Alternatives to Privacy+ Playbook
A Windows 11 playbook from Amelabs that removes Microsoft services and telemetry components for privacy. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Privacy+ Playbook
A Windows 11 playbook from Amelabs that removes Microsoft services and telemetry components for privacy.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Privacy+ Playbook.
ReviOS
Windows playbook applied with AME Wizard to optimize and trim Windows 10 and 11 installs.
ReviOS is also applied with AME Wizard but supports Windows 10 and 11, focusing on trimming and optimization rather than removing Microsoft services.
AtlasOS
Open-source Windows modification that reduces bloat for performance, privacy and gaming.
AtlasOS is an open-source Windows 11 modification installed through AME Wizard, aimed at performance and gaming as well as privacy.
Sophia Script for Windows
PowerShell module for fine-tuning Windows 10 and 11 settings, privacy options and built-in apps.
Sophia Script for Windows is an open-source PowerShell module with granular per-function tweaks for Windows 10 and 11, without needing AME tooling.
Bloatynosy
A small open-source Windows 11 tool for removing preinstalled bloat and unwanted default settings.
Bloatynosy is a small MIT-licensed Windows 11 executable focused on removing preinstalled bloat, rather than a playbook that strips Microsoft services.
W10Privacy
A Windows utility that gathers privacy and telemetry settings in one window so you can change them.
W10Privacy gathers Windows 10 and 11 privacy and telemetry settings into one window to change them, rather than removing components; its website is in German.
Spybot Anti-Beacon
A Windows tool that blocks telemetry sent by the operating system, antivirus software and other programs.
Spybot Anti-Beacon blocks Windows and antivirus telemetry instead of removing components, with wider coverage for Office, browsers and games only in paid editions.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Privacy+ Playbook as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Win11Debloat
A PowerShell script that removes pre-installed apps, disables telemetry and simplifies the Windows interface, with no installation.
Privacy+ Playbook strips Microsoft services and telemetry from Windows 11 through AME tooling, which can break features that depend on those removed services.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
