New: O&O ShutUp10 Free and Premium 3.0.1074

O&O ShutUp10 is now available with a Free and Premium edition, updated to version 3.0.1074.

O&O ShutUp10 has been around since shortly after the launch of Windows 10, offering a range of settings that would otherwise have to be painstakingly tracked down within Windows itself. Whereas the established Free edition still performs well, the new Premium edition, starting at €19.90, features, among other things, important automatic re-application of settings following Windows updates, continuous background monitoring, and automatic restoration of modified privacy settings.

Why the new O&O ShutUp10?

Well, every Windows user knows the ritual by now: you set up your PC, carefully work through the privacy settings, disable the things you do not want, and naively assume that Windows will respect your choices.

But Microsoft, in its endless commitment to user empowerment, still has a remarkable habit of treating your privacy preferences as light suggestions rather than actual decisions. After major updates, new features, or mysterious improvements, certain settings may quietly reappear, as if Windows had simply decided: No, no, we know better.

For privacy-conscious home users, this is not just annoying. It is exhausting. Your computer should serve you, not behave like a corporate data intern constantly checking whether it can switch telemetry, background services, recommendations, or unnecessary features back on while you are not looking.

And in a business environment, privacy and data protection are not optional. Companies must protect sensitive information, reduce unnecessary data exposure, and ensure that Windows systems remain configured according to internal security and compliance policies.

That is exactly why O&O ShutUp10 is practically essential

For years, O&O ShutUp10 has helped Windows 10 and Windows 11 users take back control over privacy and system settings that Microsoft has conveniently scattered across the operating system like a digital treasure hunt nobody asked for. Instead of digging through menus, policies, switches, and helpful defaults, users get a clear way to decide what Windows should and should not be allowed to do.

*Small privacy detour: That is also why O&O ShutUp10 is included in UpdateStar's Security Software Pack to easily import and use with UpdateStar Premium.

With the new version even more powerful

With the new Premium version, privacy protection becomes continuous. Instead of manually checking your settings after every Windows update, because apparently that is now part of owning a PC, O&O ShutUp10 Premium can automatically re-apply your preferred privacy settings, monitor changes in the background, and restore modified settings when needed. Windows notifications keep you informed whenever automatic protection steps in.

For anyone who values personal privacy, O&O ShutUp10 is no longer just a helpful setup tool. It is a necessary safeguard against an operating system that too often behaves as if your choice means until the next update.

Improvements in version 3.0.1074

• Secure Boot certificate status display
• Editing mode for advanced users
• Option to disable Xbox Game Bar and Game DVR
• Option to disable Wireless Display (Miracast/WiDi)
• Option to disable Mobile Broadband (WWAN)
• Option to disable WiFi Direct
• Option to restrict Bluetooth pairing

and more.

New Premium features

• Automatic Re-application After Windows Updates
• Automatic Restoration of Modified Privacy Settings
• Continuous Background Monitoring
• Client/Service Architecture
• No Permanently Required End-User Administrator Privileges
• Windows Notifications Upon Automatic Restoration

Find more info and downloads here.