Note: This script is a part of Rigutils toolset. GitHub: ShutupTelemetry.bat
Prerequisites
- A working connection to Internet is required
- Complete Disable UAC step
- Complete Block Windows Update step
- Start cmd_rigutils.bat
General info
This script uses data from Windows Spy Blocker project. Consider visiting the page for getting in-depth understanding of how it works.
It'll block sending of Windows Telemetry data by adding known host names to the local hosts file with fake 0.0.0.0 IP address. Here is GUI oriented tutorial if you want to do it manually.
Instruction
1. Type ShutupTelemetry.bat (case of letters doesn't matter)
2. Press Enter
Type Shutup and press the Tab key to speedup command entry.
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3. You don't have to do anything. Be sure that the script finished with the Success! message.
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If you got the message Some error occurred! then you have to analyze output of the script and fix the problem by yourself before running the script again.
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GitHub ShutupTelemetry.bat