Alternatives to O&O ShutUp10++
Portable Windows tool that toggles telemetry and data collection settings. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
O&O ShutUp10++
Portable Windows tool that toggles telemetry and data collection settings.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as O&O ShutUp10++.
WPD
Windows privacy dashboard for telemetry, services and firewall rules.
WPD is also closed-source Windows freeware, adding firewall blocks of Microsoft endpoints and app removal, and each toggle states the registry key it changes.
privacy.sexy
Generates privacy and hardening scripts for Windows, macOS and Linux.
privacy.sexy is open source under AGPL-3.0 and generates scripts you review and run yourself, covering macOS and Linux as well as Windows.
Also worth comparing
These listings name O&O ShutUp10++ as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Hardentools
A Windows utility that reduces attack surface by disabling risky features commonly abused by malware.
O&O ShutUp10++ is a portable Windows tool that toggles telemetry and data collection settings with recommended defaults, focused on privacy rather than attack surface.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
simplewall
Puts a plain list of programs in front of the Windows Filtering Platform, so you decide what is allowed online.
Portmaster
Shows every connection each application makes and lets you block any of them, with sensible defaults already set.
Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit
Microsoft tools and security baselines for analyzing, testing and comparing Windows security configurations.
Autoruns
A Sysinternals utility that shows every program and driver configured to start automatically on Windows.
GlassWire
Network monitor and firewall with a visual traffic history.
TinyWall
A free, lightweight firewall controller for Windows that works without pop-up prompts.
