# 10se1ucgo/DisableWinTracking

Uses some known methods that attempt to minimize tracking in Windows 10

Repository: https://github.com/10se1ucgo/DisableWinTracking
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/disablewintracking
Language: Python
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-02-03T21:36:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4049, "days_push": 2037, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4905, forks 366 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:02.200679+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows 10 utility that applies known registry and service tweaks to minimize Microsoft telemetry and tracking. It ships as a GUI/CLI Python tool with a prebuilt EXE and a silent mode.

## Use cases
- disable windows 10 telemetry
- stop microsoft tracking on my pc
- turn off windows 10 data collection
- privacy hardening for windows 10
- block windows 10 diagnostic data
- debloat windows 10 tracking services

## When to choose
- You want a one-click tool to reduce Windows 10 telemetry
- You need a silent, scriptable option for mass Windows setup
- You prefer running from Python source to inspect what it changes

## When to avoid
- You need actively maintained software - the project is archived with no support
- You run Windows 11 or newer Windows 10 builds where methods may be outdated
- Your file path contains Cyrillic characters, which breaks the program

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: privacy, security, configuration-management, cli, gui
- domain: privacy, windows, security, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python
- tags: telemetry, windows-10, debloat, archived, registry-tweaks

## Member repositories
- 10se1ucgo/DisableWinTracking (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:02.200679+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:07.280221+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/10se1ucgo/DisableWinTracking (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:02.200679+00:00, sha bb7c8337df62)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.