yeah...
I mean I get the reasons why...
leaner, meaner Microsoft ...
cut the cost of bandwidth by making the users help in sharing the burden of it...
but..
wow.

Go into privacy settings, as well as Cortana and share your settings there. You might not have a MS account, but there's other systems still reporting.

And if you have a tablet and occasionally use pen/handwriting, double check your settings there too. And if you use Skype, make sure your setting there are not sharing your wi-fi passwords to your contact list.

And if you're none of the above; check the update options and make sure that you're not sharing bandwidth and updates via your network to others and reporting out there as well.

There's a ton of settings that report out. Not all in one place. I'm still discovering some.

Here's some screenshots of the crucial settings (not sure if complete):
https://imgur.com/3Iy8AwQ

What's interesting to me is that the company I work for has a load of corporate customers and some, while having Win7 around, are only just working on removing anything prior to that. Some others are still trying to get Win7 working in their environment and haven't even started rolling it out yet.

Nope, not complete. Scary, isn't it?

Here's another wonderful Windows 10 feature for all of you. You now must pay a subscription to play Solitaire without ads (US$1.49 monthly or US$9.99 annually).

http://www.elespectador.com/tecnolog...rticulo-576841 (article is in Spanish)

It's no wonder they're giving it away. It seems the so called "free" upgrade is anything but free. Actually, I'm not even sure that the word "upgrade" is appropriate either. I think there's a good case to be made to say that it would be misleading in several ways to call it an upgrade.

You've got to give it to them though. That's a pretty good business strategy to release an OS version that people would loathe (Windows 8) which helps make this one, the final major release they will ever do, seem much more appealing to the unwitting public.

yeah ...saw that solitaire price tag...
crap can't even play a game of cards by oneself without it costing...

yeah you noticed that tactic with win 8 too eh?
I believe it is called the "Bait and Switch" ...if memory serves.

Not trying to be funny; however this "outrage" can be alleviated quite a few different ways.

• Uninstall the Microsoft Windows 10 version, play the numerous versions that are free and without ads
• Write your own version - here's a good start
• Don't use Windows 10, avoid this update like the plague
• Continue to argue over which text editor/shell/browser is the best and ignore such a boring, staid game like Solitaire

Sorry, but this outrage around such a trivial thing bores me already. Pick one of the above solutions; or find another way. Solitaire, it was one of the first things I removed. Most anything with ads should not be allowed to run on any of your devices - it just kills your battery.

Most Microsoft IP's start with 207... know how to block stuff?

I don't personally see the issue of paying for Solitaire as an outrage .
However what I do see is the beginning of a "pay-for-every-tiny-little-thing" and... ok.....alright....
I can see purchasing a service or product..
but paying continuously...having to rent it?
If they are doing this with something as trivial as Solitaire
It is obvious the path M.S. heading towards.
I'm sure if they do it slowly and methodically enough ...
just like slowly raising the temperature on a pot of frogs on the stove...
No one will bat an eye... not even once everything they offer is a rented service.
I agree ...outrage is not necessary at all.from anyone.
MS will do whatever they please regardless..
so will everyone else.

Who said anything about outrage? I certainly didn't use the word you have quoted. I saw the article and it reminded me of this thread so I just thought it was worth bringing up as it highlights yet another step backwards from a user's perspective. Of course there are ways around it but that doesn't make it right or any easier to use for that matter. I don't use Windows therefore it doesn't bother me at all.

In case it wasn't clear, my comment about the "upgrade" not being free wasn't necessarily about having to pay to disable ads but was more of a generalisation about everything already mentioned in this thread. You may not be paying for Windows 10 directly out of your pocket, but by using it they sure as hell will be making money out of you, mostly at your own expense by taking away your right to privacy.