This must have a negative impact on Google from spying on you. Because they now block you from downloading this using Google Chrome. All the more reason to use it
I've had these 3 blocked in hosts file for few months (which i do not think is working due to hardcoded whitelist by MS in .dll), but windows update has been working.
I feel like the startup time has increased a bit after using this. Anyone else feel the same? What can i do to remove this without fully reinstalling windows
I found using this with hostman solved all my ad issues with Microsoft. Some of us want to use Microsoft Solitary, but without the ads. abelhadigital.com/hostsman Caution: Disable your DNS Client Service or your computer will become very slow and virtually unusable (this is due to your host file being a few MB's big). From there I added a few domain names to the exclusion list Code: download.windowsupdate.com update.microsoft.com statsfe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net sls.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net fe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net Because I do want updates.
I just ran the program and it has put some sites in my HOSTS file for blocking , but which services it has blocked? after running this tool windows update is also blocked? statsfe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net sls.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net fe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net the above three sites are in hosts added as well by the tool. remove all modern apps....<--------------what does this do??
This is what I need to white-list to be able to update: Code: download.windowsupdate.com, w7 - XP(POS) update.microsoft.com, w7 - XP(POS) sls.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net, w8.1 vortex.data.microsoft.com, w8.1 vortex-win.data.microsoft.com, w8.1 fe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net, w8.1 this one I seen that is used also on w8.1 update but for the moment was still ok without him allowed Code: statsfe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net reported to: statsfe2.update.microsoft.com/ReportingWebService/ReportingWebService.asmx p.s. all my test are done on Router-Firewall-Proxy and not on hosts p.p.s I already have disabled in GP reporting ( error, customer experience... ) and I seen also periodic check from my w7 on: Code: crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/tspca.crl microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl microsoft.com/pki/CRL/products/Microsoft%20Windows%20Hardware%20Compatibility%20PCA(1).crl ...
Yup it blocks all the telemetry Reverting is only for the people who feel like this hasn't satisfied them enough
It is ok , but i made a restore point before running the tool and later on used to restore back , but it didnt get the tiles back on the start menu .
I've added these 3 to my hosts file besides the ones that are on first post. I've found some "akamai" related but i guess that has nothing to do with Microsoft so i didn't include them.