Tuesday, November 04, 2025

How to Protect Your Privacy in Windows 11

Windows 11 gathers more information than some people would like. Here are steps you can take to keep that information private.

Posted by LampLighter at 06:32 PM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink

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A bizarre Windows 11 bug duplicates Task Manager instead of closing it

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-- The Verge (@theverge.com) Oct 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM

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... Keeping personal data private in an online world can feel like a Sisyphean task, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. While Microsoft has gradually backed off some of the Windows data collection practices that alarmed privacy advocates when they were introduced about a decade ago, some remain to this day in Windows 11.

Whether you think Windows 11 crosses the privacy line or just want to safeguard as much of your personal life as possible, we're here to help. Here's how to protect your privacy in just a few minutes. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-04 12:38 AM

#1 Download a free copy of Linux, most flavors are easily doable.

#2 Burn disk.

#3 Boot up with the disk and delete that windows crap off your box.

#4 Install Linux and a vpn.

#5 Voila!

#2 | Posted by shoeless at 2025-11-04 08:06 AM

Mint 22.1 Cinnamon here

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-11-05 04:42 AM

I use Linux and Windoze on the used iMac I bought on Ebay. I'm always at least 3 versions behind the current whutever... Normally I play in Apple... and Linux... lots of fun freebie softs for it...

Windoze when I have to... because most people work in windoze so when forced or compelled... or the occasional game.

Since I extracted myself from the Adobe/Microsoft subscription biosphere... I'm a better-balanced and happier person now... (blink blink) so I rarely venture into all that doze security silliness

#4 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-11-05 10:10 AM

*in my best Dennis Hopper voice*

Windows? F**k that ---! sudo apt update!

#5 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-11-05 10:47 AM

Ah yes, Adobe.

The company that promises the ultimate improvement in productivity, but really just kills productivity and causes rage with their endless popup ads.

#6 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-11-05 10:49 AM

Problem is Linux is not user friendly. No more just click and install.

And not all commands you run when you goggle how to do something work on all flavors. It can get frustrating.

I use Parrot for daily internet surfing. I create a VM in Virtual Box and then install a Nord VPN to create privacy.
I also use Kali in my job as an ethical hacker/penetration tester.

I also use Arch by the way..

#7 | Posted by boaz at 2025-11-06 05:38 AM

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