Alternatives to WPD

Windows privacy dashboard for telemetry, services and firewall rules. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • WPD

    Windows privacy dashboard for telemetry, services and firewall rules.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as WPD.

  • O&O ShutUp10++

    Portable Windows tool that toggles telemetry and data collection settings.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    O&O ShutUp10++ is portable closed-source freeware grouping dozens of Windows 10 and 11 privacy settings with recommended defaults, but without WPD's firewall blocks or app removal.

  • privacy.sexy

    Generates privacy and hardening scripts for Windows, macOS and Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    privacy.sexy is open source under AGPL-3.0, covers Windows, macOS and Linux, and generates reviewable scripts that you run yourself with the right privileges.

Also worth comparing

These listings name WPD 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.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsCommand line

    WPD combines telemetry blocking, firewall rules and app removal in one portable Windows tool, closed source unlike Hardentools.

  • simplewall

    Puts a plain list of programs in front of the Windows Filtering Platform, so you decide what is allowed online.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    WPD is a closed-source portable Windows privacy dashboard that manages firewall blocks alongside telemetry and app removal, rather than a dedicated per-program allow list.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.