Windows 10 PCs are still sending user activity logs to Microsoft even after users select Privacy options to prevent the transmission of that data. Choosing to stop Windows 10 from syncing their data to the cloud is not enough to stop their PCs from releasing their data.
The privacy settings for Windows 10 may not be working as promised.
According to MSPoweruser, a few Reddit users have discovered that despite offering an option to opt out of sending user activity logs to Microsoft, Windows 10 is still sending that data to Microsoft even when users choose to opt out.
Windows 10 users are able to access their user activity log settings by going to Settings and then selecting Privacy. From there, within the Activity History menu, users should be able to prevent their activity history from being sent to Microsoft by either unchecking the option to, “Let Windows sync my activities from this PC to the cloud” or by selecting the “Clear activity history” option.
