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Review
PrivateWin10 is an advanced privacy tool for Windows operating system with a built-in firewall. It provides a comprehensive and straightforward user interface for tweaking privacy settings that cannot be turned off regularly, as well as options to block system access to files and registry keys to enforce privacy whenever Windows does not provide a pleasant setting for that. Moreover, to solve privacy issues with other software, the tool includes a powerful custom firewall frontend for the Windows built-in firewall.
While all of these modifications can be made without this utility, the process is far from intuitive, usually requiring a user to edit the Registry. With Private WinTen, users can tweak everything from a simple GUI. Among other things, users can disable telemetry, error reporting, Cortana, online searches, OneDrive, the Store, advertisements, and location services. Private WinTen can also help users control which applications or services have access to the Internet by managing the built-in Windows firewall. Users need to make sure not to set the filtering mode to White-List by accident, as Internet access will be blocked for all services that have not been approved.
The firewall frontend is quite intuitive, and it does provide a more accessible alternative to the default Windows firewall configurator. However, if the user only wants this application for tweaking privacy settings, the user can stop it from managing the firewall altogether.
Private WinTen does a great job of revealing tweaks that are generally not available to most users. It allows a user to prevent various types of data from being shared with Microsoft and third parties, as well as disable Windows features that are unnecessary and may compromise user privacy. It also includes a firewall GUI that many users could find helpful.
What is new in version 0.84 (Released on October 26, 2020):
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What is new in version 0.83 (Released on October 19, 2020):
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What is new in version 0.82b HotFix (Released on October 17, 2020):
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What is new in version 0.82 (Released on October 13, 2020):
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What is new in version 0.81 (Released on October 11, 2020):
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What is new in version 0.80 (Released on October 08, 2020):
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What is new in version 0.75b (Released on March 20, 2020):
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What is new in version 0.72 (Released on December 17, 2019):
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What is new in version 0.1h (Released on May 01, 2019):
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What is new in version 0.1g (Released on January 06, 2019):
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Added
- Added fitlering mode indocator to tray;
- Tweak change notification are not displayed in an own notification window tab;
- Added new access presets InBoundAccess and OutBoundAccess;
- Added rule hit counter;
- Added protocol filter to connection log;
- Added duplicate rule cleanup option;
- Added support for loading modern app package icons;
- Added default service icon.
Changed
- Cleaned up some old code;
- Now all new connection notifications can be discarded at once;
- Moved firewall API to own library;
- Refactored the code, improved IPC structure;
- Refactored some helper functions.
Fixed
- Fixed IPC issue with DNS blocklist
- Fixed issues with the programwmd;
- Fixed some app package ID's not being resolved;
- Fixed high CPU load when sorting by program column;
- Fixed potential crash in GetAppResourceStr;
- Improved verbose view sorting performance;
- Fixed issue prematurely closing the notification window;
- Fixed version numbering on service exe and API dll;
- Fixed crash bug in rules comperation helper;
- Fixed handling issue with RibbonSplitButton;
- Fixed crash issue with presets fw rule sync;
- Fixed tray exclamation mark sometimes blinking unnececerly.
What is new in version 0.83 (Released on October 19, 2020):
Added
- Added filtering mode indicator to tray;
- Tweak change notification is not displayed in an own notification window tab;
- Added new access presets InBoundAccess and OutBoundAccess;
- Added rule hit counter;
- Added protocol filter to connection log.
Changed
- Cleaned up some old code;
- Now all new connection notifications can be discarded at once;
- Moved firewall API to own library;
- Refactored the code, improved IPC structure.
Fixed
- Fixed IPC issue with DNS blocklist;
- Fixed issues with programwnd;
- Fixed some app package ID's not being resolved;
- Fixed high CPU load when sorting by program column;
- Fixed potential crash in GetAppResourceStr.
What is new in version 0.82b HotFix (Released on October 17, 2020):
Changed
- Tray icon is now on by default.
Fixed
- Fied resource lea when flashing tray icon.
What is new in version 0.82 (Released on October 13, 2020):
Added
- Added a few more tweaks;
- Added new preset control mechanism;
- Added a few for windows update;
- Added tray options to change filterming mode;
- Added rule status column;
- Added option to quickly add (pin) firewall prog sets to presets;
- Added option to quickly add (pin) tweak groups to presets;
- Added flashing exclamation mark to the tray icon to indicate there are pending notifications;
- Added tweaks to disable app auto installation.
