[mothered]

Thanks this was exactly what I was looking for in terms of encryption.

Would you like the link to my blog?

No its fine thanks I encrypted the whole system then made an encrypted partition with a hidden encrypted partition within that.

That's good to read.

If you do happen to need assistance, just let me know.

[TheKingler]

@Tibo inc, If you decide on using VeraCrypt and need assistance, just let me know.

I've written an In depth tutorial with supported Illustrations on my other blog, that will guide you from start to finish.

Could you send me the guide?

[mothered]

@Tibo inc, If you decide on using VeraCrypt and need assistance, just let me know.

I've written an In depth tutorial with supported Illustrations on my other blog, that will guide you from start to finish.

Could you send me the guide?

Check your PM.

Do note that It's a very In depth guide, so be sure to follow It every step of the way.

[scargo]

debloat the windows and use vpn

windows comes with spy and data gathering

[yorinobu]

Lets say I had a windows 10 laptop, and I wanted to keep my information extremely private.

What are some of the best steps I could take to keep myself as anonymous as possible in all aspects of the computer?

Edit: As for security what things could I do to keep my laptop secure if anyone was to attempt to go through it

First off. Windows being a proprietary operating system. You can never be sure that you are achieving 100% privacy on your OS. Chance are you probably ok, but Windows is not a open platform.

1) As others have said, encrypt your data is the number 1. Use Veracrypt (or equivalent)  to encrypt your system. Then use Veracrypt and create encrypted volumes to store sensitive files.

2) Use a password manager to create complex and unique passwords for all your accounts. Never use the same email and password combo anywhere

3) Browse the web using TOR.

4) Keep your Windows system debloated using some of the great debloat scripts out there. I recommend one of the following (search for these in a search engine)

Privatezilla

Chris Titus Tech Debloat Windows

5) If your doing something you could get in real trouble for. Do it in a VM on your Windows Host. I recommend Tails or LinuxMint 

Hope these tips are helpful.

[robertreynolds]

the solution is very easy to keep it private ,
separate OS between online and offline, you can use dual OS or VM

[l0cate]

These are very helpful tips. I have never heard of some programs / tools.

I had Bitlocker installed until recently, but I uninstalled it because Linux always had problems accessing the partitions.

[Pamamyu]

Disable user activity recording
The Timeline function is responsible for this. We go into the registry editor (regedit), go along the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System. Create a 32-bit DWORD with value 0 and name EnableActivityFeed.

Disable "keylogger"
We are talking about the same dmwappushsvc service. We go along the branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmwappushsvc and assign the value 4 to dmwappushsvc (here you can also immediately turn off DiagTrack).

Turn off telemetry
It should be clarified here that modern Windows builds do not allow you to completely disable telemetry without losing essential system functions. There are three options for setting up the transfer of collected data: "Basic setup", "Advanced" and "Full data". There is also a "Security" section, but it is present only in Enterprise. Through the registry, we can set the minimum telemetry collection level: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection (if there is no DataCollection parameter, it must be created). Create a 32 bit DWORD called AllowTelemetry and give it a value of 1.

Disable location data collection
Go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeviceAccess\Global\{BFA794E4-F964-4FDB-90F6-51056BFE4B44} branch and set this parameter to Allow.

Disable Cortana
In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search key, set the Allow Cortana parameter to 0.

Disable OneDrive
At HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Skydrive, find or create the DisableFileSync parameter of the 32-bit DWORD type and assign it a value of 1.

Turn off sending telemetry in the task scheduler
In addition to telemetry, the scheduler has a bunch of pre-created tasks that take up resources and work without the knowledge of the user. They mainly collect telemetry data for the “User Experience Improvement Program” and the SmartScreen cloud security service.

You can disable all this devilry with the following commands:

schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\AppID\SmartScreenSpecific" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater" /Disable schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Autochk\Proxy" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\KernelCeipTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\CloudExperienceHost\CreateObjectTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace\GatherNetworkInfo" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyMonitor" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentFallBack" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentLogOn" /Disable

Bock sending data to Microsoft servers
There are many resources on the Internet that regularly update lists of Microsoft spy server addresses. For example, on Please login or register to view links you can find the main list. The easiest way is to add them to hosts and create deny rules in the firewall.

[ineshtain2]

To be anonymous online and hide yourself like they mentioned, you need a VPN. I highly recommend you to go with Nord VPN. For browsing anonymously, try TOR browser this one is good.

That’s for sure not enough to hide yourself online because you need to change your patterns of using. Now some hackers can track you by your pattern.

[mothered]

I highly recommend you to go with Nord VPN.

Agreed.

I've been using NordVPN for years to date, and It's served me very well Indeed.

For browsing anonymously, try TOR browser this one is good. That’s for sure not enough to hide yourself online because you need to change your patterns of using. Now some hackers can track you by your pattern.

Here's a few Implementations of my privacy & anonymity. There's more, but I do not wish to disclose any details.

Code:

* DNS servers encrypted. * Running both Tor over VPN (triple-layer encryption) & VPN over Tor. * 14 eyes countries restricted from the exit node. * WebGL, WebRTC, Canvas and Font fingerprinting disabled. * Tor Itself running In a controlled/sandbox environment. * Bridges applied to the entry/guard node (changing every day or so). * Tor entry and exit nodes heavily configured. * Overall uniqueness operating on a 1:20 ratio. * AES-Twofish-Serpent encryption on all drives. * Full disc encryption x 2,  encrypted volumes x2, stored data x1 layer. * Anti-keylogging software. * Internal wireless network monitoring- auto scan at 2 minute Intervals. * Local/Internal/non-routable IP address & device MAC address scanning. * IDS/IPS active monitoring. * Executing only performed via VMs (NAT connection to Host) Live CD. * ISP Transparent DNS Proxy Interception bypassed.