=== What is Windows Telemetry? ===

The default-enabled Windows 10 telemetry feature set periodically sends usage and performance data to select Microsoft IP addresses.

=== What is telemetry data? ===

Windows 10 transmits the following data back to the company:

* Typed text on keyboard sent every 30 minutes (//my favorite one!//)
* Transmits anything you say into a microphone
* Transcripts of things you say while using Cortana (//we'll disable it too//)
* Index of all media files on your computer
* When your webcam is first enabled, 35mb of data
* Telemetry data

Credits [[https://www.neweggbusiness.com/smartbuyer/windows/should-you-disable-windows-10-telemetry/|neweggbusiness.com]]

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You may block Windows Telemetry either manually by following this how-to or by running the script [[windows:rigutils:windows_tuning:shutuptelemetry.bat|ShutupTelemetry.bat]]

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** STEP 1.** Open ''notepad.exe''
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1<color #0>.</color> Press ''WINLOGO + R'' keys on your keyboard to open the ''Run'' dialog.

2<color #0>.</color> Type or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut,_copy,_and_paste|copy/paste]] (select, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) the command 

''notepad %windir%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts''

3<color #0>.</color> Click the ''OK'' button
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** STEP 2.** Download hosts files
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4<color #0>.</color> Open [[:windows:software:firefox|FireFox]] web browser.

5<color #0>.</color> Open the following URLs one by one if FireFox:

* ''https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/master/data/hosts/spy.txt''
* ''https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/master/data/hosts/extra.txt''
* ''https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/master/data/hosts/update.txt''

and perform steps 3 and 4 for each of the addresses.
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** STEP 3.** Copy text to clipboard
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6<color #0>.</color> Click anywhere on the page.

7<color #0>.</color> Press ''Ctrl+A'' keys to select all text.

8<color #0>.</color> Press ''Ctrl+C'' keys to copy selected text to Windows clipboard.

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** STEP 4.** Update ''etc\hosts'' files
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9<color #0>.</color> Switch to the opened ''notepad'' window (see the Step 1 above). You can do this by pressing ''Alt+Tab'' keys.

10<color #0>.</color> Place text cursor at the end of the document - click anywhere and press ''Ctrl+End'' keys.

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11<color #0>.</color> Paste text by pressing ''Ctrl+V'' keys

12<color #0>.</color> Place text cursor at the end of the document - press 2 times the ''Enter'' key. Return to the #5 and repeat step for the rest or URLs.

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** STEP 5.** Close ''notepad'' window
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13<color #0>.</color> Open the ''File'' menu - click or press ''Alt-F'' keyes.

14<color #0>.</color> Save the document - click the ''Save'' menu or press ''Ctrl-S''.

15<color #0>.</color> Close the window.

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