Microsoft has been under heavy scrutiny with how they manage Windows over the years, particularly concerning privacy and telemetry settings. Many user

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Microsoft has been under heavy scrutiny with how they manage Windows over the years, particularly concerning privacy and telemetry settings. Many users find that after disabling certain settings, these settings are mysteriously re-enabled after updates or without any apparent reason. DidMySettingsChange is a Python script designed to help users keep track of their Windows privacy and telemetry settings, ensuring that they stay in control of their privacy without the hassle of manually checking each setting.

"python DidMySettingsChange.py" in command prompt. Make sure you have the latest version of python is installed on your system or it will NOT work.

You can customize which settings to monitor by editing the config.json file. This file contains a list of settings and their expected states. For example:

{ "Telemetry": { "path": "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection", "name": "AllowTelemetry", "expected_value": "0" }, "AdvertisingID": { "path": "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo", "name": "Enabled", "expected_value": "0" }, "Location": { "path": "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\lfsvc\Service\Configuration", "name": "Status", "expected_value": "Disabled" } // Add more settings as needed }