Re: Microsoft tracking, here is a free app that is easy to use:
https://www.safer-networking.org/products/spybot-anti-beacon/
Also note that Microsoft made a stripped down version of Windows 10 that does not have so much bloatware and tracking enabled: Enterprise version LTSB (aka LTSC). It is intended for use by hospitals, banking, & government, and is not intended for us sheep.
"Microsoft doesn’t want people using Windows 10 LTSB on general purpose PCs. LTSB is only for rare mission-critical devices."
https://www.howtogeek.com/273824/windows-10-without-the-cruft-windows-10-ltsb-explained/
https://forum.level1techs.com/t/decrapify-windows-10-march-4th-2018-edition/101454