Profiles Editor Premium

The Profiles Editor is an exclusive feature of the O&O ShutUp10 Premium Edition. It provides a full management interface for creating, organizing, and applying privacy setting profiles.

Overview

Profiles allow you to save a specific set of privacy settings and re-apply them at any time. The Profiles Editor (accessible from Profiles → Custom Profiles… in the main menu) lets you manage both built-in default profiles and your own custom profiles.

Built-in Default Profiles

The Profiles Editor includes several built-in default profiles that provide ready-made privacy configurations for common scenarios. These profiles are read-only and cannot be modified or deleted.

Profile	Description
Recommended Settings	Enables all recommended privacy settings. Safe for most users with minimal impact on functionality.
Limited Settings	Enables all limited privacy settings. Enhanced privacy protection that may affect some Windows features.
Critical Settings	Enables all critical privacy settings. Maximum privacy protection that may significantly impact functionality.
Recommended + Limited Settings	Enables all recommended and limited privacy settings. Enhanced privacy protection that may affect some Windows features.
All Settings (Maximum Privacy)	Enables all privacy settings across recommended, limited, and critical categories. Maximum privacy protection that may significantly impact functionality.
Factory Reset	Resets all privacy settings to Windows factory defaults. Restores original system behavior.
Recommended settings by the BSI	Applies all settings recommended by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for disabling wireless technologies, telemetry, and related features in Windows 10/11.

caution

Built-in profiles marked as read-only cannot be renamed, edited, or deleted. They are maintained by the application and updated with new releases.

Creating Custom Profiles

Custom profiles are created using Edit Mode (see Edit Mode). The workflow is:

1. Enable Edit Mode from the Edit menu.
2. Toggle settings to configure your desired privacy state — changes are buffered and not applied immediately.
3. Save as Profile from the Edit menu — the Save Custom Profile dialog opens.
4. Enter a profile name (required) and an optional description/note.
5. Click Create Profile to save.

The profile stores all buffered setting changes. You can create multiple profiles for different scenarios (e.g., a strict profile for personal use and a balanced profile for a shared workstation).

Validation Rules

• A profile name is required. An empty name is not accepted.
• Duplicate profile names are not allowed.
• You must have at least one buffered change before saving.

Managing Profiles

The Manage Custom Profiles dialog (accessible from Profiles → Custom Profiles…) provides a two-panel interface:

Left Panel — Profile List

Displays all available profiles (built-in and custom) with a profile count header. Select a profile to view its details.

Right Panel — Profile Details and Actions

Shows the selected profile's metadata:

• Profile name
• Creation date
• Number of settings included in the profile
• Note/description

Available actions for custom profiles:

Action	Description
Apply Profile	Applies all settings from the selected profile to the system.
Rename	Change the profile name.
Edit Note	Modify the profile description.
Delete	Permanently remove the custom profile.

info

Built-in default profiles only support the Apply Profile action. Rename, Edit Note, and Delete are not available for built-in profiles.

Applying a Profile

When you apply a profile, all privacy settings contained in that profile are applied to the system. For built-in profiles, settings are applied according to their recommendation level. For custom profiles, the exact setting states captured when the profile was created are restored.

tip

Before applying a profile that changes many settings, consider creating a system restore point from the Actions menu. This allows you to easily revert all changes if needed.