows 10 and 11, open Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Terminal as Administrator, paste the registry commands from this guide, press Enter, and restart your PC….
To disable Windows telemetry in Windows 10 and 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection, set AllowTelemetry to 0, then create the same DWORD value at a second registry path…
To disable Windows Ink Workspace on Windows 10 or 11, open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsInkWorkspace, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named AllowWindowsInkWorkspace, set it to 0, and restart…
To disable Windows feedback notifications on Windows 10 and 11 using Registry Editor, press Windows + R, type regedit, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Siuf\Rules, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named NumberOfSIUFInPeriod,…
To disable the Advertising ID in Windows 10 and 11 using Registry Editor, press Windows + R, type regedit, and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo. Create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named…
To disable Windows Error Reporting on Windows 10 or 11, open Registry Editor by pressing Windows + R, typing regedit, and pressing Enter. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting, create a…
To disable Windows Update Delivery Optimization in Windows 10 or 11, open Registry Editor by pressing Win + R, typing regedit, and pressing Enter. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows, create a new…
