Disable Windows telemetry and data collection
Overview
This category contains privacy scripts for Windows.
These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
Be careful running these scripts. This category includes scripts with high impact:
- 🔴 Some not recommended scripts. They should only be used by advanced users. They may break important functionality.
- 🟡 Some recommended scripts only if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this this category.
- 🟢 Some safely recommended scripts. Safe-to use for any user.
Implementation Details
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Language: batch
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Scripts Count: 17 scripts
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Subcategories: 4
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Required Privileges: Administrator rights
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Compatibility: Windows only
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Reversibility: All changes can be reverted
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These scripts are written using Batch (batchfile) scripting language.
Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
- Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.
Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy
privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.
It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application. Additionally, you can apply only the recommended scripts, instead of applying all of the scripts.
privacy.sexy instructions
- Open or download the desktop application
- Search for the category name:
Disable Windows telemetry and data collection. - Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.
Alternative 2. Download
You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:
Strict
Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.
All
Not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. It provides military-grade privacy, for special use-cases. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.
This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.
Standard
This script includes only Standard recommendation level.
Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.
Download only standard scripts by clicking on the button:
Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:
Strict
This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.
This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.
Download Strict scripts:
Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:
All
This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.
This script should only be used by advanced users. Some of these changes are NOT recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
Download all scripts:
Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:
Explore further
This category includes total of 17 scripts and 4 subcategories.
Explore its 4 subscripts and 3 subcategories:
Disable diagnostics telemetry services
This category configures Windows using 4 scripts. The category includes 4 subscripts.
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 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 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 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 license telemetry
This script configures Windows using Batch (batchfile).It can be restored. It runs ":: Set the registry value:...".
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...
Explore Categories
This action belongs to Disable OS data collection category. This category configures Windows using 153 scripts. These scripts are organized in 33 categories. The category includes 14 subscripts and 13 subcategories that include more scripts and categories. Read more on category page ▶
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