I hardly have problems right now with "Microsoft telemetry software". I disabled the most extreme settings, so far people are still investigating if Microsoft violates the really strict German privacy laws at all. It isn't that easy.
For example, what Windows 7 already is allowed to transmit after an application crash is a lot, but if you are not watching out, Windows 10 also transmits what you had for dinner last weekend.
I would say, if you are really caring about privacy, use Linux with really conservative settings. Windows is always a pact with the devil because you can't control it completely. Unless you have some enterprise installation. Most software patches above are simply trying to cheat Windows 10 into believing it is running as enterprise software. But that hardly works until the next patchday.