Creators Update Telemetry List

[Deleted member 178]

Microsoft collects Windows diagnostic data to keep Windows up-to-date, secure, and operating properly. It also helps us improve Windows and, for users who have turned on “tailored experiences”, can be used to provide relevant tips and recommendations to tailor Microsoft products to the user’s needs. This article describes all types diagnostic data collected by Windows at the Full telemetry level (inclusive of data collected at Basic), with comprehensive examples of data we collect per each type. For additional, detailed technical descriptions of Basic data items, see Windows 10, version 1703 Basic level diagnostic events and fields.

The data covered in this article is grouped into the following categories:

• Common Data (diagnostic header information)
• Device, Connectivity, and Configuration data
• Product and Service Usage data
• Product and Service Performance data
• Software Setup and Inventory data
• Content Consumption data
• Browsing, Search and Query data
• Inking, Typing, and Speech Utterance data
• Licensing and Purchase data

More details on the link.

 

[Amelith Nargothrond]

No content-based targeting. We take steps to avoid and minimize the collection of customer content, such as the content of files, chats, or emails, through the Windows telemetry system. Customer content inadvertently collected is kept confidential and not used for user targeting.

... reassuring for sure ...

To completely disable Windows Telemetry:
Manage Windows 10 Telemetry and Data Collection settings

The above article has a link at the bottom where you can customize individual settings if you do not want to disable it entirely:
Manage connections from Windows operating system components to Microsoft services (Windows 10)

 

[HarborFront]

So now software like O&O Shutup 10 should be able to come out with a new version to cater for all those listed, right?

 

[Deleted member 178]

So now software like O&O Shutup 10 should be able to come out with a new version to cater for all those listed, right?

They will surely do.

 

[Winter Soldier]

"Customer content inadvertently collected is kept confidential and not used for user targeting."

"inadvertently" is a term that has no meaning in computer science: they want, end of story!

 

[whizkidraj]

Thank you for this post, mate

 

[Deleted Member 3a5v73x]

inadvertently

It's a typo, M$ couldn't find better synonym for intentionally

 

[DJ Panda]

I am totally fine with this, I also don't really care either. My personal experience is if you tinker with these kind of things you are not going to have fun.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

It's a typo, M$ couldn't find better synonym for intentionally

I know right, roflmao

 

[509322]

You will get doxed to death long before any MS collected data ever comes into play - if it ever comes into play at all.

As an experiment - if you dare - post a resume on Monster containing a working email address and phone number and make that resume publicly viewable\searchable.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

You will get doxed to death long before any MS collected data ever comes into play - if it ever comes into play at all.

As an experiment - if you dare - post a resume on Monster containing a working email address and phone number and make that resume publicly viewable\searchable.

rofl, no thank you Jeff

 

[total]

I'm not sure we are able to completely stop Windows 10 telemetry, only what we can is reduce it.

imagine that we can completely stop windows 10 telemetry, what about ms office and their telemetry, about skype, edge, IE, windows defender... ?
or what about non microsoft software like chrome, adobe acrobat extension in chrome,firefox and everyone antivirus... ?

only is for sure, we dont have our privacy long time ago.

 

[ForgottenSeer 19494]

Telemetry is good for the software engineers because they can find statistics and context about bugs. And now, talking about the collection of voice and word typing by Cortana, you are right to disable it if you want. Just remember that it's all about statistics and people in Redmond have much more important work to do than smile while watching your videos, messenger conversations.

 

[ParaXY]

I'm curious if anyone on the forum uses PiHole? I've been using it for about a month now and it is fascinating to see just how much telemetry stuff it blocks!

What I did was set the following in Group Policy on my machines:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Data Collection and Preview Builds > Allow telemetry > Set this to enabled and then select 0 - Security (Enterprise only)

The difference in what was blocked in PiHole before and after changing this setting on all my machines/VMs was staggering!!

Before the change about 10% of ALL my DNS requests were getting blocked. After disabling telemetry about 6% of DNS requests get blocked. I'd say that roughly half of the top ten are telemetry domains that get blocked.