Just for the audience, use these:
O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11 -- kills off ALL windows telemetry (aka spying). YOU WILL BE HORRIFIED.
Windows Firewall Control -- boring looking, but VERY powerful and easy to grasp + use
1.1.1.1 — The free app that makes your Internet faster. -- an absolutely free proxy/filter/anti-gov spying VPN (of sorts)
Proton VPN: Secure and Free VPN service for protecting your privacy -- a free VPN with $$ upgrades. VERY GOOD
Trust.Zone VPN: #1 Anonymous VPN - Stop ISP from Tracking You --the cheapest VPN there is and rather good
I've used Trust.Zone for many years, but now use CloudFlare pretty much exclusively.