Disable "Connected User Experiences and Telemetry" ("DiagTrack") service
Details: Connected User Experiences and Telemetry - Windows 10 Service - batcmd.com | batcmd.com Overview of default service statuses - | OS Version | Status | Start type | | ---------- | -------| ---------- | | Windows 10 (≥ 21H1) | 🟢 Running | Automatic | | Windows 11 (≥ 22H2) | 🟢 Running | Automatic |
Disable "Device User" task
This script disables the "Device User" scheduled task. According to the Task Scheduler, this task triggers the execution of the "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\devicecensus.exe UserCxt" command in Windows 10 and 11. This component collects device and configuration data, which is then sent to Microsoft. By disabling this task, users can prevent this specific data collection process, enhancing their privacy. Overview of default task statuses - "\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Device Information\\Device User": | OS Versi...
Disable "Device" task
This script disables the "Device" scheduled task. According to the Task Scheduler, this task triggers the execution of the "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\devicecensus.exe SystemCxt" command in Windows 10 and 11. This component collects device and configuration data, which is then sent to Microsoft. By disabling this task, users can prevent this specific data collection process, enhancing their privacy. Overview of default task statuses - "\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Device Information\\Device": | OS Version ...
Disable "Diagnostic Execution Service" ("diagsvc")
Details: Diagnostic Execution Service - Windows 10 Service - batcmd.com Overview of default service statuses - | OS Version | Status | Start type | | ---------- | -------| ---------- | | Windows 10 (≥ 21H1) | 🔴 Stopped | Manual | | Windows 11 (≥ 22H2) | 🔴 Stopped | Manual |
Disable "Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector" service
Details: Microsoft (R) Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service - Windows 10 Service - batcmd.com | batcmd.com Overview of default service statuses - | OS Version | Status | Start type | | ---------- | -------| ---------- | | Windows 10 (≥ 21H1) | 🔴 Stopped | Manual | | Windows 11 (≥ 22H2) | 🔴 Stopped | Manual |
Disable automatic cloud configuration downloads
This script turns off the OneSettings service, a feature from Microsoft that downloads configuration settings. This action can enhance the privacy and security of your Windows desktop environment by managing a feature called the Services Configuration. Services Configuration is a mechanism that various Windows components and apps use to update their settings dynamically. By default, Windows periodically tries to connect with the OneSettings service to download configuration settings. This script...
Disable census data collection
This category focuses on disabling Windows Census. Windows Census is a component that collects device configuration data. This configuration data includes your operating system, region, language, and hardware architecture. Microsoft uses this data to determine which updates are appropriate for your system. Disabling Census enhances privacy by preventing the collection and transmission of device data to Microsoft. However, this may affect Windows' ability to provide tailored updates.
Disable collection of Edge browsing data for Desktop Analytics
This script configures Microsoft Edge to prevent it from sending your browsing history data to Desktop Analytics. This browsing data can include information from either your intranet or internet history, or both. When you use Microsoft Edge for browsing, it can collect and send your browsing history to Desktop Analytics, a Microsoft service that helps enterprises to analyze and improve their IT environment. If this setting is disabled, Microsoft Edge does not send any browsing history data, ther...
Disable commercial usage of collected data
This protects your privacy by placing a limit on the commercial usage of your data. It manages how Windows diagnostic data is handled by controlling whether Microsoft is a processor or controller for Windows diagnostic data collected from your device. In the default setting, Microsoft operates as the controller of this diagnostic data, thus enabling it to use the data for commercial purposes. This script alters that setting to limit the commercial usage of your data. This script does not affect ...
Disable Desktop Analytics telemetry
Desktop Analytics is a cloud-based service that provides insights about Windows devices in an organization. The service provides insight and intelligence from user data. Desktop Analytics collects diagnostic data from enrolled Windows devices and sends it to Microsoft cloud services. It creates an inventory of apps running in an organization. This data provides insights about application compatibility and pilot identification to help IT administrators in organizations evaluate the readiness and ...
