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Works with Windows 10 and 11Works with Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 10, 11, and Windows Server 2008 or newer.
  • Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
  • Single actionThis page belongs to a script, containing basic changes to achieve a task.
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  • Batch (batchfile)These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
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Overview​

This script disables the Windows Error Reporting (WER) feature.

Windows Error Reporting collects and sends error logs from your computer to Microsoft 1, 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 settings.

  2. Scheduled Tasks: The script disables scheduled tasks related to error details updates and queue reporting.

  3. Services: The script disables the services related to error reporting.

Registry changes​

  • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting!DefaultConsent 2
  • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting!DefaultOverrideBehavior 2
  • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting!DontSendAdditionalData 2
  • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting!LoggingDisabled 2
  • HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting!Disabled 2
  • HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting 3

Overview of default service statuses​

Windows Error Reporting Service (wersvc) 4:

OS VersionStatusStart type
Windows 10 (≥ 21H1)🔴 StoppedManual
Windows 11 (≥ 22H2)🔴 StoppedManual

Problem Reports Control Panel Support (`wercplsupport) 5:

OS VersionStatusStart type
Windows 10 (≥ 21H1)🔴 StoppedManual
Windows 11 (≥ 22H2)🔴 StoppedManual

Overview of default task statuses​

\Microsoft\Windows\ErrorDetails\EnableErrorDetailsUpdate:

OS VersionDefault status
Windows 10 22H2🟡 N/A (missing)
Windows 11 22H2🟡 N/A (missing)

\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\QueueReporting:

OS VersionDefault status
Windows 10 22H2🟢 Ready
Windows 11 22H2🟢 Ready
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:: Disable Windows Error Reporting (WER)
:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting!Disabled"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting'; $data = '1'; reg add 'HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' /v 'Disabled' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting!Disabled"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting'; $data = '1'; reg add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' /v 'Disabled' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
:: Disable Windows Error Reporting (WER) consent
:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent!DefaultConsent"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent'; $data = '1'; reg add 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent' /v 'DefaultConsent' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent!DefaultOverrideBehavior"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent'; $data = '1'; reg add 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Consent' /v 'DefaultOverrideBehavior' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
:: Disable WER sending second-level data
:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting!DontSendAdditionalData"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting'; $data = '1'; reg add 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' /v 'DontSendAdditionalData' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting!LoggingDisabled"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting'; $data = '1'; reg add 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' /v 'LoggingDisabled' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
:: Disable scheduled task(s): `\Microsoft\Windows\ErrorDetails\EnableErrorDetailsUpdate`
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$taskPathPattern='\Microsoft\Windows\ErrorDetails\'; $taskNamePattern='EnableErrorDetailsUpdate'; Write-Output "^""Disabling tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^""."^""; $tasks = @(Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath $taskPathPattern -TaskName $taskNamePattern -ErrorAction Ignore); if (-Not $tasks) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, no tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^"" found, no action needed."^""; exit 0; }; $operationFailed = $false; foreach ($task in $tasks) { $taskName = $task.TaskName; if ($task.State -eq [Microsoft.PowerShell.Cmdletization.GeneratedTypes.ScheduledTask.StateEnum]::Disabled) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, task `"^""$taskName`"^"" is already disabled, no action needed."^""; continue; }; try { $task | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output "^""Successfully disabled task `"^""$taskName`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to disable task `"^""$taskName`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $operationFailed = $true; }; }; if ($operationFailed) { Write-Output 'Failed to disable some tasks. Check error messages above.'; exit 1; }"
:: Disable scheduled task(s): `\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\QueueReporting`
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$taskPathPattern='\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\'; $taskNamePattern='QueueReporting'; Write-Output "^""Disabling tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^""."^""; $tasks = @(Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath $taskPathPattern -TaskName $taskNamePattern -ErrorAction Ignore); if (-Not $tasks) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, no tasks matching pattern `"^""$taskNamePattern`"^"" found, no action needed."^""; exit 0; }; $operationFailed = $false; foreach ($task in $tasks) { $taskName = $task.TaskName; if ($task.State -eq [Microsoft.PowerShell.Cmdletization.GeneratedTypes.ScheduledTask.StateEnum]::Disabled) { Write-Output "^""Skipping, task `"^""$taskName`"^"" is already disabled, no action needed."^""; continue; }; try { $task | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output "^""Successfully disabled task `"^""$taskName`"^""."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to disable task `"^""$taskName`"^"": $($_.Exception.Message)"^""; $operationFailed = $true; }; }; if ($operationFailed) { Write-Output 'Failed to disable some tasks. Check error messages above.'; exit 1; }"
:: Disable service(s): `wersvc`
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$serviceName = 'wersvc'; Write-Host "^""Disabling service: `"^""$serviceName`"^""."^""; <# -- 1. Skip if service does not exist #>; $service = Get-Service -Name $serviceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; if(!$service) { Write-Host "^""Service `"^""$serviceName`"^"" could not be not found, no need to disable it."^""; Exit 0; }; <# -- 2. Stop if running #>; if ($service.Status -eq [System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Running) { Write-Host "^""`"^""$serviceName`"^"" is running, stopping it."^""; try { Stop-Service -Name "^""$serviceName"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Stopped `"^""$serviceName`"^"" successfully."^""; } catch { Write-Warning "^""Could not stop `"^""$serviceName`"^"", it will be stopped after reboot: $_"^""; }; } else { Write-Host "^""`"^""$serviceName`"^"" is not running, no need to stop."^""; }; <# -- 3. Skip if already disabled #>; $startupType = $service.StartType <# Does not work before .NET 4.6.1 #>; if (!$startupType) { $startupType = (Get-WmiObject -Query "^""Select StartMode From Win32_Service Where Name='$serviceName'"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore).StartMode; if(!$startupType) { $startupType = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Property StartMode -Filter "^""Name='$serviceName'"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore).StartMode; }; }; if ($startupType -eq 'Disabled') { Write-Host "^""$serviceName is already disabled, no further action is needed"^""; Exit 0; }; <# -- 4. Disable service #>; try { Set-Service -Name "^""$serviceName"^"" -StartupType Disabled -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Disabled `"^""$serviceName`"^"" successfully."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Could not disable `"^""$serviceName`"^"": $_"^""; }"
:: Disable service(s): `wercplsupport`
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$serviceName = 'wercplsupport'; Write-Host "^""Disabling service: `"^""$serviceName`"^""."^""; <# -- 1. Skip if service does not exist #>; $service = Get-Service -Name $serviceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; if(!$service) { Write-Host "^""Service `"^""$serviceName`"^"" could not be not found, no need to disable it."^""; Exit 0; }; <# -- 2. Stop if running #>; if ($service.Status -eq [System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Running) { Write-Host "^""`"^""$serviceName`"^"" is running, stopping it."^""; try { Stop-Service -Name "^""$serviceName"^"" -Force -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Stopped `"^""$serviceName`"^"" successfully."^""; } catch { Write-Warning "^""Could not stop `"^""$serviceName`"^"", it will be stopped after reboot: $_"^""; }; } else { Write-Host "^""`"^""$serviceName`"^"" is not running, no need to stop."^""; }; <# -- 3. Skip if already disabled #>; $startupType = $service.StartType <# Does not work before .NET 4.6.1 #>; if (!$startupType) { $startupType = (Get-WmiObject -Query "^""Select StartMode From Win32_Service Where Name='$serviceName'"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore).StartMode; if(!$startupType) { $startupType = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Property StartMode -Filter "^""Name='$serviceName'"^"" -ErrorAction Ignore).StartMode; }; }; if ($startupType -eq 'Disabled') { Write-Host "^""$serviceName is already disabled, no further action is needed"^""; Exit 0; }; <# -- 4. Disable service #>; try { Set-Service -Name "^""$serviceName"^"" -StartupType Disabled -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Host "^""Disabled `"^""$serviceName`"^"" successfully."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Could not disable `"^""$serviceName`"^"": $_"^""; }"
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