O&O ShutUp10++
Hacker ApprovedPrivacy settings tool in Privacy & security
Free Windows tool that disables telemetry and unwanted defaults in a few clicks, with easy revert. Critics object to its closed source and say it can break some features.
Free Windows tool that disables telemetry and unwanted defaults in a few clicks, with easy revert. Critics object to its closed source and say it can break some features.
41 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 32
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 10 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 32 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 10 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Disables privacy settings and telemetry quickly
“I've been running Shutup10 for over a decade now, disabling their telemetry after every update.”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Microsoft's "Fix" for Windows 11: Flowers After the Beating” “lets me easily disable (and revert the changes if needed) most of the crap enabled by default”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Hate is a strong word, but I don't like Windows 11” “I could disable most of the crap Microsoft was using with a few clicks”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11” - Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”
- Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable”
Long-running vendor trusted for decades
“O&O has been around for decades, they're among the OGs of third party functionality providers for Windows.”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11” “Closed source doesn't mean not trustworthy. O&O has been making tools like these for a long time.”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11” “I've been running Shutup10 for over a decade now, disabling their telemetry after every update.”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Microsoft's "Fix" for Windows 11: Flowers After the Beating” Removes OneDrive and Copilot annoyances
“I use O&O ShutUp10++ to completely get rid of OneDrive and other annoying Microsoft tools from the recent version of Windows”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “OneDrive just deleted all of my files” “disarming Win11 TPM/Drive-boobytrap/BS-encryption/Spam is easy with Rufus, O&O ShutUp10, and Copilot removal”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Get your Windows license refund” “You can also get rid of both of them very easily with O&O Shutup 10++”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Our Commitment to Windows Quality” Rerun after updates to fix resets
“You should check your settings (or run this again) after each major update, because Microsoft loves to reset some settings to default.”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11” “I run it once on a fresh format, and then I never have to worry about Windows annoying me again.”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11” “I've been running Shutup10 for over a decade now, disabling their telemetry after every update.”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Microsoft's "Fix" for Windows 11: Flowers After the Beating”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Closed source requires trusting the vendor
“Running a closed source configurator that heavily alters the core OS isn't really something I would expect a responsible IT team to do.”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11” “the closed-source proprietary black box antispy tool”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11” “Closed source doesn't mean not trustworthy”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11” - Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O&O ShutUp10++This page | 32 | 9 | 78% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Win11Debloat | 26 | 2 | 93% | 10 | — | Approved |
What people said
40 of the 47 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Which is a good tool, but also, a Windows tool for very (back in the day) Windows-specific nonsense.”
“MS practically forces you to use something like this. It's like an ad blocker.”
“Running a closed source configurator that heavily alters the core OS isn't really something I would expect a responsible IT team to do.”
“so there's a bit of an endorsement there”
“I find O&O ShutUp10 easier to use and understand.”
“You should check your settings (or run this again) after each major update, because Microsoft loves to reset some settings to default.”
“Been using this for a few years, since I moved to Windows 10”
“I could disable most of the crap Microsoft was using with a few clicks”
“O&O has been around for decades, they're among the OGs of third party functionality providers for Windows.”
“using tools like OO is a necessity of making my(and others) life bit less miserable”
“this seems to be an AI slop copy of Win11Debloat which is the original”
“Closed source doesn't mean not trustworthy”
“Closed source doesn't mean not trustworthy. O&O has been making tools like these for a long time.”
“that's probably as clean as it gets”
“I don't want to worry about a private equity group buying O&O Software”
“No source code? No thanks but no thanks.”
“I run it once on a fresh format, and then I never have to worry about Windows annoying me again.”
“the closed-source proprietary black box antispy tool”
“This tool is equivalent to dating an alcoholic that beats you whenever they're drunk”
“disarming Win11 TPM/Drive-boobytrap/BS-encryption/Spam is easy with Rufus, O&O ShutUp10, and Copilot removal”
“the O&O ShutUp10++ utility (or any number of similar ones, as long as you trust them)”
“after using O&O ShutUp10++ of course”
“once you use ShutUp10 it was a solid OS”
“it breaks useful stuff (like the Xbox Gaming stuff, which some MSFT games use)”
“I've been running Shutup10 for over a decade now, disabling their telemetry after every update.”
“without this level of tweaking it will be a shit show”
“You can also get rid of both of them very easily with O&O Shutup 10++”
“open O&O Shutup10 and disable a few more "features".”
“lets me easily disable (and revert the changes if needed) most of the crap enabled by default”
“these are the things I've collected and used in the past”
“I use O&O ShutUp10++ to completely get rid of OneDrive and other annoying Microsoft tools from the recent version of Windows”
“for disabling anything you don't like all in one place”
“can be fixed easily by even non-technical users with OOShutUp10 or similar”
“then Shutup OO goes a long way”
“without constantly having to figure out why something stopped working”
“It seems to work OK: it didn’t break anything, and disabled some Windows annoyances but not all.”
“I've been using that along with O&O Shut Up 10++”
“All the missing privacy switches you'd want.”
“It's portable and includes a good default preset that makes Windows less intrusive.”
“a tool like O&O 'ShutUp10' makes the rest take a few minutes at most”
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