Suggestion: simple batch to remove Windows 10 offer/spam and tracking from Win 7/8

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by JanCerny, Jul 15, 2015.

  1. M&J

    M&J MDL Junior Member

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    Thanks for this thread! Now I know which updates to avoid installing.
     
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  2. Durga

    Durga MDL Junior Member

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    I see where you're coming from but I doubt very much that users trying to avoid spyware and Win10 will be able to avoid this. It's a battle like a dog chasing it's own tail.

    I want to keep Win7 and on that basis I've done a clean install of Win7 and under no circumstances will I be allowing it to use Windows Update for any reason. (Should say that it runs fine without being updated anyway.) Only way that I will reconsider that situation is after a year has passed and see what MS is doing then - maybe they'll still keep pusing Win10 and spyware after a year has passed.
     
  3. Knives*

    Knives* MDL Member

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    Thank you for sharing this, JanCerny.

    I didn't know Microsoft was also abusing it's customers through Windows 7 and 8.1 as well.

    Now I do.
     
  4. taviruni

    taviruni MDL Senior Member

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    I think you should include this two to the first post and Script:

    KB3083324
    Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: September 2015.
    This article describes an update that contains some improvements to Windows Update Client in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

    KB3083325
    Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: September 2015.
    This article describes an update that contains some improvements to Windows Update Client in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2.
     
  5. M&J

    M&J MDL Junior Member

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  6. JanCerny

    JanCerny MDL Senior Member

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    #26 JanCerny, Oct 12, 2015
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    New problematic update KB3064209 - see first post.

    //edit: KB3064209
     
  7. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream

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    You surely mean KB3064209, correct?
     
  8. IAmTheDude

    IAmTheDude MDL Member

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    Hey all.

    Just a quick one regarding the vbs scripts.

    Is there a particular way to run these or just a double click?

    All they seem to do is create a wscript.exe and do nothing no matter how long I wait (several hours so far.) Smetimes they spawn 2 or 3 more wscript's running but no result?

    Most other vbs I have run instantly?
     
  9. JanCerny

    JanCerny MDL Senior Member

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    #30 JanCerny, Nov 10, 2015
    Last edited: Nov 10, 2015
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    New undocumented updates (I'm runing on Win 8.1 Enterprise Volume):
    • KB3107998 (security update for Win 8.1 x64)
    • KB3092601 (security update for Win 8.1 x64)
    • KB3101746 (security update for Win 8.1 x64)

    I have no idea what is it.:g: