如今，最宝贵的东西之一是数据，而最具争议的问题之一是“我的数据安全吗？”。隐私(Privacy)是一个主要问题，几乎所有公司，无论是苹果(Apple)、谷歌(Google)、微软(Microsoft)等，都存在数据收集问题。我们已经了解了如何 更改 Windows 隐私设置——这对大多数人来说已经足够了，但如果你正在寻找更多方法来阻止Microsoft在你的 Windows 11/10 PC 上跟踪你，那么这篇文章将对你有所帮助。
阻止 Microsoft 跟踪您
根据Microsoft的说法，收集您的数据是为了个性化您的体验，如果您不想这样做，您可以从“设置”(Settings)应用中禁用某些设置，以阻止Microsoft跟踪您。您可能希望也可能不希望禁用所有这些，因为其中一些对您有用。这些是我们要阻止Microsoft跟踪您的事情。
- 禁用个性化广告
- 禁用诊断和反馈
- 禁用活动历史记录
- 禁用位置跟踪
- 禁用麦克风和摄像头
- 停止提供您的语音剪辑
让我们详细谈谈它们。
1]禁用个性化广告
要阻止Microsoft(Microsoft)跟踪您，您需要做的第一件事就是禁用个性化广告。您可以通过在Windows 11和Windows 10计算机中启动“(Windows 10)设置”(Settings)应用并禁用所需的切换来执行此操作。
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Windows 11 用户可以按照以下步骤禁用个性化广告：
- 按Win + I快捷键启动设置应用程序。(Settings)
- 在设置应用程序中，单击左侧的隐私和安全选项。(Privacy & Security)
- 现在，单击右侧的常规选项卡。(General)
- 关闭所需的切换按钮以禁用个性化广告。
如果您想要更多隐私，可以关闭“常规(General)”设置下的所有切换。
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启动Windows 10 设置(Settings)应用程序并转到“Privacy > General”。现在，禁用所需的切换。
您可以根据需要禁用所有切换，但如果您只想禁用个性化(Personalize)广告，请禁用“让应用使用广告 ID 以根据您的应用活动使广告对您更有趣”的切换（关闭此选项将重置您的 ID ）。(Let apps use advertising ID to make ads more interesting to you based on your app activity (Turning this off will reset your ID).)
这不会禁用广告，但广告不会基于您的数据。因此，您的隐私将得到保护。
2]禁用诊断和反馈
Microsoft倾向于获取您的数据以使Windows的组件更好。Windows 11 操作系统允许用户选择是否要将可选的诊断数据发送给Microsoft。此选项在“设置”(Settings)应用程序中可用。但是，如果我们谈论Windows 10操作系统，则没有这样的选项可用。因此(Hence)，Windows 10用户无法完全禁用此功能。但是，他们可以通过更改诊断(Diagnostic)和反馈(Feedback)设置来改善他们的隐私。
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以下步骤将指导您如何在 Windows 11 中关闭向 Microsoft发送可选诊断数据：(Send Optional Diagnostic data)
- 启动设置(Settings)应用程序。
- 选择左侧窗格中的隐私和安全。(Privacy & Security)
- 单击右侧的诊断和反馈选项卡。(Diagnostic & feedback)您可能需要向下滚动才能找到它。
- 现在，关闭Send optional diagnostic data旁边的按钮。
您还可以查看诊断(Diagnostic)数据并根据需要将其删除。
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打开Windows 10 设置(Windows 10 Settings )并单击 Privacy > Diagnostics & feedback.
现在，要了解有关此政策的更多信息，请单击 “诊断数据 (Diagnostic data )”部分中的“获取有关这些设置的更多信息(“Get more info about these settings)” (“Get more info about these settings” )。
选择“必需的诊断数据”(Required diagnostic data” )仅向Microsoft提供有关您的设备及其设置的信息，这不会完全阻止Microsoft监视您，但这是我们能做的最好的。
您甚至可以查看诊断数据，了解您的Microsoft有哪些信息。
为此，只需单击“查看诊断数据”中的“打开诊断数据查看器 (Open Diagnostic Data Viewer )” 或 单击(“View diagnostic data” )“删除诊断数据” (“Delete diagnostic data” )部分中的“删除 (Delete )”图标将其完全擦除 。
3]禁用活动历史记录
如果您想确保隐私，另一个可能会引起关注的功能是Activity History。如果您登录到其他设备， Microsoft(Microsoft)使用“活动历史记录(Activity History)”来帮助您跳回您正在做的事情。
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不幸的是， Windows 11(Windows 11)中没有这样的选项可以停止向Microsoft发送活动历史记录。您只能清除您的活动历史记录并关闭该功能以将您的活动历史记录存储在您的设备上。为此，您必须取消选中在此设备上存储我的活动历史记录(Store my activity history on this device)的复选框。
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Windows 10用户可以阻止微软(Microsoft)跟踪自己。如果您是Windows 10用户，您可以通过取消选中“Settings > Privacy >Activity History.将我的活动历史记录发送给 Microsoft”(Send my activity history to Microsoft”)选项来执行此操作。
4]禁用位置跟踪
Windows操作系统上安装的某些应用程序需要您的位置才能为您提供最佳服务。这对某些用户来说可能很好，而对某些用户来说，这是一个隐私问题。这就是为什么微软在(Microsoft)Windows 11和Windows 10操作系统中都提供了禁用位置跟踪的功能。禁用该位置可以帮助您完全匿名。
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要在Windows 11(Windows 11)中关闭您的位置，请打开“设置”(Settings)应用并转到“Privacy & security > Location”并关闭“位置服务(Location Services)” 。
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禁用位置的最简单方法是通过操作中心(Action Center)，只需单击任务栏中的 通知 (Notification )图标并禁用 位置。 (Location. )如果您没有在此处看到该选项，请启动 “设置”，(Settings,) 单击“Privacy > Location > Change, 然后使用切换开关将其禁用。
5]禁用麦克风和相机
许多公司被发现在未经用户同意的情况下访问用户的相机和麦克风(Microphones)来做阴暗的事情。因此，您应该始终保持相机和麦克风(Microphone)处于禁用状态，仅在需要时启用它们。
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在Windows 11中，禁用摄像头(Camera)和麦克风的选项位于(Microphone)应用权限(App permissions)部分下的隐私和安全(Privacy and Security)设置中。
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要禁用相机，请打开 设置，(Settings, )单击 Privacy > Camera > Change, 然后使用切换开关将其禁用。
要禁用麦克风，请打开 “设置”，(Settings, )单击 “Privacy > Microphone > Change ”，然后使用切换开关将其禁用。
阅读(Read)： 调整 Windows 10 隐私设置的免费工具(Free tools to tweak Windows 10 Privacy settings)。
6]停止贡献(Stop Contributing)你的语音剪辑(Voice Clip)
微软(Microsoft)倾向于使用你的语音剪辑(Voice Clip)来改进其语音助手(Voice Assistant)。这并不可疑，因为微软(Microsoft)明确提到它正在这样做。但是，如果您不使用Microsoft的语音助手 Cortana(Voice Assistant Cortana)或者只是不想提供您的语音剪辑(Voice Clip)，请禁用此选项。
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如果您是Windows 11用户，请转到“Settings > Privacy & Security > Speech”。您将在Windows 权限(Windows permissions)部分下找到语音(Speech)选项。
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要在Windows 10(Windows 10)中禁用此功能，请启动设置 (Settings )并单击 Privacy > Speech > Stop contributing my voice clip.
如果笔记本电脑被盗，我如何追踪它？
只有在“设置”(Settings)中打开了被盗笔记本电脑的位置，您才能追踪被盗笔记本电脑。Windows 11/10中有一个名为Find my Device的功能。要跟踪您的设备位置，您必须登录您用于登录Windows笔记本电脑的同一Microsoft帐户。(Microsoft)
如何阻止Microsoft监视我的 Windows 11/10？
您可以强化 Windows 11/10 计算机的隐私设置。我们在本文中列出了如果您想阻止Microsoft跟踪您，您需要更改哪些隐私设置。(Privacy)
希望我们已帮助您阻止Microsoft跟踪您。
阅读下一篇： (Read Next: )如何选择退出 Internet 上的数据跟踪和定向广告。(How to opt-out of Data Tracking & Targeted ads on the Internet.)
How to stop Microsoft from tracking you on Windows 11/10 computer
One of the most precioυs thingѕ, nowadays, is data and one of the most controversial questions is “Is my data ѕаfe?”. Privacy is a major concern and almost all сompanies, be it Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc are guilty of data collection. We hаve already seen how you can change Windows Privacy settings – that shоuld suffice for mоst but if you are looking for more wayѕ to stоp Miсrosoft from tracking you on yoυr Windows 11/10 PC, thеn this pоst will help yoυ.
Stop Microsoft from tracking you
According to Microsoft, your data is collected in order to personalize your experience and if you don’t want to do that, you can disable certain settings from the Settings app to stop Microsoft from tracking you. You may or may not want to disable all of them, as some of them are useful for you. These are the things we are going to do to stop Microsoft from tracking you.
- Disable Personalize ads
- Disable Diagnostic & Feedback
- Disable Activity History
- Disable Location Tracking
- Disable Microphone and Camera
- Stop Contributing your Voice Clip
Let us talk about them in detail.
1] Disable Personalize ads
The first and foremost thing you need to do to stop Microsoft from tracking you is disabling Personalize ads. You can do this by launching the Settings app in Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers and disabling the required toggles.
Windows 11
Windows 11 users can disable the personalized ads by following the steps below:
- Launch the Settings app by pressing Win + I shortcut key.
- In the Settings app, click Privacy & Security option on the left side.
- Now, click the General tab on the right side.
- Turn off the required toggle button to disable the personalized ads.
If you want more privacy, you can turn off all the toggles under the General settings.
Windows 10
Launch Windows 10 Settings app and go to “Privacy > General.” Now, disable the required toggles.
You can disable all the toggles if you want, but if you just want to disable Personalize ads, disable the toggle of “Let apps use advertising ID to make ads more interesting to you based on your app activity (Turning this off will reset your ID).
This will not disable ads but the ads won’t be based on your data. So, your privacy will be secured.
2] Disable Diagnostic & Feedback
Microsoft tends to take your data in order to make the components of Windows better. Windows 11 operating system lets users select whether they want to send their optional diagnostic data to Microsoft or not. This option is available in the Settings app. But if we talk about Windows 10 OS, no such option is available. Hence, Windows 10 users cannot disable this feature completely. However, they can improve their privacy by changing the Diagnostic & Feedback settings.
Windows 11
The following steps will guide you on how to turn off Send Optional Diagnostic data to Microsoft in Windows 11:
- Launch the Settings app.
- Select the Privacy & Security on the left pane.
- Click on the Diagnostic & feedback tab on the right side. You might have to scroll down to find it.
- Now, turn off the button next to Send optional diagnostic data.
You can also View the Diagnostic data and delete it if you want.
Windows 10
Open Windows 10 Settings and click Privacy > Diagnostics & feedback.
Now, to know more about this policy, click “Get more info about these settings” from the Diagnostic data section.
Select “Required diagnostic data” to only give Microsoft, the information about your device and its settings, which won’t completely stop Microsoft from spying on you but it is the best we can do.
You can even check diagnostic data, to know what information of yours Microsoft has.
To do that, just click Open Diagnostic Data Viewer from “View diagnostic data” or wipe it entirely by clicking on the Delete icon from the “Delete diagnostic data” section.
3] Disable Activity History
Another feature that can be a bit of a concern if you want to ensure privacy is Activity History. “Activity History” is used by Microsoft to help you to jump back into what you were doing if you log in to some other device.
Windows 11
Unfortunately, there is no such option available in Windows 11 to stop sending the activity history to Microsoft. You can only clear your activity history and turn off the feature to store your activity history on your device. For this, you have to deselect the checkbox that says Store my activity history on this device.
Windows 10
Windows 10 users can stop Microsoft from tracking themselves. If you are a Windows 10 user, you can do this by unticking the “Send my activity history to Microsoft” option from Settings > Privacy >Activity History.
4] Disable Location Tracking
Some apps installed on Windows operating system require your location to deliver you the best services. This can be fine for some users, whereas, for some, it is a privacy concern. That’s why Microsoft provided a feature to disable location tracking in both Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems. Disabling the location can help you go completely anonymous.
Windows 11
To turn off your location in Windows 11, open the Settings app and go to “Privacy & security > Location” and turn off the Location Services.
Windows 10
The easiest way to disable Location is by Action Center, just click on the Notification icon from the Taskbar and disable Location. If you are not seeing the option there, launch Settings, click Privacy > Location > Change, and use the toggle to disable it.
5] Disable Microphone and Camera
Many companies are found doing shady stuff by accessing the Camera and Microphones of a user without their consent. Therefore, you should always keep your Camera and Microphone and disabled and only enable them when needed.
Windows 11
In Windows 11, the option to disable both Camera and Microphone is available in the Privacy and Security settings under the App permissions section.
Windows 10
To disable Camera, open Settings, click Privacy > Camera > Change, and use the toggle to disable it.
To disable Microphone, open Settings, click Privacy > Microphone > Change and use the toggle to disable it.
Read: Free tools to tweak Windows 10 Privacy settings.
6] Stop Contributing your Voice Clip
Microsoft tends to take your Voice Clip in order to improve its Voice Assistant. This is not shady as Microsoft clearly mentions that it is doing this. However, if you don’t use Microsoft’s Voice Assistant Cortana or just don’t want to give your Voice Clip, disable this option.
Windows 11
If you are a Windows 11 user, go to “Settings > Privacy & Security > Speech.” You will find the Speech option under the Windows permissions section.
Windows 10
To disable this feature in Windows 10, launch Settings and click Privacy > Speech > Stop contributing my voice clip.
How do I track my laptop if it is stolen?
You will only be able to track your stolen laptop if you have turned on its location in Settings. There is a feature in Windows 11/10, named Find my Device. To track your device location, you have to log into the same Microsoft account that you have used to sign in to your Windows laptop.
How do I stop Microsoft from spying on my Windows 11/10?
You can harden the privacy settings of your Windows 11/10 computer. We have listed in this article, which Privacy settings you need to change if you want to stop Microsoft from tracking you.
Hopefully, we have helped you to stop Microsoft from tracking you.
Read Next: How to opt-out of Data Tracking & Targeted ads on the Internet.
