W10 and privacy

[#1]

Love my win 8.1 

[#2]

I am happy with 8.1, got a nice start menu and it works more or less like Windows 7. I tried Windows 10 as a insider for a while. I am certainly not in a rush to update and certainly hate the spying part of it.
Saying that Windows 7 and 8.1 is getting like that with a few of the updates, so they have gone now and been hidden.l

[#3]

Here is a list for the Windows 7 spy ware that no anti virus can stop it has to be done manually
KB2952664 Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7
KB2990214 Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 7 to a later version of Windows
KB3021917 Update to Windows 7 SP1 for performance improvements
KB3022345 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3035583 Update installs get windows 10 app in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1
KB3068708 (replaces KB3022345) Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3075249 Update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7
KB3080149 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
Source  http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/list-of-windows-7-telemetry-updates-to-avoid.379151/

Thank god I switched to Linux at home this is just madness.

[#4]

The previous issue of Computeractive magazine (number 458) has an article about the 'spyware' in Windows 10, they claim it is so that Cortana will work efficiently only if it knows all your likes/dislikes, searches etc.
The magazine lists the steps needed on installation of W10 to shut the spyware down, but Cortana won't work if you do!
But at least you have a choice, I don't know if this works or not as I am, and will remain, on Windows 7 until I feel W10 is sorted.
Nothing was mentioned about it affecting W7 as yet!!!
Pete

[#5]

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Here is a list for the Windows 7 spy ware that no anti virus can stop it has to be done manually

BTW, on the link, further on, there is an additional list of update KBs. Worth checking that because --
Re - Windows 7
Checked my installs and found 'em all - going back to 2014. And about 3 since Aug.
Uninstalled all of them. Restart at end. No problems. No unpleasant effects.
3 pending on my list, so unchecked them before installing latest updates.
Thanks for that! V interesting forum.
PS. Some of the things this telemetry gets up to is... considerable undesireable, btw.
Edit -
Nearly forgot -
there are some IPs mentioned on that forum
CIDR 65.52.0.0/14
CIDR 134.170.0.0/16
Don't block these unless you want Windows Updates to cease altogether!!!