Are you using the new email login? Many of the settings go back to make the sync work.
I am running activated, stand alone of Windows 10 Pro. The problem I have with it, is that I had a lot of the privacy issues with it, so I changed many settings to off for more privacy and the next Windows updates, there were set back to on and I had bad privacy again... You say that, I'm not a bad person, do you do banking or use credit cards on the internet, then beware !!!
Also malware, adware, spyware, and misc, This is what not turning certain settings off can do... On your internet browsers (Firefox and Google Chome), you can use WOT (Web of Trust), Adblock Plus, Flag, these are add on's...
I believe, that people with less savvy, should wait 6 or 8 months to let Microsoft get some of the bugs out and more updates. You can get Windows 10 free for 1 year from July 29, 2015 to July 29, 2016
Ken -- The Computer Hobbyist

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