is there any of new updates which I should avoid to install?? I mean, like KB2952664, which I read on this forum is some telemetry controller. I do not have modern CPU so there is no problem with Win updates.
Here's my list of baddies, current up to 12 June 2018. Anything on this list, I skip, plus a few that are obvious by their description, like the malicious software removal tool, nvidia drivers, etc. I have not had to add anything to this list in quite a while since most everything is in the cumulative updates now....maybe even some of these? Code: KB971033, Activation exploits KB2876229, Skype KB2882822, replaced by KB3068708 KB2952664, telemetry crap KB2970228, new Russian ruble symbol, breaks fonts KB2976978, Windows 10 update crap for Win8 KB2977759, telemetry crap KB2982791, Causes crashes KB2990214, telemetry crap KB3004394, faulty update KB3018238, only applies to Windows Server 2008 KB3021917, telemetry crap KB3022345, telemetry crap KB3035583, telemetry crap KB3050265, telemetry crap KB3065987, telemetry crap KB3068708, telemetry crap KB3075249, telemetry crap KB3075851, telemetry crap KB3080149, telemetry crap KB3081954, telemetry crap KB3083324, telemetry crap KB3083710, telemetry crap KB3097877, Casuses crashes KB3102810, telemetry crap KB3107998, Lenovo fix to remove blocker KB3112336, More WIN10 crap KB3112343, More WIN10 crap + MS monitoring of win10 upgrade KB3121255, crash during backup of PI Data server fails KB3123862, Windows 10 update crap KB3125574, Apr 2016 rollup with bad ones in it KB3133977, BitLocker can't encrypt the drive and the service crashes KB3135445, WIN7 update client to force WIN10 KB3137061, Azure virtual machines network outage data corruption KB3138901, No Internet multiple users log on Remote Desktop Services KB3139923, MSI repair doesn't work after you install updates KB3147071, Connection to Oracle database fails. Causes browser lockups? KB3150513, telemetry crap other: KB3184143 removes the Get Windows 10 app KB3172605 July 2016 update rollup (re-released Sep 13 2016) KB3179573 August 2016 Rollup
setting up a new notebook here for my grandpa, and i swear i turned the updates off, after installing MSE and getting the new definitions there then tunrning the machine off after that, today i start it up and he installs all sorts of win updates lmao either i had one beer too much the night or there was some nasty stuff going on, either way this thread is awesome keep it up ps funny how one needs to put the kb in the search too not just some numbers for it to find the update, surely they do this on purpose, or is the windows search so crappy in general?!
To Green Hill, Thanks for the link. Could be very useful to set Win 7 as host machine and use VMWare player to run Linux for all Internet activity! Going to give it a go.
Picked up from many sources: Spoiler: Win 7/8 telemetry updates Code: KB3170735|Is on many block lists. Says Win 10 related. MS says:July 2016 Update for Windows Journal... No real info about what it is in it. KB2505438|Slow performance in applications that use the DirectWrite API on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 = It often breaks fonts KB2505438|Often breaks fonts KB2506928|fixes an issue in which a link in an .html file that you open in Outlook does not work. This issue occurs on a Win7 that has IE9 KB2545698|(IE9) KB2592687|Remote desktop protocol KB2660075|Time and date if the time one is set to samoa KB2670838|Platform update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 = breaks AERO functionality and gives you blurry fonts on some websites. And brakes Resource monitor in 125DPI in classic mode KB2670838|Breaks AERO on Windows 7 KB2719857|Fix for USB RNDIS device to connect to a 3G or 4G network in Windows 7 fix for a computer that is running Windows 7 KB2726535|Adds South sudan to the list o countries KB2732059|fix for cannot open an .oxps file in Windows 7 KB2830477|Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 8.1 client update KB2834140|Stop error "0x00000050" after you install update 2670838 on a computer that is running Windows 7 SP1 KB2840149|security update for the Windows file system kernel-mode driver (ntfs.sys) Some have had some boot problems with it. KB2876229|Skype KB2882822|Very fishy update that just popped up with not enough detail about it KB2902907|Microsoft Security Essentials KB2922324|(reportedly pulled, uninstall it anyway if already installed) KB2923545|RDP Remote desktop protocol KB2938066|An update to harden Windows Server Update Services that further improves the security of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the Windows Update Agent (WUA) (Fishy info) KB2952664|telemetry crap KB2966583|Improvements for the System Update Readiness Tool in Windows 7 KB2970228|new Russian ruble symbol| breaks fonts KB2976897|Recomended to uninstall from microsoft KB2976978|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation for Windows 8 KB2976987|Description