How to disable Windows 10 telemetry: methods

About spy inclinations "Windows 10" in modern realities only the lazy did not hear. But the worst thing is that Microsoft in every way prevents the possibility of disabling the spy functionality of the "tens", hiding the options to turn it off deep in the bowels of the operating system. This behavior of a company from Redmond leads to the fact that users are increasingly paying attention to alternative operating systems (from the Linux family). And some are trying by all means to turn off telemetry in Windows 10 and stop the arrogant attempts of Microsoft to encroach on their personal space. But disabling telemetry is not so simple. You need to know something for this. In this article we will talk about how you can prevent Windows from spying on a user. But first, a few words about why Microsoft needs this.

Why is Microsoft spying on users?

The answer to this question is ambiguous. If based on the claims of representatives of the company from Redmond, then telemetry and other things they need in order to be able to provide the user with a better product. Based on this information, developers allegedly improve the properties of their operating system. Make her more user friendly. This statement has very little to do with truth. Otherwise, disabling Windows 10 telemetry would have been easy. The version that the company provides all the information about a particular user upon request from the relevant authorities looks much more convincing. And in this regard, privacy is even needed. In fact, it is not known what the company does with the flow of information coming to it.

Why it happens?

The very opposite is that there can be no complaints against Microsoft. One clause of the license agreement, which is proposed for reading when installing the operating system, has a tricky subclause. It obliges the user to agree that Microsoft will collect information about the computer for its own purposes. Without voicing these very goals. Like this. Everything is according to the law. Moreover, in new versions of the license agreement, the user is completely forbidden to disable Windows 10 telemetry and update center. That is, the theft of personal information of users has become fully legalized. However, nobody wants to put up with this. And so we will analyze the most effective ways to disable telemetry in the "top ten."

How can I disable telemetry?

Each user must understand that completely disable telemetry is impossible in principle. Only cool hackers can do this by hacking the OS and using certain scripts. The average user can only block spyware modules. But with a fresh update, they may turn on. So, how to disable Windows 10 telemetry?

• Configure privacy settings. In this section "Settings" you can disable some spyware modules. But this is only the tip of the iceberg.
• Disabling updates. Theoretically, this action will help counter the espionage activities of the "tens." But that is far from all.
• Disabling services. If you disable all the services responsible for collecting and sending information, then you can already significantly harm the spyware activity of the OS.
• IP spyware blocking. Blocking the IP addresses of servers to which Windows sends data is the final chord.
• Using specialized utilities. There are programs that are created just in order to eliminate spyware modules "tens".

All of the above is what you can do with Windows 10 spyware modules. That's all for now. Nothing more can be done. But even this will reduce the amount of information collected and sent to a minimum. So, let's try to disable Windows 10 telemetry.

Configure privacy settings

Each Windows operating system has privacy settings. They determine the amount of information collected and sent. But you can’t only disable the Windows 10 telemetry service using these settings. But you can limit the collection of information by the system. What do I need to do? Follow these steps:

1. Open the Start menu and click on the Settings icon.
2. Next, select the "Privacy" tab.
3. In the "General" block, disable all options for collecting information. Starting with the ad id.
4. In the "Location" tab, disable the definition for all applications.
5. Repeat the action for all other tabs ("Camera", "Handwriting", "Microphone" and so on).
6. Click on the item "Reviews and diagnostics."
7. Select the amount of data "Basic" and disable the ability to run applications in the background.
8. We reboot the computer to apply the changes.

That's all. Now the Windows 10 operating system will collect information to a minimum. This option is also suitable for Windows 10 LTSB. Disabling telemetry in it is as simple as in a regular version of the OS. Its difference lies only in the fact that it is deprived of Metro applications and uses extremely stable and proven updates. And now let's move on to the second stage of disabling telemetry.

Turn off updates

Even if it turned out to disable telemetry in Windows 10, the OS utility for searching and installing updates can turn them on again. And all efforts will be in vain. It is in order to prevent this from happening, it is recommended that you turn off automatic system updates. Moreover, recently updates from Microsoft only harm the computer: they either cause blue screens of death, or they delete user data. So it definitely will not be worse. To disable updates, do the following.