Disable device and configuration data collection tool
This script prevents the execution of "devicecensus.exe", also known as the "device and configuration data collection tool". This tool is located at "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\DeviceCensus.exe" and is responsible for gathering data used for compatibility updates. Disabling this tool helps keeping the device's data private and preventing its usage for diagnostic collections or determining update applicability.
Disable diagnostic and usage telemetry
This script improves your privacy by blocking the transmission of diagnostic and usage telemetry data from your Windows device. This includes data about your device's usage, app compatibility, and system performance, which can be sensitive in nature. By stopping this data from being sent, you reduce the amount of personal information that could potentially be accessed by third parties. The script works by configuring the Group Policy Object (GPO) and Local Policy preferences, which essentially g...
Disable diagnostics data processing for Business cloud
This script controls whether diagnostic data from your device is processed by Windows Update for Business cloud. If enabled, the script can enhance privacy by ensuring that diagnostic data from your device is not processed by the Windows Update for Business cloud (WufB), an update management service provided by Microsoft. This service typically helps businesses manage updates on their devices efficiently. But if privacy is a concern, you can opt to disable it. The policy is applicable to devices...
Disable diagnostics telemetry services
This category configures Windows using 4 scripts. The category includes 4 subscripts.
Disable enterprise/business focused data collection
This category contains scripts to disable data collection capabilities focused on enterprise/business uses. The scripts target various Windows features like Desktop Analytics, Windows Update for Business, and Azure services. These capabilities are meant to provide insights for IT administrators but collect and transmit data from end user devices. By disabling these enterprise/business focused data collection features, you can increase privacy and reduce data sharing from your personal device. Ho...
Disable error reporting
This script disables the Windows Error Reporting (WER) feature. Windows Error Reporting collects and sends error logs from your computer to Microsoft, which can be a potential privacy concern for users. By disabling it, this script ensures that your system errors remain local to your machine and are not sent to external servers. Here's a breakdown of what the script does: 1. Registry Changes: The script modifies specific registry entries to disable the WER functionality and its related setti...
Disable license telemetry
This script configures Windows using Batch (batchfile).It can be restored. It runs ":: Set the registry value:...".
Disable processing of Desktop Analytics
This script ensures that Microsoft does not process Windows diagnostic data from your device. When activated, it modifies a setting known as the Group Policy object on your device. This object is a set of policies that determine how your system operates. The script disables a policy related to Microsoft's Desktop Analytics service. This service is designed to provide insights into the health and usage of your devices but may involve processing diagnostic data. By disabling this policy, the scrip...
Disable sending device name in Windows diagnostic data
This script enhances privacy by ensuring that the name of your device is anonymized in any diagnostic data collected by Microsoft Desktop Analytics. In other words, instead of your actual device name, "Unknown" will appear in the data. Since the release of Windows 10, version 1803, the device name is not included in the diagnostic data by default. This script guarantees that this privacy-enhancing measure remains in place. When implemented, it changes a specific registry setting, `AllowDeviceNam...
Disable Update Compliance processing of diagnostics data
Update Compliance is a service provided by Microsoft hosted in Azure, which uses Windows diagnostic data. This service doesn't meet the US Government community compliance (GCC) requirements, and is utilized by both Desktop Analytics and Azure Update Management. This script is designed to disable the Update Compliance processing of diagnostic data on your device. When this script is run, it modifies the system registry to prevent diagnostic data from your device being processed by Update Complian...
Disable WAP push notification routing service
Details: Device Management Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Push message Routing Service - Windows 10 Service - batcmd.com | batcmd.com Overview of default service statuses - | OS Version | Status | Start type | | ---------- | -------| ---------- | | Windows 10 (≥ 21H1) | 🔴 Stopped | Manual | | Windows 11 (≥ 22H2) | 🔴 Stopped | Manual |