14 DAY TRIAL // Back in the days when Windows 10 was still a new operating system, the integrated data collection system, which Microsoft insisted was supposed to help the company get crash information and improve Windows in the long term, caused a lot of criticism from users across the world.
Many wanted to block Microsoft from getting any data from their devices, and this is how applications like O&O ShutUp10 got to see the daylight.
What O&O ShutUp10 does is as simple as it could be: it provides full access to all privacy-related settings in Windows, therefore putting users in full control of their data on the operating system, even if this means blocking Microsoft from access crash data and other bug-related information.
This week, O&O ShutUp10 was officially updated with support for Windows 11, Microsoft’s new operating system whose rollout has started recently, while also getting a new name, so the app is now known as O&O ShutUp10++.
At the same time, the new version, which is 1.9.1424, includes several new features, including support for disabling app access to music libraries, the downloads folder, and even to block desktop apps to take screenshots for the current user.
The Windows 11 launch
Microsoft says Windows 11 is an operating system built for everyone out there, explaining that it focused specifically on putting the user at the center of the entire experience.
“We’re pumped to be launching Windows 11; the entire user experience brings you closer to what you love, empowers you to produce and inspires you to create. Windows 11 provides a sense of calm and openness. It gives you a place that feels like home. It’s secure and everything is designed to be centered around you,” the company said this week when it announced Windows 11.
The rollout of the new OS is currently under way, with Microsoft planning to complete it by mid-2022.