not available KB2977759|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation for Windows 7 KB2978092|Graphics software or applications crash KB2982791|Causes crashes KB2990214|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation for Windows 7 KB2994023|Remote desktop session constantly disconnects and reconnects KB3004394|faulty update KB3006137|Update changes the currency symbol of Lithuania from the Lithuanian litas (Lt) to the euro (€) in Windows KB3012973|Force Trigger Download and Install of Windows 10 KB3013531|Some says win10 ralated MS says to support copying .mkv files to Windows Phone from a computer that is running Windows KB3014406|Some says fishy MS says: fix for Startup delay occurs after you disable IPv6 in Windows KB3014460|Windows 8 - Nags you to install Windows 10 technical preview KB3015249|Adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 7 & Windows 8 KB3018238|only applies to Windows Server 2008 KB3021917|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation + Telemetry + CEIP KB3022345|Telemetry + W10 readiness package + Corrupts some files (typical Microsoft) KB3029606|Telemetry?? Update to improve Bluetooth driver diagnosis in Windows 8.1 KB3032359|IE update that can mess some.. KB3035583|Get Windows 10 for Win7SP1 / Win8.1 KB3038314|messing with set default search provider.. KB3040272|fix.. Start time increases after another language pack is added to Windows.. very little info. KB3042058|Microsoft claims its a security update but it contains Winlogon Spying KB3044374|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 8 systems KB3045645|Some says win10 related. MS says: Update to force a UAC prompt when a customized .sdb file is created in Windows. little info. kb3046480|Update helps to determine whether to migrate thr .net Framework 1.1 when you upgrade windows8.1 or windows7 more info KB3048043|Some had problems with corrupted files when installed. MS Says: fix for Screen flickers or becomes blank when you drag tiles on the Start screen in Windows KB3050265|Update for "Windows Update" on Win7 KB3050267|Windows 10 upgrade preparation + option in GPEDIT to disable Windows 10 upgrade altogether so you may want to actually install this KB3054476|A little bit fishy, no real info and many avoid it. MS says:This update helps Microsoft improve the experiences when users run stream.sys driver-based applications in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1 KB3064683|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 8 KB3065987|Update for "Windows Update" on Win7 / Srv2008 R2 KB3065988|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 8 KB3068707|Customer experience telemetry points (update appears to be nuked from microsoft.com) KB3068708|Telemetry KB3070773|Telemetry Win o IE KB3072318|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation for Windows 8 KB3074677|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation KB3075249|Telemetry for Win7 / Win8.1 KB3075851|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 7 KB3075853|Update for "Windows Update" on Win8.1 / Srv2012 R2 KB3077715|Some says bad and win10 related MS says: August 2015 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems KB3078667|Some says bad and win10 related. MS says: fix for System malfunction because memory leak occurs in dwm.exe in Windows 7 KB3080079|Some have said bad win10/telemetry.. MS says: Update to add RDS support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in Windows 7 KB3080149|Telemetry for Win7 / Win8.1 KB3080351|Win10 related KB3081437|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation KB3081454|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation KB3081954|Telemetry Update for Windows 7 KB3083225|Some says Telemetry. No info avalible on MS KB3083324|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation for Windows 7 KB3083325|Windows 10 Upgrade preparation for Windows 8 KB3083710|Update for the Windows Update client with sketchy details for Windows 7| see this thread KB3083711|Update for the Windows Update client with sketchy details for Windows 8| see this thread KB3086255|Flagged as an Important update. It disables SafeDisc games in Windows Vista| 7| and 8/8.1 KB3088195|Miscorosft Claims it's a security update but also has a key logger on the Kernel Level KB3090045|Windows 10 Upgrade Update for Windows 7/8 KB3093983|Microsoft claims it's a security update but it contains IE spying KB3095649|Some says win10 related MS says: Fixes a crash in Win32k.sys in Windows 7 SP1 KB3097877|Casuses crashes KB3097966|Some says Telemetry and win10 related.. MS says:Microsoft security advisory: Inadvertently disclosed digital certificates could allow spoofing: October 13, 2015 KB3102429|Update that supports Azerbaijani Manat and Georgian Lari currency symbols in Windows KB3102810|Fixes long wait while searching for updates + Windows 10 Upgrade preparation for Windows 7 KB3102812|Fixes long wait