1. Open the "Control Panel" OS.
2. Click the "Administration" item.
3. Select the service sub-item and wait for the list to load.
4. Scroll the list to the end, find the item "Windows Update" and double-click on it.
5. In the launch type line, change “Automatic” to “Disabled”.
6. Click the "Stop" button.
7. We save everything by clicking on the "Apply" and "OK" buttons.

Now automatic updates to the operating system are disabled. It is worth considering that in this case, Windows will not be able to update the driver. Everything will have to be done manually. But you can be sure that the settings for the prohibition of espionage activities will not be reset. Even on Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB. There is only one way to disable telemetry in this version of Windows: prevent the launch of the corresponding services. When updating, they would turn on again. And so - everything is in order. However, we move on to the next step.

Disable Services

How to disable telemetry in "Windows 10 Home" (and other "stripped down" OS)? Very simple. Enough to engage in services that provide the collection of information. Of course, after they are turned off, the OS will swear, but this is treated by simply turning off the notification center. But telemetry will be severely limited. And this is currently the most important task. So what needs to be done? Here is the action algorithm:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. We are looking for the "Control Panel" and open it by clicking.
3. Click on "Administration".
4. Select "Services".
5. In the list of services, look for "Functionality for connected users and telemetry" and double-click on the name.
6. In the startup type, set "Disabled".
7. Click the "Stop" button.
8. Save the changes by clicking the "Apply" and "OK" buttons.
9. We reboot the PC or laptop to apply the created changes.

Theoretically, after disabling this service, all Windows 10 spyware should be stopped. This is how you can disable the telemetry of Windows 10 LTSC, "Home" and other operating systems with limited functionality. However, this is not all. The fact is that the OS continues to communicate with telemetry servers. And for a complete shutdown, you need to block these connections.

Block spy IP

So how to disable telemetry of Windows 10 completely? To do this, you need to block all IP addresses at which this Microsoft brainchild communicates with the company's servers. The trouble is that manually doing this is difficult. However, "craftsmen" created various applications that can do this. The best of them is Destroy Windows 10 Spying.

Using Destroy Windows 10 Spying to Lock

The program blocks IP addresses in two directions: creates the current rules in the Windows firewall and adds the necessary addresses to the hosts system file. In addition, the utility can remove all Metro applications, disable automatic updates and useless Windows Defender. But back to the lock. What needs to be done to implement this process? To get started - download the program from the official site. No installation is required. And then you need to perform certain actions:

1. Run the DWS program using the appropriate executable file.
2. In the main window, immediately go to the "Settings" tab.
3. Here we mark only the item "Add spy domains to hosts and Windows Firewall."
4. We return to the main window and click the large button "Destroy Windows 10 Spying".
5. The application of the selected settings will immediately begin. The progress will be displayed on the blue background of the console.
6. Upon completion of the process, the utility will display a message about the need to restart the operating system. Click OK.

After restarting, Windows 10 will no longer covertly interact with Microsoft servers. So you can permanently disable telemetry in Windows 10. Destroy Windows 10 Spying helps you figure out all the spyware IP addresses. Although she is capable of more.

We use specialized utilities

In fact, there are many programs that help the user to completely disable spyware modules in Windows 10. Using them is much simpler than trying to manually disable telemetry in Windows 10. A utility specifically designed for this business knows better where and what to disable. At the moment, there are several most acceptable applications of this plan:

• Destroy Windows 10 Spying. The already mentioned program, which can remove all Metro applications (at the user's choice), block Microsoft IP addresses, disable automatic updating and the security center, prevent Windows Defender from starting, and much more. At the moment, it is the most popular application for blocking spyware options "tens".
• O&O ShutUp. An even more advanced program for disabling espionage "Windows 10". It has a lot of settings for the behavior of the operating system, can also disable and delete Metro applications, block IP addresses and much more.
• Ashampoo Anti-Spy. Even this legendary developer did not stand aside. The program from Ashampoo has very rich functionality, but there is one very tangible drawback: you have to pay a decent amount for using the application.

Warning

All of the above applications may well completely disable Windows 10 telemetry. Even free versions of programs that do not require installation. For many users, this option will be preferable, since you do not need to do everything yourself. But you should use these applications with a certain amount of caution: they often turn out to be infected with malicious objects.

Conclusion

So, we examined the issue of how to disable Windows 10 telemetry. You can do this in several ways, even using specialized utilities. The latter option is preferred for novice users. This will guarantee that the main components of the operating system are not damaged. But you can try manual methods.