[Guide]Way to Disable Keylogger/ Telemetry v3.55

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  1. berkxy

    berkxy MDL Novice

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    working v1703 ? and tool ghacks.net/2015/08/14/comparison-of-windows-10-privacy-tools
     
  2. LiteOS

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    In RS2 ms suppress the ability to remove packages that related to telemetry
    I found a way to remove it manually quiet fast
    gonna test
     
  3. wasd

    wasd MDL Junior Member

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    How was the test?
     
  4. LiteOS

    LiteOS Windowizer

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    its was ok few files are need so it wont be so simple
     
  5. wasd

    wasd MDL Junior Member

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    Can you explain the steps?
     
  6. LiteOS

    LiteOS Windowizer

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    #946 LiteOS, Apr 23, 2017
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    Steps how to manually remove telemetry files

    Telemetry Package List
    WER
    UserDataAccess
    Microsoft-OneCore-AppRuntime-ds [not included in RS2]
    Microsoft-OneCore-AppRuntime-onecoreuap [need to test might break System]
    Cortana
    Search2 [not included in RS2]
    TroubleShooting
    UserAccounts [not included in RS2]
    Defender
    SenseClient
    WCN
    SettingSync [not included in RS2]

    use SxSExpand to extract the package to folder or cab file
    and make a list of files and remove it via ps or cmd

    it should reduce telemetry functions, few files are important for boot the OS
    like werkernel.sys driver

    When im finished i will publish cmds or files list

    change log:
    ver3.54
    removing userdatasvcs with reg.exe
     
  7. NsaFarm

    NsaFarm MDL Junior Member

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    I remove most of those always, including the "asimov" packages. WER was never needed to boot the OS. Some side effects I've had before:

    *cumulative updates don't install (working on re-signing with offending packages removed)
    *Click on things and they go to nowhere
    *MS account support removal will break the start menu
    *One search2 package refuses to remove, always

    No GPFs or blue screens though and the OS has always booted. I really don't want to go through and have to do this by hand :(
     
  8. quakze

    quakze MDL Junior Member

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    #948 quakze, Jul 5, 2017
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    Code:
    ### Fully Automatic Removing Packages / Lite'en Windows 10 / 8.x, by Lite8@MDL / Aviv00@MSFN ###
    
    #Get packages list excluding en-us packages
    $s = dir .\temp\Windows\servicing\Packages\*.cat -Exclude *en-US*,*en-*Package*
    # Filter Packages
    $s = (dir $s -Include *senseclient*,*WindowsFeedback*,*Windows-Skype-ORTC*,*Windows-Prerelease*,*Windows-DiagTrack*,*Windows-ContactSupport*,*OneCore-Maps*,*OneDrive*,*TroubleShooting*,*Search2*,*Cortana*,*Xbox*,*Defender* -Exclude *AutoMerged-xbox*).BaseName
    #Count
    $s; $s.count
    # Hive reg
    reg.exe load HKLM\111 ".\temp\Windows\System32\config\software"
    #
    cd "HKLM:\111\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages"
    # Remove Owners from reg
    $s | foreach { join-path $PSItem \owners | rd }
    #
    z:
    # save reg and unhive
    reg.exe unload HKLM\111
    # remove packages
    $s |  foreach { dism /ScratchDir:. /image:temp /Remove-Package /PackageName:$PSItem }
    #Removing packages - Mounted Wim

    Error: 87

    The /PackageName: option is missing a required argument.
    For more information, refer to the help for the /PackageName: option.

