--- title: You can't Debloat Your Way Out of Windows telemetry description: Windows telemetry cannot be reliably removed through debloat scripts because updates quietly re-enable disabled settings and add new endpoints. The author... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-can-t-debloat-your-way-out-of-windows-telemetry-wriozknlh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You can't Debloat Your Way Out of Windows telemetry | daily.dev og:description: Windows telemetry cannot be reliably removed through debloat scripts because updates quietly re-enable disabled settings and add new endpoints. The author... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/you-can-t-debloat-your-way-out-of-windows-telemetry-wriozknlh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WrIoZKnlH.png og:image:alt: You can't Debloat Your Way Out of Windows telemetry og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # You can't Debloat Your Way Out of Windows telemetry **[Lawrence Systems](https://daily.dev/sources/lawrencesystems)** · 8 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Windows telemetry cannot be reliably removed through debloat scripts because updates quietly re-enable disabled settings and add new endpoints. The author compares Windows to macOS and Linux (Ubuntu, Pop OS) on privacy grounds. macOS is rated as 'okay' — it has some telemetry but offers meaningful opt-out controls and uses local processing. Linux distributions like Pop OS send minimal data, require no online account, and have opt-in-only telemetry. The main barrier to switching from Windows is application and game compatibility, which Linux has improved but not fully solved. The author, a long-time Linux user, does not recommend specific debloat scripts and frames Windows as an OS designed to upsell subscription services. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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