Remove Telemetry and Windows 10 Related Updates from Windows 7

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by Skaendo, Aug 22, 2015.

  1. zero2dash

    zero2dash MDL Member

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    I ended up getting that update on my G3258 Win 7 machine and had to roll back the update using System Restore because my machine would not boot.
    I couldn't install 10 because the MC update is built-in to 10 until I found the info out, then disabled my OC and turned off 1 CPU core so I could install, and then I renamed that MC DLL and turned back on my OC & 2nd core and it worked fine afterwards.

    I've lost some faith in Intel with these shenanigans, because G3258 was supposed to be an OC-friendly CPU, but they MC update disables most motherboards' abilities to OC that CPU short of maybe a Z97 which is garbage. All along, H series dating back to even older chipsets (ie H81) could OC the G3258; my H97 Performance can now but if I update the BIOS, it can't anymore (due to the MC update). Again, that's garbage. This shouldn't be an issue and it should never have happened. You sold a CPU with OC merits and then you pull the rope back? Very shady bait and switch.
     
  2. Skaendo

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    So on my Windows 7 PC today, I restarted it to play with a Linux Mint DVD and noticed that there were updates configuring. I know that I had set updates to never check. When I checked the settings, it was set to automatic download and install. I had to remove about 5 unwanted updates that I had previously already uninstalled.

    That's it, I'm completely done with Windows. I will try to keep this thread updated going off of info provided by members.
     
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  3. Ansion

    Ansion MDL Novice

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    I had that happen to me a month ago. Somehow, the updates settings had changed themselves. Crazy.

    This is an important thread, IMHO - I hope it does stay updated or someone else makes one to continue this important information portal for this topic. Thanks for all of your hard work. :mushy:
     
  4. mysteriously

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    #145 mysteriously, Oct 15, 2015
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    That's bad. :(
    I ran hide updates script and then installed rest of updates. KB3035583 installed even if it was hidden. The KB3035583 just show up twice, so needs to be hidden twice too... :mad:
    Not sure if to install KB3083710. //installed

    UninstallUpdates.cmd
    Code:
    @echo on
    wusa /uninstall /kb:xxxxxxx /quiet /norestart
    wusa /uninstall /kb:xxxxxxx /quiet /norestart
    pause
     
  5. MysTikAL3

    MysTikAL3 MDL Senior Member

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  6. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    Windows Update Client updates has nothing to do with telemetry
    the only "negative" affect they provide is facilitating the upgrade to Windows 10

    it's msft itself that announced that KB3075249 (as example) adds telemetry points to UAC, or we wouldn't even know that
    what i mean is, nothing prevent them from announcing the same with WU clients if they actually telemetry-related
     
  7. zero2dash

    zero2dash MDL Member

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    mysteriously Guest

    #151 mysteriously, Oct 15, 2015
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    I created empty GWX folder in C:\Windows\system32\ and set permissions to Deny Everyone. The GWX update should fail to install :rolleyes:
     
  10. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    The update didn't change anything for me, both disable gwx and upgrade policies stands still

    people should stop setting auto updates if they don't know how to handle it :D
     
  11. MysTikAL3

    MysTikAL3 MDL Senior Member

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  12. zero2dash

    zero2dash MDL Member

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    #160 sawa, Oct 17, 2015
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