content: Using a proxy server or VPN wouldd obscure your idenity enough for them to not be able to single you out   This is wrong at best and a lie at worst. Windows 10 generates a unique code based on your hardware components the first time you install. This code is shipped to Microsoft's licensing servers. It is how you can reinstall a legit copy of Windows on a computer and never have to input serial keys.  and link specific information to you unless they were extremely determined. I doubt Microsoft has he time or resources to investigate every person who uses a proxy server   That's why they built a fully automatic system to identify and "investigate" (profile++) every single fucking Windows 10 user.  so I wouldn't worry about.  Yes, but you are a fool.  Additionally, you can disable Cortana via a registry edit hack.  And you can dance a little voodoo-dance in fr  387b  ont of your computer while you sacrifice a chicken to Hoolabaloo. They both affect Microsofts data collection in the same way.