while searching for updates + Windows 10 Upgrade preparation for Windows 8 KB3106614|Security update for Silverlight to address remote code execution: December 8, 2015 KB3107998|Removes Lenovo USB Blocker KB3112148|December 2015, cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems KB3112336|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 8 KB3112343|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 7 KB3114409| May cause Outlook 2010 to crash KB3118401|Allows Windows 10 dependant Universal Runtime apps to run on earlier versions of Windows. KB3121255|crash during backup of PI Data server fails KB3123862|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 7 & 8 KB3123862|Windows Update Client for Win7 KB3124263|Cumulative security update for Windows 10 KB3125574|Apr 2016 rollup with bad ones in it KB3133977|Buggy update KB3135445|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 7 KB3135449|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 8 KB3137061|Azure virtual machines network outage data corruption KB3138612|Windows Update Client for Win7 KB3138615|Security update for IE11 which adds Windows 10 preparation / Windows Update Client for Win8.1 KB3138901|No Internet multiple users log on Remote Desktop Services KB3139923|MSI repair doesn't work after you install updates KB3139923|GWX for Win7 / Win8.1 KB3139929|Fishy update for Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 Upgrade / Security update for IE11 which adds Windows 10 preparation KB3141092|Installed itself on LH computer 3/3/16 even though not selected, reportedly piggybacks on Security Update KB3134814 if IE11 is installed KB3143736|After you install security update 3093983, Oracle Siebel CRM crashes in the Mshtml.dll file and returns code "c0000602" in Internet Explorer. KB3146449|Windows 10 Upgrade for Windows 7/8 KB3146706|Security update for Windows OLE. Not needed. Break pirate copies of Windows 7. KB3147071|Connection to Oracle database fails. Causes browser lockups? KB3148198|Cumulative update for IE11. Includes previous Windows 10 preparation. KB3150513|this one only gets offered if you have one of the previous Telemetry updates installed (KB2977759, KB2952664, or KB2976978), so it hasn't shown up on any of my systems KB3154996|After you install security update 3100773, you discover that you can't type Korean characters correctly by using the Korean Hangul input method editor (IME) in Internet Explorer 11. KB3156417|May 2016 non security update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 KB3159398|I read that several users have decided to postpone the patch KB3159398 for certain problems that it causes : KB3159706|is intended to sync and distribute Windows 10 upgrades KB3161102|Removes Windows Journal component. KB3161608|June 2016 Update Rollup for Windows 7 SP1 (Includes Windows Update Client for Windows 7: June 2016) contains some telemetry. KB3167679| MS-says: Description of the security update for Windows authentication methods: August 9, 2016.. But,KB3167679 breaks password changing on Win7 joined in NT style domain (samba 3.6.23)(This info found on Microsoft TechNet) KB3172605|July 2016 update rollup (re-released Sep 13 2016) KB3173040|GWX for Win7 / Win8.1 KB3179573|August 2016 Rollup KB3184143|Claims to remove /all/ software related to GWX free upgrade offer (If you never installed the GWX updates this may be useless) KB4091290|Diagtrack KB894199 |hmm.. Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content for 2018 KB947821 |System Update Readiness tool. This update can be useful in some situations: an update or SP1 might not install if a system file is damaged. The DISM or System Update Readiness tool may help to fix some Windows corruption errors KB949810 |Office Genuine Advantage Notification KB971033 |Update for activation and validation components in Windows Activation Technologies for Windows 7.
KB4091290 is the latest addition to my "blocking" collection. Installed it on one system by accident and got Diagtrack cancer. Avoid!
WOW, there are many of them. If someone installed some of these, or if some of them is included in monthly rollup, does scheduled blocking script still keep telemetry disabled? And why Nvidia drivers should be problem?
I will research it immediately, and hopefully disable it. I have Telemetry blocking script (described in another thread under Windows7, by user abbodi1406) enabled. Does it take care of Nvidia telemetry also (I will try to disable it now, but anyway I would like to know, because I never know this before until I read here. so tnx much ) ??
Basically it is easy to do it: Tap on the Windows-key on your keyboard, type services.msc, and hit the Enter-key. This should open the list of installed Services of the local PC. Locate the service Nvidia Telemetry Container, and double-click on it. Click on the stop button to stop the service from running. Select disabled as the startup type. Click ok to complete the process.