Changed
- All Microsoft binaries under System32 are now classified as system components (not only services and kernel);
- Moved shared code to a helper library;
- Splited the project into separated UI and service components;
- Reingeniered the IPC mechanism for better performance;
- Notification window now displays all changed rules also those that changed when the client wasn't running;
- Reworked client start;
- When adding a rule from the notify window the rule window is also topmost;
- Notify window now also shows allowed connection attempts when in blacklist mode.
Fixed
- List sometimes opening in the wrong mode;
- Fixed issue with program and program set description resolvationo;
- Fixed some crash issues;
- Added service update to the installer;
- Fixed rule list not being updated in fullscreen mode;
- Fixed some new issues with the IPC mechanism;
- Fixed issue with port ranges in firewall rules thanks@ SnikoLoft;
- Fixed issue with saving preset items;
- Fixed issue with notification window position being reset sometimes.
What is new in version 0.81 (Released on October 11, 2020):
Added
- Added a few for windows update;
- Added tray options to change filterming mode;
- Added rule status column.
Changed
- When adding a rule from the notify window the rule window is also topmost;
- Notify window now also shows allowed connection attempts when in blacklist mode.
Fixed
- Added service update to the installer;
- Fixed rule list not being updated in fullscreen mode;
- Fixed some new issues with the IPC mechanism.
What is new in version 0.80 (Released on October 08, 2020):
Added
- Added a few more tweaks;
- Added new preset control mechanism.
Changed
- All Microsoft binaries under System32 are now classified as system components (not only services and kernel);
- Moved shared code to a helper library;
- Splited the project in separated UI and service components;
- Reingeniered the IPC mechanism for better performance;
- Notification window now displays all changed rules also those that changed when the client was not running;
- Reworked client start.
Fixed
- List sometimes opening in the wrong mode;
- Fixed issue with program and program set description resolvationo;
- Fixed some crash issues.
What is new in version 0.75b (Released on March 20, 2020):
Added
- This release fixes a crash issue with the notification window.
What is new in version 0.72 (Released on December 17, 2019):
Added
- German Translation by uDEV2019;
- Added option to backup and restore ptiv10 settings from/to file.
Changed
PrivateWIn10 UI does no longer offer to stop the service when closing from tray but not running as admin when running in portable mode data is no longer stored in the application directory directly. Still, in the ".\data" sub-directory, when running in portable mode, it's needed to move the config files when updating manually.
Fixed
- Fixed an issue with GUI guard setting;
- Some English spelling corrections by CHEF-KOCH.
What is new in version 0.1h (Released on May 01, 2019):
Added
- Compatybility with Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012;
- First seen date for programs.
Fixed
- Diagtrackrunner.exe and AeLookupSvc tweak are no longer offered to win10 users as on win ten they are not present;
- Crash when adding a new category.
What is new in version 0.1g (Released on January 06, 2019):
Added
- Notification window has now path label clickable and opens explorer in the files directory;
- Issuing cleanup now also resets the error flag.
Changed
- Disabled auto resize for Name column;
- Open from tray icon now only react to left mouse button double click;
- Notification window direction stings are nor more clear;
- Allowed LAN connections are now logged blue;
- Allowed multicast connections are now logged turquoise.
Fixed
- Notification window next/previous buttons now correctly enable/disable;
- Fixed crash when listing a not longer existing service;
- Fixed issue when resolving specific address ranges.
System requirements:
OS: Microsoft Windows® 8.1, Windows® Server 2012, Windows® 10.
Install notes:
1. Extract and run;
2. Enjoy!
NOTE: On the first run of PrivateWin10, the user will need to decide if want to run it on startup or install as a service to bypass UAC. Firewall options are to manage or show blocked connection attempts. If the user show blocked attention attempts, the user would need to approve everything that runs, including svchost.exe. It is suggested to uncheck "Show blocked connection attempts" during the setup. If not, the user can change this in Settings later.
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Virus free! No virus signature! 100% clean!
All credits go to David Xanatos, who made and shared this application with us!
File: PrivateWin10-Setup-v0.85.exe
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03/71MD5: 572BD31F950594E9CAD19EB2CEF67E8A
SHA1: 2F0F444FF1B86AFE147F079CDBB87DF649A5C2E7
SHA256: 85DB899A541F3414032737FEAE7B1D562014DA174DBAF8A16CA8C7A4C470D07E
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