    The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
     
  9. LiteOS

    LiteOS Windowizer

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    Its powershell script
    I guess u run it in cmd shell
     
  10. quakze

    quakze MDL Junior Member

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    I ran powershell script as TrustedInstaller using the Process hacker and plugin
     
  11. LiteOS

    LiteOS Windowizer

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    it might be cos
    /PackageName:$PSItem }
    parameter is not on same row as the rest of the command

    check the video might help

    can u check if the cmd is right in dism.log file
     
  12. quakze

    quakze MDL Junior Member

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    #952 quakze, Jul 5, 2017
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    I am using the above script, is that wrong !
    There is DISM log, I checked now. Will post it

    Code:
    2017-07-04 21:20:15, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE: <----- Starting Dism.exe session ----->
    2017-07-04 21:20:15, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE:
    2017-07-04 21:20:15, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE: Host machine information: OS Version=10.0.16232, Running architecture=amd64, Number of processors=4
    2017-07-04 21:20:15, Error                 DISM   DISM.EXE: Failed validating command line: "C:\Windows\system32\Dism.exe" /ScratchDir:. /image:temp /Remove-Package /PackageName:
    2017-07-04 21:20:15, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE: Image session has been closed. Reboot required=no.
    2017-07-04 21:20:15, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE:
    2017-07-04 21:20:15, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE: <----- Ending Dism.exe session ----->
    Why is using the "C:\Windows\system32\Dism.exe" error may be because of that ?

    Would U conform the folder structure
    DISM folder
    dism.exe and all dlls​
    temp folder
    install.wim
    FullyAutomaticRemovingPackages.ps1

    is that correct ?
     
  13. LiteOS

    LiteOS Windowizer

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    i think $s var is empty
    run
    #Count
    $s; $s.count
    to see if there packages

    might be because running
    $s = dir .\Windows\servicing\Packages\*.cat -Exclude *en-US*,*en-*Package*
    in differnt folder

    do "cd temp" to enter the mounted point folder
     
  14. quakze

    quakze MDL Junior Member

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    #954 quakze, Jul 5, 2017
    Last edited: Jul 5, 2017
    Now I am running from temp folder, and running cmd one by one !
    as for the $s; $s.count, I am having good number, but the next cmd fails
    PS C:\adk\temp> reg.exe load HKLM\111 ".\Windows\System32\config\software"
    Code:
    reg.exe : ERROR: The file cannot be accessed by the system.
    At line:1 char:1
    + reg.exe load HKLM\111 ".\Windows\System32\config\software"
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (ERROR: The file... by the system.:String) [], RemoteException
        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError
     
  15. LiteOS

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  16. quakze

    quakze MDL Junior Member

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    where exactly the DISM folder goes, is the file structure right !
    PS C:\adk> dir
    Directory: C:\adk
    Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
    ---- ------------- ------ ----
    d----- 7/4/2017 8:01 PM Dism
    d----- 7/4/2017 8:53 PM temp
    -a---- 7/4/2017 8:53 PM 1348 FullyAutomaticRemovingPackages.ps1
    -a---- 7/4/2017 8:06 PM 4256258657 install.wim
     
  17. LiteOS

    LiteOS Windowizer

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    if u have different dism version like
    windows 7 dism version, u will need dism folder with the right version
    in my case of the video in F:\Dism

    in ur case in c:\adk\dism
    and run the cmds from c:\adk
     
  18. quakze

    quakze MDL Junior Member

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    I mount WIM using the dism folder dism.exe which I copied in adk folder, but when running the script from temp folder the dism used is system32 system dism ?

    is there a conflict between disms ?

    and when I run the cmd from adk folder:
    Code:
    PS C:\adk> $s = dir .\Windows\servicing\Packages\*.cat -Exclude *en-US*,*en-*Package*
    dir : Cannot find path 'C:\adk\Windows\servicing\Packages' because it does not exist.
    At line:1 char:6
    + $s = dir .\Windows\servicing\Packages\*.cat -Exclude *en-US*,*en-*Pac ...
    +      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\adk\Windows\servicing\Packages:String) [Get-ChildItem], ItemNotFoundException
        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand
     
  19. LiteOS

    LiteOS Windowizer

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    maybe with very different dism versions would be a problem, im not sure
     
  20. quakze

    quakze MDL Junior Member

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    there are same, I copied from system32 folder !

    I am saying about the dism process, one dism process for mounting and another for running the script !

    is it ok to use the system dism for mounting also and eliminating the dism folder step !